28th August 1978

Branch Line Society
The Fiddichburger

DMU Used 1-car 55xxx

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Aberdeen - Dyce - Huntley - Keith - Dufftown Station (1)
as listed Dufftown - Keith
as listed Keith - Elgin (break)
as listed Elgin East (1) - Elgin - Alves - Burghead (2)
as listed Burghead - Alves
as listed Alves - Forres East - Forres Station (3)
as listed Forres Station - Forres East
as listed Forres East - Forres Goods (4)
as listed Forres Goods - Forres East
as listed Forres East - Forres Station - Nairn - Inverness

Notes :
(1) The tour also had an optional coach visit to the Longmorn distillery leaving the tour at Dufftown and rejoining at Elgin East.
(2) To start of platform.
(3) The train was booked to run direct from Alves to Forres Goods, but went via Forres Station (rev) and Forres East (rev) on the day.
(4) To just short of first backshunt point, near West end.

Due to the tour being oversubscribed it was repeated in 1979.


The tour at Dufftown (photo: the late Norman Smart collection)

Sources : Trevor Cockram, Mike Cooper & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

Location Booked (Actual)
Aberdeen 09.10d
Dyce Jn 09/20
Inverurie 09/32
Insch 09/46
Huntley 10*04 ~ 10*11
Keith 10.28a ~ 10.38d
Dufftown Station (1) 11p10 ~ 11p20
Keith 11.55 ~ 12.05
Elgin 12.30a
Elgin East (1) 13.35d (13.35d)
Elgin 13/48
Alves 13*56 ~ 14*00
Burghead (2) 14.20 ~ 14.30 (14.20a)
Alves 14.50 ~ 14.57
Forres Station (3) (rev 15.00d)
Forres East 15*05 ~ 15*07 (rev)
Forres Goods (4) 15.10 ~ 15.15
Forres East 15.18 ~ 15.23
Forres 15.25a ~ 15.32d (15.25a)
Nairn 15/44
Millburn Jn 16/03
Inverness 16.05a


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