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Diary entries for 12 October

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1950

08:30 spare, R Taylor.

1953

Booked turn. 10:45 Glencraig & return, 90117. A Smith
wd/8

1954

15:15 Cupar beet cancelled, spare. R Skinner

1957

06:25 potatoes cancelled, spare.

1959

06:05 collier to Aberdeen, 90614. Home pass 12:40 ex Aberdeen.
wd/8

1960

10:20 parcels to Aberdeen, 60507 - very good. 13:42 fish ex Aberdeen, 60823 - surprisingly good runner & steam.
A2 V2

1961

Dundee west shunt, 12:28 class 'B' to Tayport & return, 80090. D McDonald
Standard 4 Tank

1962

04:00 Tay Bridge passenger pilot, 61262. A Brougham
B1

1964

Winter shifts begin, oldest on availability.

1965

04:55 relief & loco depot prep/spare - prep D5305. J Fitzpatrick
class 26

1969

Booked turn. 03:30 passenger pilot, 3893. D McLaren
class 08

1970

LE to station, 5367. 10:30 class 8 to Arbroath & return, 5356.
class 27

1971

14:30 number 1 pilot, 3388. Shed working.
class 08

1972

20:30 shed spare, J Menzies.

1973

23:00 prep, S McLean.

1976

19:41 1S32 to Aberdeen, 22:48 7K68 ex Guild St, 47528.
class 47

1977

06:00 shed spare, S McLean.

1978

22:12 7K64 to Millerhill, 27026. 04:12 1S60 ex Edin, 47418. S McLean
class 27 class 47

1980

Booked turn. 14:00 shed spare, J Hirst.

1981

No locos at Dundee, pass to Perth for LE back to Dundee west yard with 40033. 10:20 6A18 to Craiginches, 40033 - depart 12:08, loco derailed at Craiginches. 15:35 1T42 ex Aberdeen, 47570 - depart 16:15.
class 40 class 47

1982

17:46 spare.

1983

08:00 relief man - shed & station moves.

1986

Booked turn. 14:20 1T82 to Queen St, 17:25 1A91 ex Queen St, 47702. Diverted via Forth Bridge & Grahamston, 1T82 Cowdenbeath also.
class 47

1987

Sprinter instructor. Pass to Haymarket 06:23 ex Dundee. Classroom & static instruction. Home pass 15:10 HST ex Edin.
class 150 HST

1988

Sprinter instructor - Perth guards JG Murchie/M Kennedy. Pass to Edin 07:02 ex Dundee. Door operation, home pass 13:13 ex Edin.
class 150

1989

18:52 1J28 to Edin, 150259. 21:25 1J31 ex Edin, 150258+150284. 00:03 5J33 to Perth, 150258+150284+150208. 00:50 5A75 ex Perth, 52013/51998
class 107 class 150


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