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Diary entries for 04 August

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1950

05:10 relief express passenger to Aberdeen, 60888. Home light, 90455. J Milne
V2 wd/8

1953

04:00 Niddrie cancelled. Spare. W Canning

1954

13:08 S Leith, 62719. 13:12 ex Niddrie, 90020, change over Lumphinnans. R Selbie
D49 wd/8

1957

04:00 class 'E' Niddrie West, 61924. change over Inverkeithing 04:15 ex Niddrie, 60953 LE to St Margarets. Home pass 07:30 ex Edin.
K3 V2

1958

14:40 class 'A' to Edin, 60888. 17:29 class 'B' ex Edin, 61184.
B1 V2

1959

14:40 class 'A' to Edin, 60532. 17:29 class 'B' to Thornton, LE to Dundee, 61402.
A2 B1

1960

12:46 class 'B' to Tayport, 13:32 Tayport to Arbroath, ECS to Dundee - 61402 throughout.
B1

1961

04:49 class 'A' to Aberdeen, 09:42 class 'A' ex Aberdeen, D5317+D5308 both ways. W Cuthbert
class 26

1962

23:55 spare. R Angus

1965

06:00 spare & prep, D5308. R Murphy
class 26

1966

13:40 Tay Bridge number 3 pilot, 64547. C Golden
J37

1967

09:00 book on. Derby Sulzer training.

1969

15:00 number 3 pilot, 3346.
class 08

1970

21:55 pilot duties, 3558.
class 08

1971

23:00 spare & prep. 5072 LE to Thornton, home pass ex Millerhill.
class 24

1972

14:00 spare.

1973

00:53 empty vans to Perth, home light - 5347 both ways.
class 27

1975

00:01 depot spare. R Thomson

1976

21:57 1E43 to Edin, 40062. Vac faulty. 03:42 1S60 ex Edin, 40064. J Weir
class 40

1977

00:35 spare. 01:27 7K68 to Haymarket, 40072. 05:00 1S70 ex Edin, 47036. N McReery
class 40 class 47

1978

13:55 loco prep, 25001/26030/25084/ 08725/06005/06006. G Strachan
class 06 class 08 class 25 class 26

1980

Medical officer in Glasgow.

1982

20:10 6K79 to Thornton, 27020. Scunthorpe cancelled, home pass via Inverkeithing, 22:17 ex Edin.
class 27

1983

08:25 spare. Pass to Montrose 08:55 ex Dundee. Conduct ballast cleaner Montrose to Perth fuel sidings. Home pass.

1984

08:00 spare.

1985

08:30 extra turn. 08:50 1S79 to Aberdeen, 47426. 12:50 1T82 ex Aberdeen, 47476.
class 47

1987

05:00 spare. No work.

1988

06:23 1J34 to Edin, 150255+150259. 08:13 1J25 ex Edin, 09:40 1J08 to Edin, 150285 both ways. 13:13 1J01 ex Edin, 150255. 150283 failure, fire bells ringing & no lights.
class 150

1989

06:22 1J02 to Edin, 150248+150256. 09:25 1J** ex Edin, 10:52 1J** to Edin, 12:25 1J** ex Edin, 150257 throughout. 57257, pedal bad.
class 101 class 150


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