scottystitch

"....there were, if I recall correctly, six of these trains per day, three from either end. Over the few years of their operation the timetable may have shifted slightly but departure times were roughly 7.15, 13.30 and 17.15, running time approximately three hours, with stops at (going south) Stonehaven, Forfar, Perth and Stirling. Timings were tight: 19 minutes out to Stonehaven (16.1 miles), 43 minutes Stonehaven to Forfar (41.2 miles with a 5 mile climb to Carmont Summit at 1 in 102 from a standing start), 31 minutes Forfar to Perth (32.5 miles), 35 minutes Perth to Stirling (33 miles with 6 miles at 1 in 100 Dunning to Gleaneagles), 52 minutes Stirling to Glasgow. Train composition was generally around 6-7 coaches, 210 to 265 tons full, but could get up to 8 packed coaches in summer."

 

Taken with due acknowledgements, from this superb resource:

http://www.davidheyscollection.com/page71.htm

Outstanding Sir!

Thank you, that's a huge help. I'm supposing, that there may have been other A4 hauled trains that weren't timed to 3Hrs, which would explain the 10pm departure from Glasgow.

For the record, for December 1964 I have the following:

Aberdeen - Glasgow 07:10, 13:30

Glasgow - Aberdeen 08:25, 10:00, 17:30

I also have a 22:00 departure from Glasgow, this is remarked as an overnight train but by all accounts was still A4 hauled so I'm not sure if this counts.

As I'm going to be modeling a line through Perth in the early to mid sixties, I am looking for some information regarding the 3hr expresses that ran between Aberdeen and Glasgow.

Does anybody know how many of these ran in any one day in each direction?

Ferryhill, by May '64, had an allocation of at least 7 A4s for this purpose, probably more, and St Rollox 2, but I'm having trouble finding the frequency of this service.

Also, I'd be interested if anyone had any information on the A2s that also hauled this train, allocations, etc.

My time frame is loosely based on '62-'64 inclusive, but some Rule 1 licence will exist.

Many thanks in anticipation

Scotty.

To echo many others here, I'd be happy as long as the window line is clear all the way through. I'd rather have that than an engine that won't pull rice pudding, nor the extra cost of a second motor.

I'll take a useful, reliable, affordable engine over an experimental one.

My tuppence worth.

Hi Dave, much appreciate this thread.

In N Gauge:

Class 21/29

BR Standard Clan Pacific

Class 101 3 car set

A set of TPO coaches/vans for early-mid 60s era