24th, 26th & 27th March 1967

Branch Line Society / Stephenson Locomotive Society
Scottish Rambler No.6
(27th March also named: Edinburgh District Tour)

Locos Used at least D5317, 42274, 43121, 70032 & 92009
Stock Used [1] expected to be 7 brake-vans
[2] expected to be 6 coaches including buffet car
[3] booked to be 3 coaches (BSK & 2x SO)

Route :
24/03 : ???
26/03 : ???
27/03 : 2Z20 throughout

Date Loco(s) Stock Route
24/03 ????? (1) [1] Larbert - Alloa Jn - Airth Road - Throsk - Longcarse Jn - Alloa West Goods
24/03 ????? (1) (2) [1] Alloa West Goods - Longcarse Jn
24/03 ????? (1) [1] Longcarse Jn - Alloa West Jn - Alloa
24/03 ????? (1) (2) [1] Alloa - Alloa East Goods
24/03 ????? (1) [1] Alloa East Goods - Alloa - Kinkardine Jn - Oakley
24/03 ????? (1) [1] Oakley - Comrie Colliery
24/03 ????? (1) [1] Comrie Colliery - Oakley
24/03 ????? (1) [1] Oakley - Kinkardine Jn - Alloa - Alloa West Jn - Longcarse Jn - Throsk - Airth Road - Alloa Jn - Larbert - Larbert Jn - Bonnywater Jn - Denny
24/03 ????? (1) (2) [1] Denny - Stonewood Goods - Carrongrove Paper Mill
24/03 ????? (1) [1] Carrongrove Paper Mill - Denny - Larbert Jn - Larbert - Carmuirs East Jn - Falkirk Camelon - Swingbridge Jn - Fouldubs Jn - Grangemouth No.1 - Grangemouth No.3
24/03 ????? (1) [1] (1) 'tour of Dock Lines' (1)
24/03 ????? (1) [1] Grangemouth No.3 - Fouldubs Jn - Grangemouth Jn - Falkirk Grahamston
24/03 ????? (1) (2) [1] Falkirk Grahamston - Dalderse Goods - Falkirk Grahamston
24/03 ????? (1) [1] Dalderse Goods - Falkirk Grahamston
26/03 70032 (3) [2] Glasgow Central - (via WCML) - Gretna Jn - Carlisle No.3 - Carlisle No.11 - Carlisle No.10 - Carlisle No.12 - Carlisle Upperby
26/03 43121 [2] Carlisle Upperby - London Road Jn - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Alston
26/03 43121 [2] Alston - Haltwhistle - Petteril Bridge Jn - London Road Jn - Carlisle No.10 - Carlisle No.11 - Canal - Canal Jn - Stainton Jn - Longtown - Riddings Junction - Langholm [Cattle Dock]
26/03 43121 [2] Langholm - (reverse of outward route) - Canal Jn - Carlisle No.1 - Carlisle No.2 - Carlisle No.3 - Carlisle Citadel
26/03 92009 [2] Carlisle Citadel - Carlisle No.3 - Gretna Jn - Dumfries - Sanquhar - New Cumnock - Auchinleck - Mauchline - Kilmarnock - Lugton - Barrhead - Busby Jn - Strathbungo Jn - Eglinton Street - Glasgow Central
27/03 (5) D5317 [3] Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Gorgie East Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Morningside Road - Niddrie West Jn - Niddrie South Jn - Millerhill - Loanhead - Roslin Colliery
27/03 (5) D5317 [3] Roslin Colliery - Loanhead - Millerhill - Monktonhall Jn - Longniddry Jn - Haddington
27/03 (5) D5317 [3] Haddington - Longniddry Jn - Monktonhall Jn
27/03 (5) D5317 (2) [3] Monktonhall Jn - Smeaton
27/03 (5) D5317 [3] Smeaton - Monktonhall Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Niddrie North Jn - Portobello East Jn - Kings Road - Seafield Jn - Leith South Goods
27/03 (5) D5317 (2) [3] Leith South Goods - Leith South Yard
27/03 (5) D5317 [3] Leith South Yard - Kings Road - Portobello East Jn - Joppa
27/03 (5) D5317 [3] Joppa - Portobello East Jn - Craigentinny - Lochend Jn - Easter Road - Leith Walk - Bonnington South Jn - Trinity Jn - Granton Gas Works
27/03 (5) D5317 [3] Granton Gas Works - Trinity Jn - Bonnington South Jn
27/03 (5) D5317 (2) [3] Bonnington South Jn - Leith Citadel
27/03 (5) D5317 [3] Leith Citadel - Junction Road - Bonnington South Jn - Easter Road - London Road Jn - Abbeyhill Jn - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) S.L.S. timing sheet confirms the train on the 24th was expected to consist of seven brake vans hauled by a class 20 diesel loco. Between arrival at Grangemouth No.3 and departure from same, the timing sheet simply stated 'tour of Dock Lines' with a more detailed explanation in the tour notes thus; 'it is expected the tour will comprise from Grangemouth No.3 via Grid Iron Yard and East Wall (Grange Dock) to B.P. Siding, returning to Grangemouth No.3 then via the West Cut Bridge and the North Wall (Grange Dock) to Mining Siding then back to Grangemouth No.3'. Confirmation is required if this is what took place on the day.
(2) Loco propelling.
(3) Assisted by 42274 at Greskine.
(4) There was no train on 25th March due to the running of British Rail's 'Grand Tour No.1' on that date. Originally it had been planned to run a scenic trip to the West Highland line but this ran on 24th August 1968 instead as the 'West Highland Scenic Diesel'.
(5) Part of the Scottish Rambler No.6 but also named the 'Edinburgh District Tour', originally advertised to be a DMU it was changed to be a 'type 2' diesel loco and three coaches.

