Perth to Edinburgh in 1 hour 3 minutes - a record?

[Clansman]

Was a passenger on this yesterday, and with Stirling being shut for engineering works and a clear run due to the Sunday timetable in Fife made it an absolute pleasure. What a difference this journey is compared to the usual 1 hour 40 minutes.

Realtime Trains | 1552 Edinburgh to Perth | 15/03/2026

Real-time train running information for 1552 departure from Edinburgh to Perth on 15/03/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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Is this a record for a diagrammed journey between Edinburgh and Perth? On a side note we caught up with a Dundee stopper at Ladybank so dare I say with the right run you could push the sub-60 minute barrier?

 

[Razorblades]

Couldn't resist checking the Scotland Passenger TT for 6 May 1968 to 4 May 1969.

Incredibly the fastest timetabled services were scheduled to take 1 hour 7 minutes from Perth to Waverley via Cowdenbeath, being the 1010 and 2000 Sundays only departures. I guess the other intermediate stops at Dunfermline Lower, Inverkeithing and Haymarket would have precluded a four minute early arrival in Edinburgh to match your run, but the booked Class 24 or 26 traction would have more than made up for it!