16th September 2017

S.R.P.S. Railtours
Oban Excursion

Locos Used 37669 & 37685 'Loch Arkaig'
Stock Used 13229+4831+1859+35185+1730+3115+3096+3150+13230+6312

Route :
1Z11 : Inverurie to Oban
1Z12 : Oban to Aberdeen

Loco(s) Route
37669 + 37685 Inverurie - Dyce - Aberdeen - Stonehaven - Laurencekirk - Montrose - Arbroath - Dundee - Errol - Perth - Gleneagles - Dunblane - Stirling - Larbert Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Greenhill Upper Jn - Croy - Lenzie - Cowlairs East Jn - Cowlairs North Jn - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Helensburgh Upper - Garelochhead - Arrochar & Tarbet - Crianlarich - Tyndrum Lower - Dalmally - Taynuilt - Oban
37685 + 37669 Oban - (reverse of outward route) - Aberdeen

Notes : 
(1) It is reported that the outward leg was delayed by signalling problems.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Inverurie 05.35d [P1] 06.14   - -
Dyce 05.48a ~ 05.50d [P2] 06.29 ~ 06.33   - -
Aberdeen 06.01a ~ 06.04d [P6] 06.43 ~ 06.48   23.55a [P7] 23.55
Ferryhill Jn 06/05 ?   23/52½ ?
Craiginches South 06/06½ ?   23/51 ?
Newtonhill 06/14½ ?   23/41 ?
Stonehaven 06.22a ~ 06.25d 07.21 ~ 07.22   23.36a ~ 23.38d ?
Carmont 06/31 07/30   23/30 23/28
Laurencekirk 06.38a ~ 06.40d 07.37 ~ 07.38   23.20a ~ 23.23d 23.15 ~ 23.18
Craigo 06/46 ?   23/15 ?
Montrose 06.50a ~ 06.52d [P1] 07.48 ~ 07.50   23.08a ~ 23.11d [P2] 23.03 ~ 23.06
Usan 06/55 07/59   23/04 22/59
Inverkeilor 06/59½ ?   22/59½ ?
Arbroath 07.06a ~ 07.08d [P1] ?   22.50a ~ 22.53d [P2] 22.45 ~ 22.47
Carnoustie 07/15 08/18   22/44 22/37
Camperdown Jn 07/25½ ?   22/35½ ?
Dundee 07.28a ~ 07.31d [P1] 08.29 ~ 08.36   22.30a ~ 22.33d [P4] 22.23 ~ 22.26
Errol 07/41 08/48   22/19 22/12
Barnhill 07/51 08/58   22/07 22/04
Perth 07.54a ~ 07.56d [P1] 09.01 ~ 09.03   22.01a ~ 22.04d [P2] 21.56 ~ 21.59
Hilton Jn 08/00 ?   21/57 ?
Gleneagles 08/11½ ?   21/39 ?
Blackford 08/13½ 09/26   21/36 21/39
Dunblane 08/22½ 09/36   21/24½ 21/27
Stirling 08/28 [P3] 09/42   21/18½ [P2] 21/15
Larbert 08/39½ ?   21/10 ?
Larbert Jn 08/40½ 09/51   21/09½ 21/08
Carmuirs West Jn 08/41 09/52   21/09 21/07
Greenhill Lower Jn 08/44½ 09/54   21/07 21/04
Greenhill Upper Jn 08/45½ 09/56   21/06½ 21/03
Croy 08/50½ [P2] 10/02   20/59½ [P1] 20/58
Lenzie 08/54 10/06   20/54½ 20/54
Cadder 08*56 ~ 09*13 [DPL] ?   20/53 ?
Bishopbriggs 09/15½ ?   20/51 [P1] 20/52
Cowlairs East Jn 09/18½ ?   20/49½ ?
Cowlairs North Jn 09/19½ ?   20/48 ?
Maryhill 09/27½ ?   20/45 ?
Westerton 09/32½ [P2] 10/22   20.41 ~ 20.42 [P2] 20.40 ~ 20.40
Dalmuir 09/46 [P1] 10/36   20/32 [P2] 20/32
Dumbarton Central 09.54 ~ 09.56 [P2] 10/50?   20/18 [P1] 20/14
Dalreoch 09/56½ [P2] 10/51   20/17 [P1] 20/13
Craigendoran Jn 10/06½ 11/30   20/08 20/04
Helensburgh Upper 10.10 ~ 10.13 ?   19.59 ~ 20.02 ?
Garelochhead 10.25 ~ 10.29 12.02 ~ 12.02   19.44 ~ 19.46 19.46 ~ 19.47
Glen Douglas 10.42 ~ 10.55 ?   19.20 ~ 19.30 ?
Arrochar & Tarbet 11.04 ~ 11.05 ?   19.04 ~ 19.06 ?
Ardlui 11/21 ?   18/49 ?
Crianlarich 11.36 ~ 11.39 [P2] 13.01 ~ 13.30   18.28 ~ 18.30 [P1] 18.28 ~ 18.30
Tyndrum Lower 11.47 ~ 11.48 ?   18.19 ~ 18.20 ?
Dalmally 12/05 ?   18.02 ~ 18.04 ?
Taynuilt 12.28 ~ 12.35 14.23 ~ 14.24   17.42 ~ 17.44 17.42 ~ 17.44
Oban GF 13.00 ~ 13.08 ?   17.07 ~ 17.10 ?
Oban 13.10a [P2] 14.57   17.05d 17.05


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