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Diary entries for 24 March

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1953

05:45 leuchars pilot, 65333. J Newall
J36

1954

Pass to Inverkeithing 20:35 ex Dundee. 21:40 ex Leith Walk from Inverkeithing, 90170. A Pringle
wd/8

1958

07:10 Arbroath & return, 12:25 Tayport & return - 42692 throughout.
Fairburn 4P

1959

02:45 class 'C' to Niddrie, 60159. Home pass 05:58 ex Edin.
A1

1960

16:53 Fife coast, 61146. Change over Largo. Fife coast back to Dundee, 61103. 22:03 Tayport & return, 80123 both ways.
B1 Standard 4 Tank

1961

20:50 class 'A' to Aberdeen, D5317+D5309. 00:15 class 'F' ex Guild St, 90350.
class 26 wd/8

1962

19:13 class 'A' to Aberdeen, D260. 23:00 class 'C' ex Aberdeen, D363. H Lonie
class 40

1965

05:30 shed duties, T McLeish.

1966

06:00 shed duties, A Scott.

1967

02:30 spare. 04:20 1A00 to Aberdeen, home LE - D1972 both ways. S Cowie
class 47

1969

00:01 pilot duties, 3348/3540. 22:30 pilot duties, 3540.
class 08

1970

21:55 number 3 pilot, 3558.
class 08

1971

19:56 class 8 to Craiginches, 5094. 00:50 class 8 ex Craiginches - 5312. C Golden
class 24 class 26

1972

23:00 prep.

1973

05:30 harbour pilot, 2422.
class 06

1975

09:44 1A23 to Aberdeen, 47053. 15:42 1C89 postal ex Aberdeen, 25233. G Waldie
class 25 class 47

1976

17:52 1T44 to Glasgow, 21:10 1L60 ex Glasgow, 27020 both ways. F Richards
class 27

1977

02:15 8A04 to Craiginches, 40159. 06:28 6B89 ex Craiginches, 40167.
class 40

1980

Invergowrie inquiry opens - at morning session. 23:01 1E48 to Edin, 47422. 04:32 1S70 ex Edin, 47520. 20 late ex Edin, signals at Tay Bridge South & Dundee Central. J Weir
class 47

1983

08:29 4A16 liner to Aberdeen, 47274. 14:10 4V37 liner ex Aberdeen, 40160.
class 40 class 47

1985

Sunday booked turn. 03:30 spare. Double man B Fraser on station ballast vice A Mills, 26027.
class 26

1987

6L22 to Montrose & laurencekirk, 26025. B Greig
class 26

1988

05:30 spare. Trying to get Grangemouth tanks away - 26041 on top 37113. 37 dead brakes - went after moving 2 loco lengths.
class 26 class 37

1989

10:15 2Y05 to Arbroath, 11:00 2Y06 ex Arbroath, 53214/53294 both ways. 14:15 2Y03 to Arbroath, 15:00 2Y64 to Perth, 52036/52000. Home pass 16:25 ex Perth.
class 101 class 107


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