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Diary entries for 31 July

Key: Steam | Diesel | Unit

1950

04:05 Leuchars goods, 05:15 return 64530 both ways. J Milne
J35

1953

23:45 class 'E' Portobello, 61987. 10:35 class 'D' ex Niddrie, 60955. Change over at Lochmuir. H Lonie
K3 V2

1954

04:00 Niddrie, 60808. Home pass 08:38 ex Edin. R Selbie
V2

1957

01:29 class 'J' to Craiginches, cancelled. Spare.

1958

ECS to Leuchars, 08:23 coast, home LE ex Thornton, 13:46 Tayport & return - 61359 throughout. J Stewart
B1

1959

12:46 Tayport & return, 80124. T Curran
Standard 4 Tank

1961

04:49 class 'A' to Aberdeen, 09:42 class 'A' ex Aberdeen, D5317+D5307 both ways. W Cuthbert
class 26

1962

23:55 spare. R Angus

1963

13:00 spare. Conduct Perth man to Montrose & return (17:00-19:45), 51249/51237.
class 101

1964

21:45 number 3 West pilot, D3346. T Mitchell
class 08

1966

08:00 depot spare. Refuelling railcars. J McInally

1967

08:00 prep. 6147/5333/5064/6123/261.
class 21/29 class 24 class 26 class 40

1968

22:30 depot prep, 3346/3893/5318/5307. S McRae
class 08 class 26

1969

05:55 pilot duty, 3558.
class 08

1970

L&B to Ladybank, Class 7 to Niddrie West, 02:17 class 8 ex Millerhill, 5317 throughout.
class 26

1972

14:00 spare.

1973

00:53 7C22 to Cadder, 04:28 7L12 ex Cadder to Perth, LE home - 5389 throughout. J Laing
class 27

1974

00:53 7C22 to Cadder, 27010. 04:28 7L12 ex Cadder, 27022. T Nugent
class 27

1975

21:41 6E38 to Millerhill, 40062. 7L03 ex Millerhill, 24117.
class 24 class 40

1976

22:00 depot spare. G Robertson

1980

00:01 spare. 6S40 running late, Dundee 03:47, Craiginches 05:35, 40037. Home pass 06:00 ex Aberdeen - by skin of teeth.
class 40

1982

06:32 1S79 to Aberdeen, 11:50 1C93 (Nottingham) ex Aberdeen, 47518 both ways. Not getting full power.
class 47

1984

08:00 spare.

1985

13:35 spare. Work late liner to Larbert, 4V** 47227+20/1261. DMU to Stirling then 19:25 ex Glasgow pass home.
class 47

1986

08:24 1T10 to Queen St, 47710. 11:05 4L33 ex Queen St, 27001. 7 mins late start awaiting guard. Shunted at Larbert, home pass 13:26 ex Perth.
class 27 class 47

1987

Sprinter instructor. 08:20 service run to Edin, 10:08 run to Kirkcaldy, 11:14 back to Haymarket. 150257 throughout. Home pass 12:15 ex Edin.
class 150

1988

08:00 spare. Swapped loco on Glasgow - Aberdeen at 13:40, 37066 on, 27046 off.
class 27 class 37

1989

07:00 1J04 to Edin, 150252+150208. 08:27 1J03 ex Edin to Dundee, 10:52 1J10 to Edin, 150208 both ways. 13:25 1J13 ex Edin, 150285.
class 150


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