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Diary entries for 08 October

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1953

06:25 spare, A Pringle.

1954

04:00 Leuchars pilot, 62434/61292. F Milne
B1 D29

1957

06:25 potatoes cancelled, spare.

1958

12:10 Carnoustie & return, 13:15 Carnoustie & return, 16:17 Arbroath & return, 61278 throughout. No water at East station.
B1

1959

16:53 Fife coast, 61292. Change over Largo. Fife coast to Dundee, 61146.
B1

1960

20:50 class 'A' to Aberdeen, D5300+D5301. 00:05 class 'F' ex Guild St, 90513.
class 26 wd/8

1962

04:00 Tay Bridge pilot, 80124. A Brougham.
Standard 4 Tank

1964

06:00 spare. 06:40 class 4 to Millerhill, 60846. Home pass 11:10 railcar ex Edin. J Smeaton.
V2

1965

23:55 train relief/spare, D Tolmie.

1966

06:10 to St Andrews, 06:55 to Dundee, 08:18 to Broughty Ferry & return, 51492/50334. 10:40 to Arbroath & return, 51459/51251.
class 101 class 105

1968

13:00 spare, no work.

1969

05:55 pilot, 3343.
class 08

1971

08:15 route learning, Perth & Stirling to Glasgow.

1973

00:01 prep, S McLean. 23:00 prep, S McLean.

1974

22:12 7K64 to Millerhill, 26021. 4S82 liner late, home pass 03:33 ex Edin.
class 26

1976

00:35 spare.

1977

20:22 2G25 to Edin, 22:15 2L63 ex Edin, 50174/51250. Isolated #2 on 51250 Aberdour.
class 101

1978

22:04 1E43 to Edin, 47219. LE Haymarket to Edin, 40078. 03:43 1S60 ex Edin, 47417. D McLaren.
class 40 class 47

1979

12:22 2G55 to Edin, 14:25 2L44 ex Edin, 50163/50268 both ways. 17:15 2A47 to Arbroath, ECS to Dundee, 50746/50269. ECS to depot, 55000/50147/51241.
class 101 class 122

1982

05:36 to Arbroath, 06:35 ex Arbroath, 07:19 to Arbroath, 08:04 ex Arbroath, 50185/51237. 10:02 to Arbroath, 11:00 ex Arbroath, 50143/51248.
class 101

1983

00:01 spare. LE to Montrose, examine line Montrose - Dundee, 47002. N Mcreery.
class 47

1984

11:28 2G49 to Edin, 27037, trainees on board. 13:18 2L42 ex Edin, 15:28 2G75 to Edin, 17:18 2L54 ex Edin, 47041. G Cooper
class 27 class 47

1986

00:01 refuel & shunt DMU at station.

1987

Sprinter instructor. Train handling. conduct 12:13 Edin - Dundee & return, Lou Gracie on board.
class 150

1988

16:00 spare. Worked Royal Scotsman Dundee - Edin, 47606 + load 9. Home pass 20:25 ex Edin.
class 47


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