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Diary entries for 30 April

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1953

14:10 Dundee East to Arbroath to Forfar to Kirriemuir to Dundee direct, 55217. L Williamson
Caley Tank 2P

1957

23:25 class 'E' to Cadder, 90513. Change over Inverkeithing. 22:20 class 'F' ex Cadder, 65901.
J38 wd/8

1958

15:40 fish to Edin, 60844. 19:20 class 'E' ex Niddrie, 61879.
K3 V2

1959

17:14 Tayport & return, 18:27 Tayport & return, 20:48 Tayport & return, 23:20 Tayport & return - 80124 throughout.
Standard 4 Tank

1960

00:44 class 'C' to Niddrie, 60043. 05:00 class 'C' ex Niddrie, 60834.
V2

1961

Rest day. Start of summer shifts, 5th on number 1 link.

1962

07:30 spare. 11712 to Fairmuir, swap with 11715 back to depot. R Hay
D2/10

1963

08:10 loco prep & diesel depot spare, 44959. R Lowden
black 5

1965

12:40 Dundee West station pilot, 64597. T Whyte
J37

1968

21:00 depot duties, J Laing.

1969

21:00 pilot duties, 3558.
class 08

1970

05:35 harbrour pilot, 2422.
class 06

1971

Sunday booked turn. 15:55 passenger pilot, 3893. C Golden
class 08

1974

13:30 pilot duties, 3929.
class 08

1975

12:15 harbour pilot, 06005. Drew with me all day.
class 06

1976

01:27 7K68 to Millerhill, 05:16 1S70 ex Edin, 47541 both ways.
class 47

1977

22:00 depot duties, A Robertson.

1978

Sunday booked turn. 14:45 to Edin, 51451/51518 - failed at Edin. 16:50 2L23 ex Edin, 51464/51516.
class 101

1979

22:22 6E38 to Millerhill, 40164. 02:02 6L03 ex Millerhill, 26031.
class 26 class 40

1980

22:00 spare.

1983

05:36 5L23 to Arbroath, 06:35 2L23 ex Arbroath, 07:30 2A14 to Carnoustie, 08:08 2L29 ex Carnoustie, 11:02 2A26 to Carnoustie, 14:43 2L37 ex Carnoustie - 50239/50254 throughout.
class 101

1984

Pass to Edin 14:21 ex Dundee. 17:53 8L64 cement Millerhill to Dundee, 26003+26004.
class 26

1986

06:39 4A25 liner to Aberdeen, 47006+10/350. 12:16 6L56 ex Craiginches, 37151+14/247.
class 47

1990

Minder driver - Paul Ireland. 06:56 to Edin, 10:45 Edin to Kirkcaldy. Home pass 12:00 ex Kirkcaldy.


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