290783 moves, Scottish coastal variety.
My “All line Rover” began at Crewe with a quality train namely 1E24 2250 Shrewsbury – York. The power tonight was poor in 47590 but an interesting route via Stockport, Reddish South and Guide Bridge was taken in the NW. A busy Kings X – Aberdeen overnight was joined at Leeds with me grabbing a table vacated by some Leeds folk. On departure i noticed a handbag on the seat opposite me, so i put it on the rack and dossed out.
i awoke at York not by an engine change but by station staff searching the train! On giving them said handbag 47417 was soon storming North again. I next awoke at Edinburgh to join the morning’s “circuit” power on the Edinburgh – Dundees. This was as enjoyable as ever, the highlight being a bellow from the Tay Bridge at the resident seals sunning themselves on a sand bank below at low tide..
Afternoon generator power on the Dundee-Montrose line saw more “newies”, then “nb” power in ex Landore 37196 on the 1918 Dundee – Glasgow. Back at Edinburgh 27004 was scratched all time in insect style to Haymarket, 27004 was also steaming the stock. 47406 returned me South on another busy East Coast overnight.
A good day with 13 locos sampled including 5 “tippies” (newies underlined)
27004, 27012, 27018, 27021, 27050, 37196, 47405, 47406, 47411, 47417, 47421, 47469, 47590.
Phots, Gen and moves from the day. 29/7/83 Fr
47590 1E24 2250 Shrewsbury-York Crewe – Leeds (via Reddish S)
86240 1S06 2100 Euston-Stranraer
47417 1S35 2300 Kings X –Aberdeen Leeds – Edinburgh
47586 1G10 0548 Stirling-Edinburgh
47406 1S35 2300 Kings X –Aberdeen Edinburgh – Haymarket
47210 2O08 0740 Edinburgh-Glasgow
27021 2G14 0621 Dundee-Edinburgh Haymarket – Edinburgh
27012 2L28 0817 Edinburgh-Dundee Edinburgh – Kirkcaldy
27012 at Kirkcaldy with 2L28 0817 Edinburgh – Dundee
20216 shunts the yard at Kirkcaldy, a UKF fertiliser wagon is on the left
27018 2G31 0821 Dundee-Edinburgh Kirkcaldy – Inverkeithing
“Inter City” tippie in 27018 at Inverkeithing with 2G31 0821 Dundee-Edinburgh
27021 2L32 0917 Edinburgh-Dundee Inverkeithing – Kirkcaldy
47586 1N21 0922 Edinburgh-Inverness
27050 2L34 1017 Edinburgh-Dundee Kirkcaldy – Dundee
DMU 0921 Dundee- Edinburgh
47411 1S14 0810 Newcastle-Aberdeen Dundee – Montrose
47411 at Montrose with the semaphores off for 1S14 0810 Newcastle – Aberdeen
47405 1M87 1150 Aberdeen-Nottingham Montrose – Arbroath
47421 1A31 1125 Glasgow-Aberdeen Arbroath – Montrose
47469 1T35 1255 Aberdeen-Glasgow Montrose – Dundee
27018 3G68 1421 Dundee-Edinburgh Dundee – Ladybank
27021 2L44 1417 Edinburgh-Dundee Ladybank – Dundee
27021 at the Dundee blocks
47421 1T42 1455 Aberdeen-Glasgow Dundee – Perth
27007 2L50 1710 Perth-Arbroath
47586 1T43 1430 Inverness-Glasgow
47710 1S59 0930 Euston-Inverness
DMU 1728 Perth-Edinburgh Perth – Dunblane
47708 1C87 1715 Dundee-Perth
47469 1N86 1735 Glasgow-Inverness Dunblane – Perth
47489 1G18 1630 Inverness-Edinburgh
37196 2T51 1918 Dundee-Glasgow Perth – Larbert
As the light fades, 37196 at Larbert with 2T51 1918 Dundee-Glasgow QS
37032 1V59 2200 Stirling-Newton A
DMU 2032 Dunblane-Edinburgh Larbert – Edinburgh
27004 1V58 2305 Edinburgh-Paignton Edinburgh – Haymarket
47489 1N05 2310 Edinburgh-Inverness
47406 1E41 1920 Aberdeen-Kings X Haymarket – York
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