Thanks to Jim Burton for the memories..
Jims moves for the day,,,
27111/27212 1O10 0805 Edinburgh – Glasgow QS ……Waverley – Falkirk High
27110/27209 1O09 0830 Glasgow QS -Edinburgh Wav …Falkirk High – Waverley
40034 1Z38. 0915 Edinburgh Waverley-Birmingham NS…Waverley – Carstairs
81019 1Z38. 0915 Edinburgh Waverley-Birmingham New Street…Carstairs-Carlisle
40092 1S49 0715 Nottingham-Glasgow Central….Carlisle – Annan
40108 1M03. 1045 Glasgow Central-Carlisle…..Annan – Carlisle
81009 1S67 0950 SO Birmingham NS-Edinburgh Waverley….Carlisle – Carstairs
40084 1S67 0950 SO Birmingham NS-Edinburgh Waverley…Carstairs-Waverley
40156 1A38. 1455 Edinburgh Waverley-Aberdeen…Waverley – Kirkcaldy
47053 1G80 1437 Aberdeen-Edinburgh Waverley….Kirkcaldy – Waverley
40007 1M55 1805 Edinburgh Waverley-Liverpool LS..Waverley – Haymarket
DMU 1650 Glasgow C – Edinburgh Waverley ….Haymarket – Waverley
47053 1A55 1855 SO Edinburgh Waverley-Aberdeen…Waverley – Kirkcaldy
40140 1G19 1644 Inverness-Edinburgh Waverley…Kirkcaldy – Waverley
The full logs of the day
It began early on 2Y01 0609 Hamilton West-Waverley with formed of Classes 116/115 High-Density units. On arrival, in order to pass the time until the departure of 1Z38 0915 New Street due to run independently of the Glasgow portion, the decision was made to take 1O10 to Falkirk High and cover the 0810 Queen Street-Scarborough Central, booked for a Class 37, on a +5 minutes connection.
DATE :- Saturday, July 14, 1979
TRAIN :- 1O10 0805. Edinburgh Waverley-Glasgow Queen Street
LOCOMOTIVES :- 27111 (ED)/27212 (ED)
LOAD :- 6 vehicles, 191 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D210
DEPART EDINBURGH WAVERLEY :- TIME
ARRIVE HAYMARKET :- 0.5 minutes late
DEPART HAYMARKET :- 0.5 minutes late
ARRIVE FALKIRK HIGH :- 0.5 minutes late
0.00. Waverley 0. 0. 00 –
SIGNALS 24/*13
0.56. Haymarket Tunell E 2. 25 15
1.18. Haymarket 3.5 3. 55 30/29/-
0.00 0 0. 00 –
2.11. Saughton Junction 3. 03 43/54.5/61
4.35. Gogar 4. 55 64/67.5/72
6.98. Ratho 7. 10 75/75/79
7.30. Bathgate Junction 7 7. 27 80
78.5/80/82
11.40. Winchburgh Junction 10 10. 23 80.5/82
13.31 Philipstoun 11. 56 78.5/82/83.5
16.40. Linlithgow 14. 14. 06 83.5/81
18.73. Bo’ness Junction 15. 51 82/83/81
21.08. Polmont 17.5 17. 32 82
24.20. Falkirk High 20.5 20. 27 80/61/33.5/-
So far, so good – the arrival of the Scarborough was confidently expected. The minutes ticked by – still no sign!!! All of a sudden word came – delay to the stock working into Queen Street – some 30 late departure!! Fortunately there was a fall-back – 1O09 the push-pull back to Haymarket – this time on a +4 minute connection-
pity that we were 6 late off Falkirk, but with judicious use of the recovery time, things should be OK.
DATE :- Saturday, July 14, 1979
TRAIN :- 1O09 0830 Glasgow Queen Street -Edinburgh Waverley
LOCOMOTIVES :- 27110 (ED)/27209 (HA)
LOAD :- 6 vehicles, 191 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D210
DEPART FALKIRK HIGH :- 6 minutes late
ARRIVE HAYMARKET :- 2.75 minutes late
0.00. Falkirk High 0 0. 00 –
3.12. Polmont 3.5 3. 57
5.47. Bo’ness Junction 5. 57
7.80. Linlithgow 7 7. 35
10.89. Philipstoun 9 58
12.80. Winchburgh Junction 11 11. 39
16.90. Bathgate Junction 14.5 14. 49
17.22. Ratho 15. 08
19.85. Gogar (4) 17. 25
22.09. Saughton Junction 19. 00
24.20. Haymarket 25 21. 43
A brisk bale….followed by an even brisker ascent of the steps to the footbridge….
a nervous glance at the signal for Platform 4….at red….1Z38 must be late away…..
7 late into Haymarket….and a required 40 at that!!!!
