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Diary entries for 29 June

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1950

14:21 pass to Edin. 18:15 ex Niddrie West, 60528. R Murray
A2

1954

00:40 class 'C' to Niddrie, 04:58 class 'C' ex Niddrie, 60828. R Selbie
V2

1957

17:14 Tayport, 17:45 return. 18:27 Tayport, 19:06 return. 20:48 Tayport, 22:27 return. 23:15 Tayport, return LE. 80123 throughout.
Standard 4 Tank

1959

Diesel secondman training, J Taylor/D Coupar/D Flynn/D King

1960

Diesel school. Gears 3-4, EP valves, final drive, toggling up, fire alarm system.

1961

18:25 spare. J Hughes

1962

14:00 Dundee West shed spare. F Woomble

1963

22:00 shed arranger. A Scott

1964

00:01 Dundee West number 3 pilot, D3347. R Allardice. 23:00 prep & shed arranger, T Nugent.
class 08

1965

06:00 spare. Couple DMU runs St Andrews branch, 51246/5****.
class 101

1966

13:30 spare. Conducting track recorder to Aberdeen 60530. Home pass 18:40.
A2

1967

04:20 Passenger pilot, D3540. W Copland
class 08

1969

03:30 passenger pilot, 3893. G Waldie
class 08

1971

15:34 fish to Edin, 1810. 19:09 cement ex Edin, 5318+5326.
class 26 class 47

1972

22:00 surplus.

1973

08:40 class 2 to Edin, 51459/51529. 12:00 to Kirkcaldy, 13:07 to Edin, 14:00 Dundee, 50745/51470 throughout.
class 101

1974

11:52 1T26 to Glasgow, 14:10 1L38 ex Glasgow. 51249/51529+51528/51470. Air valve on 51528 taking air back to 50lbs. 12:05-12:11 Errol. 12:24-12:45 Perth. Fitters arrive Queen St 14:08 depart 14:38. Number 1 engine light going out on 51529, engine running. Isolate #2 engine, forward 51470/51249 only.
class 101

1976

22:00 spare.

1979

14:30 station pilot, 08736.
class 08

1982

NUR strike, no trains.

1983

07:18 4A16 to Aberdeen, 47701. B Greig. Home pass 10:30.
class 47

1984

15:46 to Perth, 17:25 ex Perth, 17:56 to Arbroath, 18:50 ex Arbroath, 51453/51515 throughout.
class 101

1986

23:10 5L31 to Craigentinny, 47712 push/pull set. 05:05 (30th) 5T06 ex Craigentinny, 47702.
class 47

1987

Pass to Haymarket 07:00 Poole. Instructing on Sprinters, 150275+150255. S Martin, G Christie, W McNaughton. Required to work 16:15 ex Edin.
class 150

1988

16:00 spare, no work.

1989

17:10 6E89 to Millerhill, 37072 + 30/538. Dee 16:37-M'hill18:25. Home pass 19:25 ex Edin.
class 37


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