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Diary entries for 29 May

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1954

Dundee East, Glencraig & return & Kelty, 90614. R Ireland.
wd/8

1957

17:25 class 'B' to Perth, 19:48 class 'A' ex Perth, 21:00 class 'B' to Perth, home light, 61351 throughout.
B1

1958

16:17 class 'B' to Edin, 20:50 class 'B' ex Edin - 60838 throughout.
V2

1962

Number 3 Tay Bridge pilot, 64619. A Brougham.
J37

1964

Spare. 19:40 to Tayport, 20:32 ex Tayport, 51801/51808. W Garty.
class 101

1965

Spare. LE to Thornton, 90441. F Stewart.
wd/8

1967

Number 4 pilot, D5067. J Chandler.
class 24

1968

Pilot duty, D2414. D Collison.
class 06

1969

Number 3 pilot, 3540.
class 08

1970

02:50 to Montrose, 06:40 return, 5329 both ways. J McLean.
class 26

1971

Shunt & 03:25 parcels to Montrose, 05:10 return, 5364.
class 27

1973

12:10 1e17 to Edin, 1975. 15:40 2L43 ex Edin, 51232/51530.
class 101 class 47

1974

00:53 7C22 to Cadder, 04:05 ex Cadder tanks, 27023 both ways.
class 27

1982

12:21 2G54 to Edinburgh, 27005. 14:17 2L44 ex Edinburgh, 16:21 2C84 to Edinburgh, 27032 both ways. 18:17 2L56 ex Edinburgh, 47291. R McCartney.
class 27 class 47

1983

10:00 extra turn. Arbroath/Elliot ballast, 37128. C McAteer.
class 37

1984

17:15 2A47 to Arbroath, 18:10 2L51 ex Arbroath, 51458/51538 both ways. 19:20 5P09 to Perth, 23:13 2L63 ex Perth, 51237/53175 both ways.
class 101

1986

06:30 2J22 to Edinburgh, 27046. 08:15 2J25 08:15 ex Edinburgh, 10:30 2J10 to Edinburgh, 474447118. 12:15 2J11 ex Edinburgh, 47526. S Sinclair.
class 27 class 47

1987

16:57 6E89 to Millerhill via Thornton & Dunfermline, 37142 late away. Main power cable cut Dundee, wrong routed Edin Sig Centre. Home pass 19:55 ex Edinburgh.
class 37

1988

02:00 extra turn. Ballast Fordoun/Mondynes, 37068. Failed Camperdown, jet load regulator sticking. Power normal after loco shut down 40 minutes. B Clark (Perth).
class 37

1989

6M64 cancelled. Rules examination.


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