Route from Euston to Inverness in 1941

[Bevan Price]

The Robert Bell in question had retired in May 1943 (so obviously had time to write the book) but I have no knowledge of what else he did after that point in his life.

Thanks - obviously a different Mr Bell - the other one was showing films until at least the 1960s or 1970s, and was still working with BR at that time.

 

[darwins]

Was there an Edinburgh to Inverness service? I would have thought the LNER route journey would have required a change in Aberdeen. The LMS station was Princes Street but this only took you towards Carstairs or Glasgow St Enoch, neither of which facilitated through trains to Inverness which ran from Glasgow Buchanan Street I think?

In peacetime, before WW2, almost all Perth to Inverness trains included both Glasgow and Edinburgh portions. The Glasgow part came from Buchanan Street (LMS). The Edinburgh part came from Waverley (LNER) via the North British route to Perth and was LNER carriages. There were usually carriages from both Glasgow and Edinburgh to Inverness via Forres and to Inverness via Carr Bridge with the parts being divided at Aviemore. Plus there were often local carriages from Perth to either Aviemore or Inverness. To further complicate the issue, when the LNER started using Gresley carriages with Pullman gangways, the LMS had to make sure the coach next to them was one with gangway adaptors fitted.

 

[Wilts Wanderer]

In peacetime, before WW2, almost all Perth to Inverness trains included both Glasgow and Edinburgh portions. The Glasgow part came from Buchanan Street (LMS). The Edinburgh part came from Waverley (LNER) via the North British route to Perth and was LNER carriages. There were usually carriages from both Glasgow and Edinburgh to Inverness via Forres and to Inverness via Carr Bridge with the parts being divided at Aviemore. Plus there were often local carriages from Perth to either Aviemore or Inverness. To further complicate the issue, when the LNER started using Gresley carriages with Pullman gangways, the LMS had to make sure the coach next to them was one with gangway adaptors fitted.

Thanks for this - Aviemore must have been quite an interesting place during that period!

 

[darwins]

Thanks for this - Aviemore must have been quite an interesting place during that period!

Indeed. There would also be pilot engines being attached to or detached from various trains as needed, especially during the busy summer period.