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Diary entries for 25 April

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1950

00:30 spare, J Marr.

1953

01:45 Leuchars pilot, 64822 & 64950. J Morris
J39

1957

04:25 Kelty, 07:40 ex Kelty, 90515 both ways.
wd/8

1958

08:40 Tayport, 09:12 return, 09:45 Tayport , 10:20 return. 10:57 Tayport, 11:35 return - 80123 throughout.
Standard 4 Tank

1959

03:45 blue spots to Craiginches, 60959. Home pass 07:05 ex Aberdeen.
V2

1960

04:05 class 'D' to Craiginches, 60970. Home LE, 60883.
V2

1961

08:25 Dundee West shunt, 12:28 class 'B' Tayport & return, 80123 throughout.
Standard 4 Tank

1963

05:25 class 2 to Aberdeen, D365. 10:05 3E20 meat, D5314+D5317. A McRobb.
class 26 class 40

1966

22:30 Tay Bridge number 1 pilot, D3558.
class 08

1967

06:00 spare &loco prep - D5302/D5319/D5353/D3347. J Spence
class 08 class 26 class 27

1968

14:00 number 2 pilot, D3540.
class 08

1969

13:55 pilot duties, 3558.
class 08

1972

10:29 Freightliner to Aberdeen, 15:38 Freightliner ex Aberdeen, 1785 both ways.

1973

19:49 1S32 to Aberdeen, 1502. 23:45 class 8 ex Guild St, 366.

1975

22:00 loco prep, A Mills.

1980

10:20 7A18 to Craiginches, 40057. 15:30 1T42 ex Aberdeen, 47211.
class 40 class 47

1982

00:01 pilot, 08761.
class 08

1983

05:36 5L23 to Arbroath, 06:35 2L23 ex Arbroath, 07:30 2a14 to Carnoustie, 08:08 2L29 ex Carnoustie - 51232/50260 throughout. 10:02 2A24 to Arbroath, 11:00 2L33 ex Arbroath, 51798/51532 both ways.
class 101

1984

07:00 spare. 09:10 1E52 special for York to Edin, 47005. LE to Millerhill, home pass 11:17 ex Edin. G Gellatly
class 47

1985

Pass to Millerhill 14:28 ex Dundee. 18:05 8L64 cement, 26027+26029.
class 26

1986

Working on rosters with J Menzies.

1987

08:15 2Y** to Arbroath, 09:10 2Y** ex Arbroath, 53686/53732 both ways.
class 120

1988

Instructing at Aberdeen on DBSO-47/7-47-37, D Graham. 08:52 to Aberdeen, 13:05 home.

1989

06:23 1J34 to Edin, 150245+150255. . 08:13 1J25 ex Edin, 09:40 1J08 to Edin, 13:13 1J09 ex Edin, 150285 throughout. Edinburgh trainees on board 08:13 & 09:40.
class 150

1990

15:30 spare. Minder driver to P Ireland & G Dodds, 17:15 to Montrose, 18:33 ex Montrose.


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