THE STRATHDON EXPRESS: ABERDEEN-EDINBURGH
Engine: Class 40 (EE Type 4) no 40160
Load: 8 coaches, 265 tons tare, 285 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 ABERDEEN 0:00
0.60 Ferryhill Jc SB 2:17 24
1.72 Craiginches S SB 4:13 43
4.88 Cove Bay 8:10 49/47
7.09 mp 234 10:59 51
8.20 Porthleven 12:12 68
slack 34*
10.38 Newtonhill 14:45 41
11.59 Muchalls (mp 229.5) 16:18 61
13.59 mp 227.5 18:20 56
16.15 STONEHAVEN 20:45 68/65
18.77 Dunnottar SB 23:51 45/51
21.60 Carmont 27:24 44/50
23.32 Drumlithie 29:14 67
27.25 Fordoun 32:27 75
30.54 Laurencekirk 35:11 70
33.78 Marykirk 37:49 81
35.92 Craigo 39:30 72
38.08 Kinnaber Jc SB 41:35 48*
39.75 mp 31.5 43:33 60
40.58 MONTROSE 44:54 30*
42.65 Usan SB 48:06 39
45.48 Lunan Bay 51:37 60
73
48.06 Inverkeilor 53:58 64/67
50.00 mp 21.25 55:46 57
51.25 Letham Grange 56:59 64
53.67 St Vigeans Jc SB 59:18 eased
54.20 ARBROATH 60:40 20*
55.65 Elliot Jc 62:53 56
58.52 mp 12.25 (Easthaven) 65:35 70
60.37 Carnoustie 67:09 72
61.97 Barry Links 68:33 64
64.98 Monifeith 71:31 67
67.30 Broughty Ferry 74:03 58
68.77 Stannergate (mp 2) 75:38 57
70.52 Camperdown Jc 77:33 slack
71.37 DUNDEE 81:23
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0.00 0:00
0.74 Esplanade 2:20 25*
Tay Bridge
2.70 Tay Bridge S SB 6:14 40*
4.69 St Forth (mp 54.5) 8:53 58/60
6.19 mp 53 10:26 54
60
8.34 Leuchars Jc 12:41 50
11.57 Dairsie 16:10 57/53
14.59 Cupar 19:37 50*
16.92 Springfield 22:10 57
18.19 mp 41 23:20 61/59
20.14 Ladybank 25:34 51
20.99 Kingskettle 26:28 56
23.04 Falkland Road 28:53 48/47
24.28 Lochmuir SB 30:22 50
25.95 Markinch 32:07 63
27.19 mp 32 33:22 57/63
28.44 mp 30.75 (Thornton Jc) 34:38 50*
29.68 mp 29.5 (Randolph Sdg) 36:07 50
31.19 mp 28 (Dysart) 37:49 58/60
33.33 KIRKCALDY 40:57
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0.00 0:00
1.11 mp 24.75 (Inverteil Jc) 3:08 44
3.11 Kinghorn 6:14 30*
4.86 mp 21 8:51 47
5.74 Burntisland 10:20 20*
8.47 Aberdour sigs 25*
9.86 mp 16 (Dalgetty) 17:29 39
10.86 mp 15 (Donibristle) 18:42 55
sigs 20*
12.72 Inverkeithing 22:18 slack
14.55 North Queensferry sigs 0*
Forth Bridge
16.42 Dalmeny 31:55 36
17.11 mp 8.75 (Dalmeny N Jc) 32:50 47
18.36 mp 7.5 34:12 66
19.36 mp 6.5 (Turnhouse) 35:08 61/53
58
22.54 Saughton Jc 38:18 eased
23.54 Haymarket W Jc sigs 20*
24.65 HAYMARKET 43:07
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0.00 0:00
sigs
1.17 EDINBURGH 4:34
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Date: Saturday 18th April 1981:
dep: Aberdeen 4.46pm
arr: Edinburgh 8.13pm
40160 substituting for A4 class no 60009 Union of South
Africa which failed at Newtonhill on the outward journey
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