The houses on the right in the distance are built on the formation of the line to Kinross and onto Perth.
Usually the Royal Scotsman would be hauled by either a class 47 or 57601 but Network Rail had changed the rules on the route availability for the classes and were banned from the Kyle of Lochalsh branch so two class 37 locos were used instead.
The wonderful late April sun shines down on the single line Newburgh branch from Ladybank to Hilton Junction. 170456 in the new ScotRail livery passes by Lindores Loch with 1B31 1253 Inverness to Edinburgh, what a lovely location.