Sources : Garth McLean, Andrew Fairholm, Rob Tibbits, Nick Catford, Gas Hill (BLS) & Ian Clark (SLS)

Photo Review


43121 at Langholm (photo: Nick Catford/The Bill Lynn Collection)

Webmasters note: the following photo, of D5317, has been offered as belonging to a R.S.S. organised tour on 1st April but Ian Clark of the S.L.S. has researched with the aid of input from others who travelled on this (BLS/SLS) tour and they are suggesting this photo is more likely to have been of the 27th March 'Edinburgh District Tour', day 3 of this multiple-day trip.


Is this the 27th March train, hauled by D5317, at Haddington?
(Photo by G N Turnbull İTOPticl Digital Memories - see
www.TOPticl.com for further details and a chance to buy a full size copy)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.
Note Denny is misspelt 'Demmy' on the ticket.


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.
Note Langholm is misspelt 'Longholm'!


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian Clark (SLS))

24/03 : 'Larbert - Alloa - Grangemouth - Falkirk Area Brake-Van Trip'

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Larbert 09.55d
2.13 Alloa Jn 10/02
3.45 Airth 10/04
5.09 Dunmore Jn (site of) 10/06
6.22 Throsk 10/09
7.44 Longcarse Jn 10/13
8.30 Alloa West Goods 10.25a ~ 10.35d
9.06 Longcarse Jn 10.50 ~ 10.52
10.12 Alloa 10.58 ~ 11.00
10.56 Alloa East Goods 11.15a ~ 11.25d
11.20 Alloa 11/32
20.42 Oakley 11.57a ~ 12.07d
22.02 Comrie Colliery 12.25a ~ 12.40d
23.42 Oakley 12.55a ~ 13.05d
31.32 Kincardine Jn 13/26
32.64 Alloa 13.31a ~ 13.45d
(toilet break!)
33.26 Alloa West Jn 13/48
33.70 Longcarse Jn 13/51
35.12 Throsk 13/57
39.21 Alloa Jn 14/07
41.34 Larbert 14/16
42.00 Larbert Jn 14/18
42.35 Denny West Jn (site of) 14/20
43.29 Bonnywater Jn 14/25
45.11 Denny 14.31a ~ 14.39d
46.09 Stoneywood Goods ?
46.16 Carrongrove Paper Mill 14.47a ~ 14.50d
47.21 Denny 14/58
50.32 Larbert Jn 15/11
51.08 Larbert 15.13a ~ 15.23d
51.64 Larbert Jn 15/25
52.19 Carmuirs East Jn 15/27
52.65 Falkirk Camelon 15/28
53.17 Swingbridge Jn 15/30
56.13 Fouldubs Jn 15*38 ~ 15*46
56.64 Grangemouth No.1 15/50
57.26 Grangemouth No.3 15.53a
- 'tour of Dock Lines'
61.26 Grangemouth No.3 17.20d
62.39 Fouldubs Jn 17/25
64.14 Grangemouth Jn 17/32
64.42 Falkirk Grahamston 17.35a ~ 17.40d
64.79 Dalderse Goods 17.50a ~ 18.08d
65.36 Falkirk Grahamston 18.15a

24/03 : connecting trains from Edinburgh & Glasgow;

Location Booked   Booked Location
Glasgow Queen Street 09.10d   09.35a Larbert
Edinburgh Waverley 07.35d
(change at Polmont)		   08.21a Larbert

26/03 : 'Glasgow Central - Carstairs - Carlisle - Alston - Carlisle Goods Lines - Langholm - Carlisle - Dumfries - Glasgow Central'

