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Diary entries for 16 March

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1950

03:25 passenger pilot, 4822. J Milne
J39

1953

11:40 Tayport passenger & return, 46463 both ways. R Dwyer
Ivatt 2MT

1957

05:25 Niddrie West caped. Relieve Perth goods at Errol, 62718.
D49

1958

Booked Sunday turn. 09:35 Tayport & return, 12:50 Tayport & return - 42691 throughout.
Fairburn 4P

1959

15:36 fish to Edin, 60834. 19:20 class 'D' ex Niddrie, 61900.
K3 V2

1960

01:40 class 'C' to Portobello, 60836. Home pass 05:47 sleepers.
V2

1961

22:00 class 'A' sleepers to Edin, D5313+D5315. 01:40 class 'C' bluespots ex Haymarket West, D5327+D5332. W Adams
class 26

1963

11:50 class 1 to Aberdeen, D360. 16:00 class 1 ex Aberdeen, D265. H Lonie
class 40

1964

Dundee West number 1 pilot, D2709.
D2/10

1965

21:01 1A35 to Waverley, D358. 00:52 class 4 ex Millerhill, 60973. J Weir
class 40 V2

1966

22:00 shed duties, P Dolan.

1967

08:10 spare. Pass to Ladybank. Conduct Ladybank to Kinnaber, D6844.
class 37

1968

06:00 diesel depot spare, W Copeland.

1969

Sunday booked turn. 08:00 diesel depot spare. LE to Carnoustie, ballast to Dundee - 5354+5094 both ways. J Curran
class 24 class 27

1971

13:10 harbour pilot, 2414.
class 06

1972

05:55 loco prep - 5341. Put on pilot, 3893. A Leslie
class 08 class 26

1973

21:52 6E38 to Millerhill, 285. 01:16 6S40 ex Millerhill, 272.
class 40

1974

14:58 1A37 to Aberdeen, 5399. 17:30 1T46 Aberdeen to Perth, 47036. 21:15 1L56 ex Perth, 5359.
class 27 class 47

1976

06:00 loco prep. 47211 burst fuel pipe. J McLuskey
class 47

1977

6E38 grain empties cancelled. Pipes to Millerhill, 47270. Home pass 0342 ex Edin.
class 47

1978

18:44 4C12 parcels to Edin, 40003 failed, replace with 27017 at Dundee - 67 late start. 22:15 2L63 ex Edin, 50158/51235.
class 101 class 27

1979

Route learn Perth - Newburgh - Ladybank.

1980

Sunday booked turn. 12:30 1A06 to Aberdeen, 47428. 18:07 1G33 ex Aberdeen, 47460. 18:30 Aberdeen/Glasgow across neck of station, 12 late start. R McCartney
class 47

1981

07:50 spare. Conduct 07:48 railcar to Arbroath & back. Shed moves.

1984

05:40 ecs to Arbroath, 06:35 2L23 ex Arbroath, 07:30 2A14 to Carnoustie, 08:08 2L26 ex Carnoustie - 53141/53185 throughout. 10:15 2A24 to Arbroath, 11:03 2L33 ex Arbroath, 51456/53185 both ways.
class 101

1985

16:15 2A** to Arbroath, 17:10 2P15 Arbroath to Perth, 51249/53174 both ways. Pass to Queen St 17:46 ex Perth. 20:38 2L56 Queen St to perth, 51466/51805. 23:10 2L** Perth to Dundee, 51249/53174.
class 101

1987

Diesel loco instructing at Perth, C Lamont-R Hughes-G Kerr.

1988

Loco instructor at Aberdeen. Pass to Aberdeen, 08:52 ex Dundee. Static with 37/0. R Danskin & H Miller. Worked 13:05 ex Aberdeen home.

1989

16:00 spare.

1990

Sprinter instructor. 08:26 to Perth. Run to Ladybank & back on 156. 13:22 to Dundee.
class 150 class 156


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