A week Scottish from Dave Spencer, 52 locos with 39 of these Type 2’s, plus 8 40’s and much mileage. Diversions, loco failures and an overdoss add to the fun too!
06-Sep-80 Sat
86014 2130 Bristol TM – Glasgow/Edinburgh Birmingham NS – Carstairs
07-Sep-80 Sun
47710 Carstairs Edinburgh
05:26 Carstairs Edinburgh

A cracking start for Dave, 26027 and 26024 at Waverly with the 0840 Edinburgh – Inverness via Aberdeen on September 7th 1980

27008 at Aberdeen having arrived with the 0900 from Inverness on September 7th 1980
26027 Edinburgh Inverness via Aberdeen
26024 Edinburgh Inverness via Aberdeen
08:40 Edinburgh Inverness
26024 Inverness Eastfield via Gartcosh
26039 Inverness Eastfield via Gartcosh
27105 Eastfield Glasgow QS
17:30 Inverness Glasgow QS 26039 Glasgow QS Inverness
26024 Glasgow QS Inverness
23:30 Glasgow QS Inverness
08-Sep-80 Mo
26040 Inverness Achanalt
06:36 Inverness Kyle of Lochalsh

You dont see many phots from lonely Achanalt, heres 26032 arriving with the 0704 Kyle – Inverness on September 8th 1980
26032 Achanalt Dingwall
07:04 Kyle of Lochalsh Inverness
26046 Dingwall Inverness
05:30 Wick Inverness
47546 Inverness Perth
10:35 Inverness Euston
27040 Perth Larbert
13:39 Dundee Glasgow QS
25079 Larbert Dundee
14:44 Glasgow QS Dundee
26025 Dundee Arbroath
17:12 Perth Arbroath
47408 Arbroath Aberdeen
17:00 Edinburgh Aberdeen
27021 Aberdeen Inverness
21:02 Aberdeen Inverness
26037 Inverness Glasgow QS
26028 Inverness Glasgow QS
23:50 Inverness Glasgow QS
09-Sep-80 Tu
26029 Stirling Larbert
05:55 Stirling Edinburgh
27111 Larbert Dunblane
06:40 Glasgow QS Dundee
25084 Dunblane Stirling

Whilst festering at Stirling, Dave photted this classic Scottish scene of 40161 arriving with the 0740 Queen St – Aberdeen on September 9th 1980
07:05 Perth Edinburgh
25241 Stirling Larbert
07:39 Dundee Glasgow QS
25035 Larbert Stirling
08:44 Glasgow QS Dundee
26037 Stirling Perth
26028 Stirling Perth
09:05 Glasgow QS Inverness
26025 Perth Edinburgh Div via Stirling
11:05 Perth Edinburgh
47711 Edinburgh Glasgow QS
13:10 Edinburgh Glasgow QS

25035 which Dave raked in earlier at Queen St with the 1139 ex Dundee on Sep 9th 1980
Sc52008 Glasgow Central Kilmacolm
15:07 Glasgow Central Kilmacolm
Sc52011 Kilmacolm Glasgow Central
16:03 Kilmacolm Glasgow Central

