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Diary entries for 12 July

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1950

16:24 Tayport, 3+half return trips, home LE 67491. J Morris
C16

1954

01:25 spare. R Selbie

1957

14:15 class 'B' to Arbroath & return, 17:42 class 'B' & return to Tayport, 20:15 class 'B' ex Tayport

1958

18:20 class 'B' to Edin, 22:35 class 'B' ex Edin, 60920 both ways. J Brown
V2

1960

08:00. Diesel training/testing with JR Duncan.

1961

14:15 engine prep & conducting. J Fitzpatrick

1962

16:00 spare. ECS to station for 17:14 Tayport, 80123. 19:30 class 'E' to Perth, 22:01 class 'B' ex Perth, 61293. prep 60525/60965. A Bateman
A2 B1 Standard 4 Tank V2

1963

18:25 spare. J Tosh

1965

02:27 class 4A to Craiginches, D263. 07:30 class 1 ex Aberdeen, D260. C Ferguson
class 40

1968

10:08 Freightliner to Aberdeen, D1843. 15:00 Freightliner ex Aberdeen, D1807.
class 47

1970

15:15 passenger pilot, 3893. W Younger
class 08

1972

1600 spare.

1975

12:00 spare. ECS to station, 51244/51539. 13:22 2G** to Edin, 50159/51480. 16:20 2L** ex Edin, 51227/51479.
class 101 class 105

1976

15:52 1T40 to Queen St, shunt & ECS to Cowlairs, 19:52 1L56 ex Queen St, 26033 throughout. D Tolmie
class 26

1977

12:25 2A30 to Arbroath, 13:17 2L38 return, 14:22 2G68 to Edin, 50290/51245. 17:20 2L54 ex Edin, 51475/51802+ 51482/51480.
class 101 class 105

1978

05:10 1S60 to Aberdeen, 10:40 1E14 ex Aberdeen, 47518 both ways. S McLean
class 47

1979

09:55 1S79 to Aberdeen, 47208. Home LE, 27056. J McLuskey
class 27 class 47

1982

ASLEF strike.

1986

08:46 2y82 to Perth, 09:26 2Y43/2Y05 to Arbroath, 11:10 2Y66 to Perth, 13:26 2Y41/2Y03 to Arbroath, 15:10 2Y64 to Dundee (Perth)

1987

Altered Sunday due to instruction. 08:28 2J56 to Edin, 51802/51457. Low on Fuel, loco hauled
class 101

1988

23:59 yard pilot, 26040. V Peoples
class 26


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