THE STRATHDON EXPRESS:EDINBURGH-PERTH-ABERDEEN: Engine: Class A4 4-6-2 no 60009 Union of South Africa Load: 8 coaches, 265 tons tare, 285 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 EDINBURGH 0 0:00 sigs 5* 1.17 Haymarket 4 5:43 3.28 Saughton Jc (mp 44) p.w.s 20* 5.23 mp 42 (Gogar) 12:06 8.14 Ratho 14:45 65.9 av 10.73 mp 36.5 (Broxburn Jc) 17:04 67.1 av 12.57 Winchburgh Jc 18 18:58 57.7 av 14.48 mp 32.75 (Philipstoun) 20:54 59.3 av 17.57 Linlithgow 24:00 59.8 av 19.73 mp 27.5 (Manuel) 26:08 60.8 av 22.24 Polmont 29 28:37 60.6 av 22.49 POlmont Jc 29:07 45* 52 25.46 FALKIRK GRAHAMSTON 33 33:00 easy 26.01 Swing Bridge E SB 33:54 easy 26.59 Camelon sigs 27.18 Carmuirs E Jc 37 41:20 27.60 Larbert Jc 38 42:56 28.43 LARBERT 47:47 Stop ----- 48:45 30.66 Alloa Jc SB 52:57 32.48 Plean 54:45 60.7 av 34.19 mp 116 (Banockburn) 56:38 54.4 av 34.99 Polmaise SB 57:28 57.6 av 36.50 STIRLING 51 61:08 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 0.94 mp 119.25 2:31 40 1.80 Cornton SB sigs 0* 2.89 Bridge of Allan 9:44 38/43 4.85 Dunblane 10 sigs 10* 6.44 mp 124.75 (summit) 20:28 33 7.56 Kinbuck 22:18 44 p.w.s 20* 10.75 Greenloaning 27:42 49 13.44 mp 131.75 30:34 60 14.98 Blackford 26 32:19 53/52 17.33 Gleneagles 34:53 59 19.33 Auchterarder 36:44 69 21.99 Whitemoss SB 39:10 65 23.44 Dunning 40:26 66 p.w.s 40* 26.20 Forteviot 43:51 47 29.06 Forgandenny 46:57 59/60 30.90 Hilton Jc SB 49 48:56 eased 32.19 mp 150.5 (Friarton) 51:27 32.90 PERTH 54 55:05 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 0.48 Princes St 2:00 15* 3.54 Kinfauns 8:43 44 6.34 mp 14.5 (Glencarse) 12:19 48 7.84 mp 13 14:14 45 9.14 Inchcoonans SB 15:51 55 10.37 Errol 16 17:07 61/62 12.78 Inchture 19:28 60/58 15.10 Longfornan 21:52 61/55 17.22 Invergowrie 23:59 58 18.34 mp 2.5 (Ninewells Jc) 25:10 60 20.17 Buckingham Jc 27 28:20 easy sigs 0* 20.72 DUNDEE 30 31:58 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 0.85 Camperdown Jc 7 4:33 slack 2.54 mp 2 (Stannergate) 7:37 44/46 4.07 Broughty Ferry p.w.s 15* 6.39 Monifeith 15:00 50 9.40 Barry Links 18:09 60 11.00 Carnoustie 25 19:47 62 12.85 mp 12.25 (East Haven) 21:32 62/64 15.72 Elliott Junction 24:28 48 17.17 ARBROATH 33 28:15 20* 17.70 St Vigeans Jc 30:35 33 20.12 Letham Grange 33:45 40/49 21.87 mp 21.75 (Cauldcots) 35:43 59/63 23.31 Inverkeilor 37:12 43*/52 25.89 Lunan Bay 40:33 45/44 27.62 mp 27.5 42:45 58 28.72 Usan SB 51 44:00 46 29.62 mp 29.5 45:23 25* 30.79 MONTROSE 53 47:38 37/43 32.62 mp 32.5 50:15 40 33.29 Kinnaber Jc SB 51:20 39* 35.45 Craigo 53:54 60 36.28 mp 206 (Esk Viaduct) 54:40 63 37.59 Marykirk 56:08 50 39.53 mp 209.25 58:23 51 40.83 Laurencekirk 68 59:44 61 42.28 mp 212 61:07 66 44.12 Fordoun 62:48 60 48.05 Drumlithie 66:53 57/56 49.77 Carmont 68:42 56 52.03 mp 221.75 71:01 67 53.03 mp 222.75 72:04 52 55.22 STONEHAVEN 85 74:12 66 eased 57.78 mp 227.5 77:23 41 59.78 Muchalls (mp 229.5) 80:58 25 60.99 Newtonhill SB 84:19 ----- 71.37 ABERDEEN 116 ----- --- Date: 18th April 1981: dep: Edinburgh 9.10am..R time arr: Locomotive failed Newtonhill (Big end failure) ----------------------------------------------------- Main Line Steam in Scotland Main Line Steam Archives Page