40024 whistling away at Queen St with the 1710 slow to Edinburgh on September 9th 1980
40024 Glasgow QS Falkirk Grahamston
17:10 Glasgow QS Edinburgh
47709 Falkirk Grahamston Glasgow QS
17:15 Edinburgh Glasgow QS
27002 Glasgow QS Gleneagles
18:44 Glasgow QS Dundee
40160 Gleneagles Larbert
19:39 Dundee Glasgow QS
27111 Larbert Perth
20:44 Glasgow QS Dundee
27014 Perth Larbert
25239 Perth Larbert
22:20 Perth Euston
26037 Larbert Perth
26028 Larbert Perth
23:30 Glasgow QS Inverness
10-Sep-80 We
47159 Perth Inverness
23:30 Glasgow QS Inverness
27008 Inverness Elgin
06:12 Inverness Elgin
27008 Elgin Inverness
07:15 Elgin Inverness
27005 Inverness Aberdeen
08:27 Inverness Aberdeen
40157 Aberdeen Dundee
11:40 Aberdeen Glasgow QS
27111 Dundee Glasgow QS
13:39 Dundee Glasgow QS
303036 Queen St LL Helensborough Central
15:22 Airdrie Helensborough Central
HJW527N Helensborough Central Helensborough Upper
16:40 FAST CAR UP THE HILL
27106 Helensborough Upper Arrochar & Tarbet
16:35 Glasgow QS Mallaig
27001 Arrochar & Tarbet Helensborough Upper
12:52 Mallaig Glasgow QS
27040 Helensborough Upper Arrochar & Tarbet
18:21 Glasgow QS Oban
27036 Arrochar & Tarbet Glasgow QS
27042 Arrochar & Tarbet Glasgow QS
17:55 Oban Glasgow QS
303037 Queen St LL Springburn
21:32 Balloch Central Springburn
Sc51465 Springburn Cumbernauld
22:29 Springburn Cumbernauld
27014 Cumbernauld Larbert
20:45 Carlisle Perth
40064 Larbert Mossend
11-Sep-80 Th
81001 Mossend Crewe Overdossed
22:20 Perth Euston
86321 Crewe Preston
06:28 BNS Lancaster
86102 Preston Glasgow Central
07:53 Manchester Glasgow Central
27007 Glasgow QS Croy
12:44 Glasgow QS Dundee
40150 Croy Glasgow QS
11:39 Dundee Glasgow QS
40148 Glasgow QS Stirling
13:35 Glasgow QS Aberdeen
Sc51467 Stirling Dunblane
13:19 Edinburgh Dunblane
37111 Dunblane Larbert
13:39 Dundee Glasgow QS
27104 Larbert Dunblane
14:44 Glasgow QS Dundee
Sc51474 Dunblane Stirling
15:39 Dunblane Edinburgh
40063 Stirling Glasgow QS
13:40 Aberdeen Glasgow QS
27012 Glasgow QS Falkirk Grahamston
17:10 Glasgow QS Edinburgh
47709 Falkirk Grahamston Glasgow QS
17:15 Edinburgh Glasgow QS
26010 Glasgow QS Gleneagles
18:44 Glasgow QS Dundee
37111 Gleneagles Larbert
19:39 Dundee Glasgow QS
27104 Larbert Perth
20:44 Glasgow QS Dundee
40061 Perth Larbert
22:20 Perth Euston
40150 Larbert Inverness
23:05 Edinburgh Inverness
12-Sep-80 Fr

Mail is offloaded at Dingwall as 26034 rests with the 0615 Inverness – Wick on Sep 12th 1980
26034 Inverness Dingwall
06:15 Inverness Wick
26039 Dingwall Achnasheen
06:26 Inverness Kyle of Lochalsh
26040 Achnasheen Dingwall
07:04 Kyle of Lochalsh Inverness

26040 at a soggy Dingwall with the 0704 Kyle – Inverness on September 12th 1980
26022 Dingwall Inverness
05:30 Wick Inverness
26026 Inverness Muir of Ord
10:30 Inverness Kyle of Lochalsh
26033 Inverness Georgemas Jn
11:10 Inverness Wick
26033 Georgemas Jn Thurso
15:29 Georgemas Jn Thurso
26033 Thurso Georgemas Jn
17:49 Thurso Georgemas Jn
26032 Georgemas Jn Inverness
17:46 Wick Inverness
08568 Inverness Shunt portions
26037 Inverness Glasgow QS
26028 Inverness Glasgow QS
23:50 Inverness Glasgow QS
13-Sep-80 Sa
27020 Glasgow QS Tyndrum Upper
06:00 Glasgow QS Mallaig

27102 arrives at Tyndrum Lower with the 0758 Oban – Glasgow on September 13th 1980
27102 Tyndrum Lower Ardlui
07:58 Oban Glasgow QS

27041 at Oban with the 1220 to Glasgow , 27041 was to fail in the Cowlairs area, Sep 13th 1980
27041 Ardlui Oban
08:05 Glasgow QS Oban
27041 Oban Sig C53 FAILED
27111 Sig C53 Glasgow QS 12:20 Oban – Glasgow QS
87021 Glasgow Central Crewe
17:30 Glasgow Central Euston
86253 Crewe BNS
20:12 Manchester Euston
Thanks again to Dave Spencer for the moves, memories and phots from happy times North of the border
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