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Diary entries for 20 July

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1950

10:30 passenger pilot, 68452. R Taylor
J83

1953

11:10 class 'C' Stannergate

1954

23:45 Portobello, 64607. Home pass 05:56 ex Edin. R Selbie
J37

1957

04:51 class 'A' to Aberdeen, 09:00 class 'A' ex Aberdeen, 60920 both ways.
V2

1958

11th on call. Not required.

1959

04:04 class 'A' to Aberdeen, 08:30 class 'A' ex Aberdeen, 60535 both ways.
A2

1960

00:44 class 'C' to Portobello, 60894. 05:00 class 'C' ex Niddrie West, 60972. G Allan
V2

1961

04:20 spare. Arbroath railcar, not required. J Selbie

1962

10:30 spare. J Fitzpatrick

1963

05:30 harbour pilot, D2712. C Philp
D2/10

1966

13:40 West number 2 pilot, D2414.
class 06

1967

22:00 Diesel depot spare, J McInearney.

1971

22:12 class 7 to Millerhill, 02:17 class 7 ex Millerhill, 5177 both ways.
class 25

1972

00:01 spare.

1976

21:50 book on. Empty grain to Millerhill, 24129. 03:47 liner ex Edin, 47525.
class 24 class 47

1977

21:30 prep. N McReery

1979

13:25 2A32 to Arbroath, 14:23 2L43 ex Arbroath, 55000/51242 both ways. 16:22 2G84 to Edin, 50143/51234. 18:25 2L56 ex Edin, 50163/51224.
class 101 class 122

1982

01:00 ECS to Thornton, 50239/50245+ 51458/51527. LE to Dundee, 26026. Start DMUs at station.
class 101 class 26

1984

12:00 pilot duty, 08762.
class 08

1985

21:00 book on. Ballast at Wormit, 27066. T Moran
class 27

1987

Sprinter instructor. Pass to Haymarket on 07:00. Set to Edin then round Fife circle back to Haymarket, run home 15:04 ex Haymarket, 150259 throughout.
class 150

1988

Sprinter instructor. Train handling 08:40 ex Dundee, 11:53 ex Edin. Ran off copies of fault/failure manual.
class 150

1989

Sprinter instructor. Pass to Edin 07:00 ex Dundee. Train handling, 08:25 to Dundee, 10:25 return To Edin, 150244. Home pass 13:25 ex Edin.
class 150


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