26025 on a vice DMU turn, Aug 86

August 1986 will long be remembered for the loco hauled Kirkcaldies. A DMU shortage saw load 4/5 Mk I’s substituting for the DMU’s. Heres 26025 at Waverly after the good run detailed below….

26025 1031 Kirkcaldy – Edinburgh August 21st 1986 (vice DMU).

                                                Sched                          Actual

0 – Kirkcaldy                                      1031                           1032.19            —-

3.19 – Kinghorn                    1035    1036          1036.52    1037.19            41.45

5.8 – Burntisland                   1040    1041          1041.33    1042.13            36.99

8.5 – Aberdour                      1046    1047          1046.48    1047.19            35.34

12.78 – Inverkieting              1053    1054          1053.51    1054.30            39.3

14.65 – North Queensferry   1058    1059          1058.30    1059.52            28.05

16.49 – Dalmeny                    1103   1104           1102.39    1104.05            39.66  

21.43 – South Gyle                1110   1111           1110.24    1110.40            46.92

24.69  – Haymarket               1118   1119           1115.47    1116.49            38.22

34.53 – Waverley                   1122                     1119.44                              25.5