EDINBURGH-DUNDEE-PERTH-EDINBURGH: FORTH & TAY EXPRESS:
Engine: A4 class 4-6-2 No 60009 Union of South Africa
Load: 13 coaches, 465 tons tare, 500 tons full
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miles sch m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 EDINBURGH 0 0:00
1.17 Haymarket 5 5:17 easy
2.28 Haymarket W Jc 7:14 easy
3.28 Saughton Jc 8:39 43
4.96 mp 5 10:46 54/51
6.46 mp 6.5 (Turnhouse) 12:24 62/65
8.71 mp 8.75 (Dalmeny N Jc) 14:43 42*
9.40 Dalmeny 17 15:40 44
Forth Bridge 45
11.27 North Queensferry 18:22 45/49
13.11 Inverkeithing 24 21:06 34/42
14.96 mp 15 (Donibristle) 24:29 28/30
15.96 mp 16 (Dalgetty) 26:36 26
17.35 Aberdour 28:39 47/55
20.08 Burntisland 35 p.w.s 18*
22.71 Kinghorn 38:55 30/34
25.82 KIRKCALDY 44 43:03 52/51
27.21 mp 27.25 (Sinclairtown) 44:46 44/45
27.96 mp 28 (Dysart) 45:47 43/42
60
30.71 mp 30.75 (Thornton Jc) 52 49:07 53/55
32.21 mp 32.25 50:53 47
33.20 Markinch 52:02 54
34.87 Lochmuir SB 54:09 43
36.11 Falkland Road 55:36 57
38.21 mp 38.25 (Kingskettle) 57:34 69
39.01 Ladybank 58:35 36*
40.96 mp 41 61:10 58
42.23 Springfield 62:26 63/70
44.56 Cupar 64:43 47*
47.58 Dairsie 68:08 61/60
70
50.81 Leuchars Jc 80/86 71:20 53*
51.96 mp 52 72:33 49/60
54.46 mp 54.5 (St Fort) 75:11 55/47
56.45 Tay Bridge S SB 77:38 40*
Tay Bridge
58.41 Esplanade 81:53 slack
59.15 DUNDEE 105 84:33
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0.00 0 0:00
0.55 Buckingham Jc 2:54 banked
1.13 mp 1.25 (Magdalen Green) 4:09 32
2.38 mp 2.5 (Ninewells Jc) 6:16 37
3.50 Invergowrie 7:50 47
5.62 Longforgan 10:20 51
7.94 Inchture 13:03 56
10.35 Errol 14 15:34 55
11.58 Inchcoonans SB 17:00 49
12.88 mp 13 18:40 44
14.40 Glencarse 20:29 54
17.18 Kinfauns 23:56 easy
19.69 Barnhill 28:00 slack
20.72 PERTH 31 31:40
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0.00 0 0:00
2.00 Hilton Jc SB 5 5:49
3.84 Forgandenny 7:46 56/58
6.70 Forteviot 10:54 55
9.46 Dunning 13:59 50
10.91 Whitemoss SB 15:44 47
13.57 Auchterarder 19:48 37
15.57 GLENEAGLES 21 23:05 33
17.92 Blackford 26:23
sigs
22.15 Greenloaning 32:20 46
25.34 Kinbuck 36:31 56/60
28.05 Dunblane 35 39:57 slack
30.01 Bridge of Allan 43:39
31.10 Cornton SB 44:50
32.90 STIRLING 46 47:25 easy
34.41 Polmaise SB 49:39 46
35.21 mp 116 (Bannockburn) 44/34
36.92 Plean 53:39 41
38.74 Alloa Jc SB 60
40.97 LARBERT 59 59:07 easy
42.22 Carmuirs E Jc 61:02 easy
43.94 FALKIRK 67 sigs 5*
slip 0*
46.91 Polmont Jc 81:14
51.83 Linlithgow 77 87:51
56.83 Winchburgh Jc 58
64.17 Gogar sigs
68.23 Haymarket 96 108:47 easy
69.40 EDINBURGH 99 113:20
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Date: Saturday 29th November 1980:
THE FORTH & TAY EXPRESS (Severn Valley Rly Assocn)
dep: Edinburgh 1.11pm..36 late
arr: Dundee 2.36pm..16 late
dep: Dundee 3.55pm..37 late
arr: Edinburgh 6.29pm..56 late
Initial lateness caused by failure of Electric Loco
at Warrington
Note: Speeds from Perth onwards are by rail-joint,
and should be taken as approximate only.
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