The first Scottish MacCookie tour of 2005 - a wee jaunt following 50049 and 50031 on their first of three Scottish tours. This one took them up the WCML (where we caught them at Beattock and Crawford) and then onto the West Highland Line to Fort William. The Saturday involved a run along the Mallaig extension and back to Fort William. Sunday's run took them from Fort William to Dundee, over both the Forth and Tay Bridges, before returning to Dalmuir. Finally, on the Monday they returned down south along the WCML.

	Sun 28th Aug 2005: Inverness to Kyle Day 3, the final day of the MacCookie Tour to Kyle, which started with a visit to Culloden Viaduct to shoot 40145 at the start of it's long run back down south. We then went for breakfast before starting the chase of 37417 and 37401 on the Grampian Railtours/SRPS trip from Aberdeen to Kyle of Lochalsh. We gave up at Kyle and headed for home early as the weather was somewhat wet!		Sat 27th Aug 2005: Keith to Kyle Day 2 of the MacCookie tour to Kyle, which started off by going the other way... to Aberdeen! First shots of the day were at Keith to get 37197 and 37261 on The Royal Scotsman. We then headed south-east to south of Aberdeen where we photographed them again. We then started the long chase of 40145 on The Whistling Scotsman, starting at Oyne and ending at Achnasheen having travelled all the way to Kyle of Lochalsh and back.
	Fri 26th Aug 2005: MacCookie to Kyle Day 1 of the MacCookie tour to Kyle of Lochalsh, which involved chasing 37406 on 1Y11 Edinburgh - Fort William before breakfast, and then heading up to Kyle to check the line out looking for locations to shoot during the following two days. We finished the day off by heading down to North Queensferry to get 40145 crossing the Forth Bridge with the Whistling Scotsman railtour and then chasing it up to Dundee to get it crossing the Tay Bridge and racing through West Ferry (in the dark!)		Sun 7th Aug 2005: Royal Scotsman to Mallaig and back Chasing 37261 and 37197 with the Royal Scotsman, starting with a midgie infested Achnabobane, before heading west for shots at various locations such as near Glenfinnan, Kinloid, Arisaig (where it crossed 61264 on The Jacobite), Loch Eilt and finishing off at Corpach.
	Sat 6th Aug 2005: 47s go west 47854 becomes the first 47 to visit Fort William and 47826 becomes the first 47 to visit Mallaig. Photos taken from Rannoch Viaduct (plus some shots of the sleeper with 37406) and then round to the Iron Road to the Isles, with shots near Glenfinnan and classic locations such as Loch nam Uamh Viaduct. We then headed south to Bridge of Orchy and County March for some final shots, where we also met the Royal Scotsman with 37261 and 37197.		Fri 17th Jun 2005: MacCookie Adventures (Day 2) The MacCookie adventures continue, with an early drive down to Glen Falloch to start the day off with a sleeper chase (Glen Falloch, County March, Bridge of Orchy and Fort William Junc) and then over to the Highland Mainline to get 31602 and 37261 on the Royal Scotsman before returning to Fort William to get the Caledonian Sleeper back to Glasgow
	Thu 16th Jun 2005: MacCookie Adventures (Day 1) Edinburgh to Fort William on 1Y11 with a rather unwell 37416 at the helm. Only 5h40 late into the Fort! Then down to Bridge of Orchy and County March for 0B01 Motherwell - Fort William, 6E16 Fort William - North Blyth and 1B01 Fort William - Edinburgh		Mon 7th Mar 2005: MacCookie Tour '05 (Day 4) The final shot... scot-rail report
	Sun 6th Mar 2005: MacCookie Tour '05 (Day 3) Fort William to Glasgow via Oban Dundee: scot-rail report		Sat 5th Mar 2005: MacCookie Tour '05 (Day 2:The Road to the Isles) Fort William to Mallaig and back: scot-rail report
	Fri 4th Mar 2005: MacCookie Tour '05 (Day 1) From Glasgow to Fort William via Carlisle to chase the 50s on their visit to the West Highlands: scot-rail report

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