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Glasgow Central 10.10d
1.00 Eglinton Street 10/13
3.76 Rutherglen Jn 10/17
6.50 Newton 10/21
8.38 Uddingston 10/24
12.69 Motherwell 10.34a ~ 10.35d
14.65 Shieldmuir Jn 10/38
18.20 Law Jn 10/46
26.43 Lanark Jn 10/59
28.63 Carstairs 11w03 ~ 11w10
29.11 Strawfrank Jn 11.13 ~ 11.15
35.36 Symington 11/29
52.52 Beattock Summit 11/49
57.74 Greskine 11.55 ~ 12.03
62.53 Beattock 12/25
76.48 Lockerbie 12/38
93.53 Gretna Jn 12/54
101.42 Carlisle No.3 13/05
102.32 Carlisle No.11 13/11
102.51 Carlisle No.10 13/13
103.20 Carlisle No.12 13L17 ~ 13L30
103.57 Carlisle No.7 13/36
104.00 Petteril Bridge Jn 13/37
104.32 Durranhill 13/38
113.66 Brampton Jn 13/53
126.13 Haltwhistle 14.10 ~ 14.25
129.13 Featherstone Park 14/34
130.21 Coanwood 14/36
130.69 Lambley 14/37
134.54 Slaggyford 14/47
139.13 Alston 15.00a ~ 15.15d
152.13 Haltwhistle 15c50 ~ 15c52
164.20 Brampton Jn 16/09
173.72 Durranhill 16/23
174.24 Petteril Bridge Jn 16/24
174.47 Carlisle No.7 16/26
175.09 Carlisle No.10 16/28
175.28 Carlisle No.11 16/30
176.34 Canal Jn 16/36
184.53 Longtown 16/49
189.10 Riddings Junction 16/55
190.39 Canonbie 17/02
191.72 Gilnockie 17/09
196.18 Langholm 17.30a ~ 17.45d
203.26 Riddings Junction 18.20a ~ 18.30d
207.63 Longtown 18/37
216.02 Canal Jn 18/49
216.50 Carlisle No.3 18/51
217.29 Carlisle 18L53a ~ 19L01d
225.77 Gretna Jn 19/12
234.67 Annan 19/24
250.24 Dumfries 19/45
264.39 Thornhill 20/05
276.34 Sanquhar 20/21
286.17 New Cumnock 20w35 ~ 20w40
298.78 Mauchline 21/00
308.30 Kilmarnock 21/13
319.28 Lugton 21/29
325.11 Barrhead 21/37
328.72 Busby Jn 21/42
330.65 Strathbungo Jn 21/45
331.45 Eglinton Street 21/47
332.45 Glasgow Central 21.50a

Single-line working was expected to occur between Carstairs and Beattock as follows;
right-line working between Strawfrank Jn and Leggetfoot
wrong-line working between Greskine and Beattock North SB

27/03 : 'Edinburgh District Tour'

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Edinburgh Waverley 10.15d
1.13 Haymarket 10/18
1.53 Haymarket Central Jn 10/19
2.10 Gorgie East Jn 10/21
2.70 Craiglockhart Jn 10/24
3.47 Morningside Road 10/27
6.56 Duddingston 10/32
8.00 Niddrie West Jn 10/35
8.59 Niddrie South Jn 10/37
10.28 Millerhill 10/40
12.36 Gilmerton 10/48
14.32 Loanhead 10/56
16.05 Roslin Colliery 11.04a ~ 11.15d
17.58 Loanhead 11/24
21.57 Millerhill 11/40
23.66 Monktonhall Jn 11/46
32.41 Longniddry Jn 11/59
36.75 Haddington 12.15a ~ 12.25d
41.29 Longniddry Jn 12/42
50.04 Monktonhall Jn 12*56 ~ 12*58
51.46 Smeaton 13.08a ~ 13.15d
54.00 Monktonhall Jn 13/22
55.42 Niddrie West Jn 13*30 ~ 13*40
56.06 Niddrie North Jn 13/44
56.54 Portobello East Jn 13/48
57.53 Kings Road 13/57
58.77 Seafield Jn 14/02
60.71 Leith South Goods 14.12a ~ 14.20d
61.53 Leith South Yard 14*28 ~ 14*38
63.08 Kings Road 14/46
64.07 Portobello East Jn 14/52
64.30 Joppa 14*54 ~ 15*04
64.53 Portobello East Jn 15/08
65.66 Craigentinny 15/11
66.64 Lochend Jn 15/14
67.23 Easter Road 15/19
67.57 Leith Walk 15/21
68.16 Powderhill 15/24
68.23 Bonnington South Jn 15/25
68.76 Trinity Jn 15/27
69.21 Trinity (site of) 15/29
70.16 Granton 15/35
? end of branch near Gas Works 15.40a ~ 16.00d
71.36 Trinity Jn 16/08
72.09 Bonnington South Jn 16*10 ~ 16*12
73.02 Leith Citadel 16.20a ~ 16.35d
73.17 Junction Road 16/37
73.47 Bonnington 16/39
73.75 Bonnington South Jn 16/40
74.73 Easter Road 16/45
75.17 L0ndon Road Jn 16/47
75.35 Abbeyhill Jn 16/48
76.20 Edinburgh Waverley 16.51a

27/03 : 2Z20 : 'Edinburgh District Tour' E.C.S. Movements

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Craigentinny 09.50d 17.05a
Edinburgh Waverley 09.58a 16.57d


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