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Diary entries for 07 October

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1953

06:25 spare, S Forbes.

1954

04:15 Perth goods, 62744.. F Milne
D49

1957

05:30 spare. 06:10 LE to Arbroath, 07:15 ecs to Carnoustie, 07:40 class 'A' to Edin, ecs to Niddrie west, LE to St Margarets - 60838 throughout. Home pass 13:09 ex Edin.
V2

1958

12:10 Carnoustie & return, 13:15 Carnoustie & return, 16:17 Arbroath & return, 61278 throughout. No water at East station.
B1

1959

16:53 Fife coast, 61146. Change over Largo. Fife coast to Dundee, 61132. 22:03 Tayport & return, 80124.
B1 Standard 4 Tank

1960

20:50 class 'A' to Aberdeen, D5319+D5313 - both boilers out. 00:15 class 'F' ex Guild St, 90444.
class 26 wd/8

1963

00:30 spare. 60834 to Inchcoonans, test run. D Murray 21:45 Dundee west number 1 pilot, D2709.
D2/10 V2

1965

23:00 orders. 64597 LE to Montrose, 61340 LE ex Montrose.
B1 J37

1966

06:00 ecs to St Andrews, 06:40 to Dundee, 07:32 to St Andrews, 09:20 to Dundee, 50334/51241.
class 101

1967

08:00 prep, T McLeish.

1969

05:55 pilot, 3343.
class 08

1970

21:45 prep, 3893/3904/6123.
class 08 class 21/29

1971

08:15 route learning, Perth & Stirling.

1974

22:12 7K64 to Millerhill cancelled, LE to Millerhill 40179. 03:40 4S82 ex Edin, 47406.
class 40 class 47

1976

00:35 spare.

1977

18:44 4G14 parcels to Edin, 40148. 22:15 2L63 ex Edin, 50148/51240. Derailment at Kirkcaldy, diverted via Dunfermline.
class 101 class 40

1978

15:25 2A39 to Arbroath, 16:20 2L48 ex Arbroath, 50243/51464. 18:22 2G11 to Edin, 51802/51457. 20:15 2L60 ex Edin, 50186/51466.
class 101

1979

04:00 Errol ballast, 25230. Geo Strachan.
class 25

1980

05:09 1S60 to Aberdeen, 47415. 07:40 1T14 ex Aberdeen, 40080. R Boyd
class 40 class 47

1981

13:10 1A31 to Aberdeen, 47705. 17:50 1T50 ex Aberdeen, 40007. On way south reported Carmont Down Starter cocked when on. 40007 water loss, blue light Drumlithie & high temperature to Dundee.
class 40 class 47

1983

00:01 spare, railcar moves at station.

1986

00:01 spare. 47578 LE to Haymarket. Relieve J Menzies at Edin, 1S70 90 late. 1S70 ex Edin, 05:33 Edin/06:50 Dundee, 47413 +13.
class 47

1987

Sprinter instructor. Classroom work.
class 150

1988

Sprinter instructor. Pass to Haymarket 07:02 ex Dundee. Perth guards, G Kennedy/P Myles - door operation. Home pass 13:13 ex Haymarket.
class 150

1989

06:00 spare, no work.


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