26th May 1973

S.L.S. / Strathspey R.A.
Buchan and Mearns Railtour

DMU Used 3-car Metro-Cammell set

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Glasgow Queen Street – Stirling – Perth – Dundee – Kinnaber Jn
as listed Kinnaber Jn – Brechin
as listed Brechin – Kinnaber Jn – Aberdeen – Kittybrewster
as listed Kittybrewster – Waterloo
as listed Waterloo – Kittybrewster - Dyce - Ellon - Maud - Fraserburgh
as listed Fraserburgh – Maud - Ellon - Dyce - Kittybrewster - Aberdeen – Kinnaber Jn - (reverse of outward route) – Glasgow Queen Street

Notes :
Greg Beecroft comments: The DMU ran into a siding against a loading bank at Fraserburgh, to assist alighting. This resulted in it returning to Eastfield with the stepboards down one side narrower than when it had departed!

Sources : Greg Beecroft & John McIntyre

Photo Review


Departing Aberdeen Waterloo station for Fraserborough (photo: John McIntyre)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Greg Beecroft)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Glasgow Queen Street 08.13d 22.10a
Cowlairs 08/19 22/05
Lenzie 08/23 21/59
Greenhill Upper Jn 08/35 21/49
Greenhill Lower Jn 08/36 21/47
Larbert Jn 08/41 21/41
Larbert 08/44 -
Alloa Jn - 21/37
Stirling 08.51a ~ 08.53d 21.27a ~ 21.29d
Dunblane 08/59 21/22
Gleneagles 09/14 21/10
Hilton Jn 09/27 20/55
Perth 09.30a ~ 09.32d 20.48a ~ 20.50d
Barnhill SB 09/35 20/45
Errol 09/47 20/34
Buckingham Jn 09/58 20/22
Dundee 10.00a ~ 10.02d 20.10a ~ 20.20d
Camperdown Jn 10/15 20/07
Carnoustie 10/26 19/56
Arbroath 10/32 19/49
Usan 10/46 19/36
Montrose 10/49 19/32
Kinnaber Jn 10.57a ~ 11.02d -
Brechin 11.30a ~ 11.45d -
Kinnaber Jn 12/11 19/27
Laurencekirk 12/19 19/20
Stonehaven 12/32 19/06
Aberdeen 12.55a ~ 13.12d 17.45a ~ 18.45d
Kittybrewster 13.17a ~ 13.23d ??/??
Waterloo 13.33a ~ 13.43d -
Kittybrewster 13.53a ~ 13.59d -
Dyce 14/05 17/35
Maud 14/58 ??/??
Fraserburgh 15.35a 16.05d


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