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Diary entries for 01 October

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1950

15:00 spare, R Taylor.

1953

06:00 shed arranger, J Gourlay.

1954

10:00 spare, J Milne.

1958

20:35 class 'A' to Edin, 23:05 class 'B' ex Edin - diesel railcar both ways.

1959

14:40 class 'A' to Edin, 60888. 17:29 class 'B' ex Edin, 61263.
B1 V2

1961

Pass to Edin St Margarets. 00:25 class 'C' ex Niddrie, 60838. C Heeney 4th oldest hand, number 4 link. Winter shifts begin, H Hogg regular mate.
V2

1962

15:00 Dundee west number 3 trip, D3346.
class 08

1963

08:00 diesel training, 350 D/E shunter.

1965

05:30 shed duties, D Brown.

1968

05:30 depot spare, R Mackie.

1969

15:00 number 1 pilot, 3388.
class 08

1970

05:25 harbour pilot, 2422.
class 06

1971

23:00 spare. 23:35 class 1 special to Edin (Blackpool special), 266. Home pass 03:40 ex Edin. TS brown failed to turn out, F Richards.
class 40

1973

05:30 harbour pilot, 2422.
class 06

1974

08:54 1S77 to Aberdeen 40167 (2hr 31min late). 12:50 8L67 ex Guild St, 24095.
class 24 class 40

1975

09:09 1S77 to Aberdeen, 12:22 8L67 ex Aberdeen - no traction details. J Tosh

1976

13:00 prep, J Laing.

1981

08:57 1S79 to Aberdeen, 47269. 14:22 6K73 ex Craiginches, 40058 + carflats. R simpson
class 40 class 47

1984

21:45 1C97 to Edin, 47435. 04:00 1S70 ex Edin, 47435.
class 47

1985

Loco for 06:15 depot to station, 27040. 07:20 2J48 to Edin, 27047. 11:15 2J05 ex Edin, 27040. K Bonnar.
class 27

1986

06:00 spare, no work.

1987

Sprinter instructor. Thornton men train handling with R McArtney, 150255.
class 150


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