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Diary entries for 31 October

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1953

Pass to Edin 14:41 ex Dundee. 19:10 ex Niddrie, 61191. A Pringle
B1

1958

15:36 fish to Edin, 60528. 19:20 ex Niddrie, 61924.
A2 K3

1959

02:45 class 'C' to Niddrie, D5343+D5344. Home pass 06:40 ex Edin.
class 26

1960

17:14 to Tayport & return, 18:27 to Tayport & return, 20:48 to Tayport & return, 23:20 to Tayport & return - 80090 throughout.
Standard 4 Tank

1961

13:30 spare, F Fyffe.

1962

16:00 prep. 60965-80090 (17:14 Tayport)/60535 (21:10 Millerhill)/61340 (22:01 ex Perth).
A2 B1 Standard 4 Tank V2

1963

14:00 diesel depot spare, A Simpson.

1964

17:05 fife coast to Thornton, 51448/52028. 20:45 ex Thornton to St Andrews, 51796/51802. 22:30 St Andrews to Dundee, 51225/51239.
class 101 class 107

1965

Booked turn, 10:30 book on. LE to Wormit, 60530. St Fort ballast, D3347. J Adams
A2 class 08

1966

Booked turn. 14:00 shed arranger, J Reilly.

1967

05:40 number 2 pilot, D3535.
class 08

1968

12:10 harbour pilot, D2414.
class 06

1969

23:00 number 1 pilot, 3346.
class 08

1970

05:35 harbour pilot, 2422.
class 06

1971

02:30 GMT passenger pilot, 3893, W Copland.
class 08

1973

03:25 8A06 to Montrose, 05:10 8L06 ex Montrose, 5126.
class 24

1974

20:30 spare, D McLaren.

1977

04:30 spare. 05:50 Montrose goods - to Hillside & return to dundee, 25087. I Hall
class 25

1978

Pass to Aberdeen 19:10 ex Dundee. 22:48 7K68 ex Guild St, 40052.
class 40

1979

08:30 4A16 to Aberdeen FLT, 14:05 4V37 Aberdeen to Gushetfaulds, 47210 both ways.
class 47

1980

22:12 7K79 to Millerhill, 25011. Home pass 02:02 ex Millerhill.
class 25

1981

06:02 ecs to Markinch, 06:56 2G15 to Edin, 50189/51231. 08:25 2L28 ex Edin, 10:20 2G42 to Edin, 25079. 12:25 2L40 ex Edin, 27023. G Waldie
class 101 class 25 class 27

1984

06:02 5G15 to Markinch, 06:55 2G15 to Edin, 51456/51807. 08:18 2L28 ex Edin, 10:28 2G42 to Edin, 47210. 12:18 2L40 ex Edin, 27041. M Coleman
class 101 class 27 class 47

1985

08:30 2J06 to Edin, 51469/51538. 10:15 2J15 ex Edin, 12:30 2J02 to Edin, 27014. 14:15 2J13 ex Edin, 27052. R Hughes
class 101 class 27

1986

1515 2Y23 to Arbroath/1611 2Y08 to Dundee/1716 2Y66 to Perth, 51781/53698 throughout. Home pass 18:26 ex Perth.
class 120 class 27

1987

Traction instructor. LE to Aberdeen with Thornton trainees - class 37, K Bonnar/ C Walker/ C Goodhall. Trainees off at Stonehaven, loco to work ballast. 12:30 1B32 ex Aberdeen, 47711 driving from DBSO.
class 37 class 47


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