Thanks to Jim Burton for the memories, gen and more!
The WTT for May 1974 shows 1C96 as being booked a 24/26 and a departure time from Edinburgh of 2145, what a train albeit a long fester at Carstairs for the next loco move
During my first years living at West Calder, I was employed by British Railways (Scottish Region) at Buchanan House in Cowcaddens, thus I was but rarely in Edinburgh at the back of 2100! Similarly, after I left the railway service whist at Moray House College of Education and during my first years of teaching at Bathgate Academy, I had few opportunities to question whether there were viable alternatives to a DMU from Edinburgh home!!
Table 225 never featured in many of our hurried bible consultations but heres 1C96 as per the May 77 timetable leaving Edinburgh at 2140
By 1976, I was under less pressure and one night decided to try a novel move – Platforms 10/11 (old style) at Waverley contained, at the back of 2100 SX, a motley collection of BGs, GUVs and assorted other parcels vehicle + I BCK – this forming 1C96 2140 SX Waverley-Carstairs. The move was 1C96 to Midcalder and, after a 25 minute fester, the unit down the bank to West Calder.This was the start of 92 runs to Midcalder from either Waverley or Haymarket. I was generally the only passenger at least till the date was announced when 1C96 would cease to carry passengers!!). The fester at Midcalder (OK Kirknewton if you insist!!) was enlivened by discussions with Bobby, the general factotum whose shift technically ended with the departure of 1C96 but who seemed only too willing to discuss not only railways, but also the state of the world with me.
I feel that the route from Edinburgh to Midcalder is worth a mention forming, as it does the first stage in the climb to Scotland’s forgotten summit, Cobbinshaw. After leaving Platform 4 at Haymarket and rounding the relatively recent Duff Street curve,
Slateford Junction marks the point where the original Caledonian route from Edinburgh Princes Street would have joined. From Slateford station the gradient is 1 in 102 to Kingsknowe, 1 in 143 to just past Curriehill, then 1 in 134 to just past Ravelrig Junction then easier to the Midcalder stop. It certainly made for a lot of noise from a Type 2!!
Just what the booked loco for 1C96 was I never completely worked out – the majority of my runs were behind Class 25s from either HA or ED but as will be seen from the following, there were other possibilities!! On final point – distance Haymarket-Midcalder approx 9.72 miles.
DATE LOCOMOTIVE LOAD. SCHEDULE. ACTUAL
HA-MID
27/05/76. 25035 (HA) 6/203 18 14. 48
07/06/76 24107 (HA) 6/171 18 15. 40
sigs *10 after Slateford
08/06/76 25006 (ED) 7/199.5. 18 14. 31
15/06/76 25084 (HA) 7/205 18 15. 57
sigs *25 before Kingsknowe
13/07/76 24115 (HA) 7/215.5 18 15. 33
14/07/76 25237 (HA) 7/196.5 18 15. 01
22/07/76 25092 (ED) 7/201.5 18 15. 27
23/07/76 24065 (HA) 7/201 18 14. 59
sigs *23 before Camps Junc
03/08/76 25086 (HA) 7/194.5 18 15. 16
04/08/76 25239 (ED) 7/196 18 14. 28
10/08/76. 25028 (ED) 7/209 18 14. 08
31/08/76 24065 (HA) 7/202.5 18 14. 36
01/09/76 25092 (ED) 7/206.5 18 18. 24
19/04/77 25226 (HA) 7/212 18 20. 01
20/04/77 40184 (HA) 7/214 18 17. 52
26/04/77 47052 (TE) 7/192 18 16. 50
04/05/77 25238 (HA) 7/211 18 15. 23
11/05/77 25059 (HA) 7/206.5 18 16. 38
16/05/77 40056 (YK) 7/204.5 18 15. 56
17/05/77 25044 (ED) 7/199 18 16. 32
sigs *32 before Camps Junc
on 19/10/76, 22/10/76 and 03/11/76, due to reksignalling between Waverley and Haymarket, 1C96 was retimed to depart at 2128 and diverted round the “Sub”.,
non-stop to Midcalder
19/10/76 25237 (HA) 7/207 34 36. 03
22/10/76 26039 (IS) 7/206 34 33. 43
03/11/76 25083 (IS) 7/215.5 34 32. 14
From 20/05/77, the schedule Haymarket to Midcalder was increased to 19 minutes.
The was a corresponding increase in the timing load from D260 to D600(!!).
Perhaps fortunately 1C96 never remotely approached this weight!!
