Up Scotland, Feb 2023
A few days on a Highland Rover based in Inverness. The highlights 2 x ED on S25, 4 new shacks Attadale, Inverness Airport, lonely Kildonan in Caithness and Kintore near Inverurie. The scenery despite very little snow was as magic as ever. A nice ending with old Banbury commuter engine 67023 on 1M16 back to Edinburgh.
5/2/23 Su
350405} 1306 Birmingham – Euston SL-FL Led, FL-SL Wem N LB-EU
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92018 1S25 2050 Euston – Inverness EU-ED
15009, 15102, 15211, 15302, 15306, 15324, 15208, 15003, 15106, 15212, 15336 K6…
15327 L6, 15326, 15320
92018 looking good prior to departure from Euston with 1S25, February 5th 2023
6/2/23 Mo
73966} 2050 (5/2) Euston – Inverness ED-IN
73971}
158715 0855 Inverness – Kyle (fail Plockton-cape) IN-PL
158715 1220 Plockton – Inverness Attadale PL-AT
158706 1056 Inverness – Kyle AT-KY
158706 1346 Kyle – Inverness KY-IN
43179} 1713 Inverness – Aberdeen Inverness Airport IN-IN Apt
43145}
158720 1525 Aberdeen – Inverness IN Apt-IN
With the regular 67023 on exam, substitutes 73966 and 73971 at Inverness with an on time arrival of 1S25 on February 6th 2023
158715 would not take power going forward from Plocton. The Kyle bound service was caped here and the 158 returned as a 1220 Plockton – Inverness
The following 1056 Inverness – Kyle did make it to Kyle!
43179 at the newly opened Inverness Airport station with an Aberdeen service. The already busy station has a surfaced, lit 12 minute walkway to the airport terminal
7/2/23 Tu
158711 0701 Inverness – Aberdeen IN-KE
158724 0539 Dundee – Inverness KE-IN
66431 Tesco
158706 1041 Inverness – Wick Kildonan IN-KI
158701 1234 Wick – Inverness KI-IN
43031} 1713 Inverness – Aberdeen IN-KE
43138}
158715} 1439 Glasgow – Inverness KE-IN
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158711 leaves Keith with the 0701 Inverness – Aberdeen. The semaphores survive from Keith to Insch.
158706 leaves Kildonan (a winning shack) with the 1041 Inverness – Wick. Once the 158 had left the only sounds were the rushing Helmsdale river and a buzzard calling….Fantastic!
8/2/23 We
158706 0701 Inverness – Aberdeen Kintore IN-KI
9500 Port Elphinstone
4311
158717} 0956 Inverurie – Montrose KI-AB
158711}
158730 0954 Montrose – Inverurie AB-IV
158730 1129 Inverurie – Montrose IV-DY
158722 1053 Montrose – Inverurie DY-IV
158741 1156 Aberdeen – Inverness IV-IN
43127} 1450 Inverness – Glasgow IN-AV
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66431 – phot
43033} 1330 Edinburgh – Inverness AV-IN
43148}
67023} 2045 Inverness – Euston IN-ED
73966}
15338, 15303, 15312, 15321, 15335 K5, 15206, 15110, 15004
158706 leaves the relatively newly opened Kintore station with the 0701 Inverness – Aberdeen
A surprise at Port Elphinstone old China Clay sidings was teddy 9500 and SR 4311
43181 at Aberdeen having arrived from Inverness before going emcars to Clayhills CS
66431 during a long pathing stop with the Inverness – Mossend empty boxes at Aviemore
Former Banbury commuter machine 67023 and 73966 at Inverness with 1M16 2045 Inverness – Euston
9/2/23 Th
92018 2045 (8/2) Inverness – Euston ED-EU
350403} 0923 Euston – Birmingham EU-LB
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47739 WM
92018 at the blocks at Euston with 1M16, journey over….
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