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Diary entries for 17 April

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1953

18:25 spare, N Liddle.

1954

13:08 to South Leith, 90177. Change over Cowdenbeath. 65906 ex South Leith back home.
J38 wd/8

1958

13:56 Tayport & return, 16:53 Fife coast, 61146 throughout. Change over Largo. Fife coast to Dundee, 61245.
B1

1959

21:32 Dundee West to Haymarket class 'C', 01:10 class 'D' ex Niddrie, 61263 both ways.
B1

1961

17:14 class 'B' to Tayport & return, 18:27 class 'B' to Tayport & return, 20:48 class 'B' to Tayport & return, 23:20 class 'B' to Tayport & return - 80090 throughout.
Standard 4 Tank

1963

18:25 class 1 to Aberdeen, D265. 20:40 4M48 ex Guild St, 60089. J Ness
A3 class 40

1964

15:00 loco prep, 80124/61347/61292. R Lowden
B1 Standard 4 Tank

1965

05:30 shed duties, T McLeish.

1967

12:15 class 2 to Arbroath, 51493/50344. Arbroath pilot, D2575. 14:40 ex Craiginches, D5312. C Low
class 05 class 100 class 105 class 26

1968

05:30 depot duties, G Dye.

1969

05:55 pilot duties, 3540.
class 08

1970

09:00 spare. Review of 1350HP Paxman.

1972

Route learning Edinburgh to Glasgow. 17:25 to Edin, 19:00 to Queen St, 20:00 ex Queen St, 20:50 Edin.

1973

16:40 class 1 to Glasgow, 5321. 21:10 class 1 ex Glasgow, 5192.
class 26

1975

08:30 4A16 liner to Aberdeen 47086. 13:46 fish ex Aberdeen, 47405.
class 47

1977

Sunday booked turn, 07:12 1S60 to Aberdeen, 12:20 1E25 ex Aberdeen, 47411 both ways.
class 47

1978

22:13 6E38 to Millerhill cancelled, pass to Edin. 02:12 7L03 ex Millerhill, 25059.
class 25

1979

22:56 1E48 to Edin, 47007 +16/578. 04:54 1S60 ex Edin, 47425 + 10/360. T Moran
class 47

1980

16:25 2A46 to Arbroath, 17:18 2L51 ex Arbroath - 55005+55007 both ways. 19:08 4G12 to Edin, 25068. 21:25 2L62 ex Edin, 51243/50176.
class 101 class 122 class 25

1981

00:01 pilot duties, 08424.
class 08

1982

17:33 2T64 to Glasgow, 20:44 2L61 ex Glasgow, 47120 both ways. G Gellatly
class 47

1983

14:00 shed duties, T Moran.

1985

NUR one day strike, no trains in Scotland.

1986

06:35 5Y12 to Arbroath, 07:35 2Y12 ex Arbroath, 08:15 2Y03 to Arbroath, 09:10 2Y64 ex Arbroath, 51293/53172 throughout. 11:46 2Y66 to Perth 51455/51525. Home pass 12:25 ex Perth.
class 101

1988

Sunday booked turn. 15:30 1J58 to Edin, 150284. 17:20 1J69 ex Edin, 20:40 1J64 to Edin, 150255 both ways. 22:20 1J67 ex Edin, 150284.
class 150

1989

21:30 6A33 to Craiginches, 47004+15/577. 00:40 6B84 ex Craiginches, 47004+16/330.
class 47


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