20/05/77 25229 (ED) 7/204 19 16. 39
27/05/77 25076 (HA) 7/210 19 18. 24
31/05/77. 25087 (ED) 7/216 19 17. 28
sigs *23 before Kingsknowe
03/06/77 26039 (IS) 7/196 19 16. 52
04/07/77 25066 (HA) 7/206 19 14. 04
30/08/77 47494 (HA) 6/176 19 14. 25
06/09/77 25049 (ED) 7/202 19 14. 45
16/03/78 25240 (ED) 7/207.5 19 16. 39
23/03/78 25086 (HA) 8/228.5 19 15. 03
24/03/78 40047 (YK) 8/240 19 15. 14
sigs *28 before Camps Junc
14/04/78 25086 (HA) 8/220.5 19 14. 53
18/04/78 27008 (ED) 8/241.5 19 18. 50
sigs *23 before Camps Junc
20/04/78 25092 (ED) 8/230.5 19 17. 17
sigs *27 before Camps Junc
21/04/78 40009 (KD) 8/234 19 17. 44
01/05/78 25078 (ED) 5/145.5 19 16. 04
sigs *31 before Camps Junc
04/05/78 40033 (LO) 8/231.5 19 13. 50
sigs *30 before Camps Junc
(departure ex-Waverley 7 late due to detached brake pipe
between CK and BG)
08/05/78 25084 (HA) 9/275 19 16. 50
12/05/78 25084 (HA) 9/261 19 17. 37
sigs *24 before Kingsknowe
16/05/78 40111 (LO) 9/264.5 19 15. 23
19/05/78 26034 (IS) 9/259 19 16. 09
23/05/78 26014 (IS) 9/270.5 19 19. 50
24/05/78 26046 (IS) 9/268 19 19. 04
02/06/78 25026 (HA) 9/243 19 15. 36
sigs *31 before Kingsknowe
sigs *32 before Camps Junc
05/06/78 25026 (HA) 7/211 19 14. 45
08/06/78 25090 (ED) 9/266 19 16. 17
13/06/78 25075 (HA) 9/259 19 15. 33
18/06/78 25046 (HA) 9/267.5 19 19. 16
23/06/78 47207 (ED) 9/263 19 17. 27
26/06/78 25240 (ED) 9/267 19 17. 39
sigs *29 before Camps Junc
28/06/78 25090 (ED) 9/259 19 18. 40
18/07/78 27019 (ED) 9/264.5 19 15. 33
19/07/78 26027 (IS) 9/254 19 15. 59
20/07/78 25240 (ED) 9/262 19 15. 40
24/07/78 25078 (ED) 9/261 19 15. 33
31/07/78 40165 (HA) 9/254,5 19 14. 00
01/08/78 25239 (ED) 9/272 19 20. 26
04/08/78 27003 (ED) 9/263 19 15. 20
sigs *29 before Camps Junc
14/08/78 40148 (HA) 9/264.5 19 16. 57
13/09/78 25026 (HA) 9/270 19 17. 20
sigs *17 before Camps Junc
26/09/78 25065 (HA) 9/264 19 20. 38
27/09/78 25033 (HA) 9/256 19 17. 00
sigs *24 before Camps Junc
09/10/78 25076 (HA) 9/264.5 19 15. 32
11/10/78 25237 (HA) 9/273 19 20. 40
12/10/78 27020 (ED) 9/261.5 19 14. 57
16/10/78 25085 (HA) 9/269.5 19 16. 35
17/10/78 25065 (HA) 9/264.5 19 16. 57
19/10/78 26019 (IS) 10/290 19 21. 13
21/11/78 26036 (IS) 9/273 19 17. 41
05/12/78 25026 (HA) 8/246.5 19 17. 06
12/12/78 26011 (HA) 10/305.5 19 16. 36
19/04/79 26028 (IS) 9/265 19 17. 17
29/05/79 26034 (IS) 9/257.5 19 15. 32
03/07/79 26021 (IS) 9/277.5 19 17. 27
sigs *27 before Camps Junc
15/07/79 25007 (ED) 9/260.5 19 16. 12
sigs *14 before Camps Junc
16/07/79 25010 (HA) 7/205.5 19 14. 47
sigs *22 before Camps Junc
27/08/79 25075 (HA) 9/288.5 19 15. 52
15/02/80 26027 (IS) 10/277 19 15. 58
19/02/80 25226 (ED) 9/244 19 17. 31
sigs before Kingsknowe
27/02/80 25026 9HA) 9/261 19 18. 29
sigs before Slateford Junc
04/03/80 26028 (IS) 10/289 19 16. 47
11/03/80 25034 (HA) 10/302 19 18. 41
09/04/80 25065 (HA) 9/277 19 16. 21
28/04/80 25049 (HA) 10/292.5 19 19. 41
06/05/80 25079 (ED) 9/266.5 19 18. 16
sigs before Slateford Junc
22/05/80 26044 (IS) 9/279.5 19 24. 48
sig stop 6..43-6. 51 at
Kingsknowe
sig stop 10. 22-12. 59
after Kingsknowe
11/06/80 27106 (ED) 8/233 19 15. 10
12/06/80 27022 (ED) 10/290.5 19 17. 29
11/08/80 25065 (HA) 9/255 19 20. 36
15/08/80 26037 (IS) 9/257.5 19 20. 31
sigs before Slateford Junc
sig stop 4. 39-6. 26
before Slateford
16/09/80 27012 (ED) 10/296.5 19 17. 52
Haulage by Class
24 4 runs 3 locos
25 54 33
26 16 12
27 7 7
40 8 8
47 3 3
One of 8 40’s Jim had on 1C76 seen here at the blocks at Glasgow Queen St, 40033 is whistling away after arriving on 2T55 2028 ex Perth, 37043 had arrived on a return “Popex” from Haymarket on May 31st 1982. A Tony Ewer phot
Haulage by individual loco.. 24065, 24107, 24115, 25006, 25007, 25010, 25026, 25028, 25033, 25034, 25035, 25044, 25046, 25049, 25059, 25065, 25066, 25075, 25076, 25078, 25079, 25083, 25084, 25085, 25086, 25087, 25090, 25092, 25226, 25229, 25237, 25238, 25239, 25240, 26011, 26014, 26019, 26021, 26027, 26028, 26034, 26036, 26037, 26039, 26044, 26046, 27003, 27008, 27012, 27019, 27020, 27022, 27106, 40009, 40033, 40047, 40056, 40111, 40148, 40165, 40184, 47052, 47207 and last and least! 47494….
Quite a list Jim, what a train 1C96 was !!
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