DATE :- Saturday, July 14, 1979
TRAIN :- 1Z38. 0915 Edinburgh Waverley-Birmingham New Street
LOCOMOTIVE :- 40034 (LO) – to Carstairs
81019 (GW) – from Carstairs
LOAD :- 10 vehicles, 348 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D350 to Carstairs ; E455 from Carstairs
DEPART HAYMARKET :- 7 minutes late
ARRIVE CARSTAIRS :- 7.25 minutes late
DEPART CARSTAIRS :- 5 minutes late
ARRIVE CARLISLE ;- 7.5 minutes late
Apologies for quality but it was dark and was 40034 “Accra’s” last passenger working at York on December 17th 1983. She had replaced 40028 at New St on the returning epic “Christmas Cracker” railtour. 40034 was sadly withdrawn on Jan 8th 1984 and cut soon afterwards
0.00. Haymarket 0. 0 00 –
((3))
1.35. Slateford Junction 5.5 3. 12 30/33.5/36
1.67. Slateford 3. 44 37.5
2.60. Kingsknowe 5. 12 38.5/38.5
5.11. Curriehill 8. 47 40/41.5/42
7.31. Ravelrig Junction 11. 35 43/43/43
8.83. Camps Junction 13. 54 44.5/44.5 47
9.70. Midcalder 15. 00 48.5
10.90. Midcalder Junction 17.5 16. 56. 50/48.5
49/46/43.5
14.95. Harburn 21 38 40/40.5
18.01. Cobbinshaw 27. 22 38/38/38/41.5
PWS *40 *43
21.16 Auchengray 29. 53. 56/67.5/71
25.31. Carnwath 33. 37 73.5/69/67.5/64
26.52. Carstairs East Junction 35. 19 43/34/30
27.12. Carstairs 37.5 37. 45. 30/-
0.00 0 0. 00 –
0.45. Strawfrank Junction 2 1. 51 33.5
5.11. Thankerton 6. 00 62/68.5/81.5/87.5
6.77. Symington 7. 09 88
10.38. Lamington 9. 35 93/90/88
83.5/86/
15.78. Abington 11 13. 17 86/9095/89
18.45. Crawford 15. 01 86.5/90
21.00. Elvanfoot 16. 47 92.5/91.5/92.5
23.92. Beattock Summit 17.5 18. 46 87.5/86/90
28.22. Greskine 20. 36 90/92.5/94
33.87. Beattock 25 25. 15 95/90/96
39.11. Wamphray 28. 42 89/90/90/90
41.88. Dinwoodie 30. 28. 91/94
44.90. Nethercleuch 32. 27 95/90/91.5
47.78. Lockerbie 34 34. 19 91/94
50.83. Castlemilk 36. 28 89/90/89
53.48. Ecclefechan (4) 38. 04 90/90/90/
PWS (*40)
56.90. Kirtlebridge 41. 28 91/48.5/*44
60.61. Kirkpatrick 44. 06. 67.5/88/90
63.45. Quintinshill 50 46. 01 90/83/75
65.04. Gretna Junction 51 47. 12 89/91
66.37. Mossband 48. 01 84.5/78/83.5
67.57. Floriston 48. 59 78/83.5
69.53. Rockcliffe 50. 31 78/77.5
72/63/53/56/
SIGNAL STOP
55. 40) 36/*0
59. 19)
73.61. Carlisle 58.5 61. 07 –
Not the greatest run I ever experienced with a Class 40 but I suppose that with 10/348 on it was not too bad. Anyhow, considering that 40034 was required, I was hardly complaining!!! The 81 was comfortably in control – the run obviously spoilt by the concluding signal stop – not unknown outside Carlisle!!
The magic of bashing! You were hoping for a “roarer” and not only does it produce, but its an 81 still with domino headcode. All happened at Wolves on December 3rd 1983 with 81019 on the 1120 Liverpool – Birmingham NS
I had assumed that I would be at Carlisle till the 0950 SO ex-New Street put in an appearance…….so much for planning……..40092, another required 40 was waiting to take over on 1S49 which, in those days, was routed by the G&SW! So, thinking that 1S67 was not on……..and with 1M03 to come back on ex-Annan………
DATE :- Saturday, July 14,1979
TRAIN :- 1S49 0715 Nottingham-Glasgow Central
LOCOMOTIVE :- 40092 (HM)
LOAD :- 9 vehicles, 307.75 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D315
DEPART CARLISLE :- 19 minutes late
ARRIVE ANNAN :- 21.5 minutes late
0.00. Carlisle 0 0. 00 –
4.08. Rockcliffe 5. 44 23/54.5/72
6.05. Floriston 7. 21 75/74.5
8.57. Gretna Junction 9 9. 42 71/76.5/*36
SIGNALS 35/*30.5
9.58. Gretna Green 11. 25 31
11.75. Rigg 14. 28 43/57.5/63
14.63. Eastriggs 16. 52 69/72.5/73.5/76.5/
78.5/75/62/
17.64. Annan 17.5 19. 33 47/-
A much better 40 run. Admittedly there was a loss of time, but the schedule, with the signal check, would have taxed a 47 never mind a 40!!! Some 15 minutes later I was bound for Carlisle again with another 40!! Not required but never mind……
DATE :- Saturday, July 14, 1979
TRAIN :- 1M03. 1045 Glasgow Central-Carlisle
LOCOMOTIVE :- 40108 (LO)
LOAD :- 5 vehicles, 166 tons tare
DEPART ANNAN :- 1.5 minutes early
ARRIVE CARLISLE :- 0.75 minutes early
0.00. Annan 0 0. 00 –
3.01. Eastriggs 3. 46
5.89. Rigg (1) 6. 04 72
8.06. Gretna Green 8. 03
9.07. Gretna Junction 11 9. 51 *51.5
11.59. Floriston 12. 10 62/73.5/69/69
13.56. Rockcliffe 13. 56 68/64.5/66/68
64/63.5/58/47/
17.64. Carlisle 20 20. 50 47/-
OK, so the load was a featherweight, but I draw your attention to ‘even time” before
Gretna Green!!! The day was getting better and better – one of those days when somebody was on your side!!! There seemed to be an awful lot of passengers on the down platform – a quick glance at the board in the crew room……1S67 was 22 minutes late!!! Some moments later 81009 (my second required roarer of the day!!) arrived, and I was on my way back to Haymarket, with the aim of catching 1A38, which rumour had it was booked for a required 40!! not, only that but reports gave indication of another rare (for Scotland!!) 40 having worked out on the morning Inverness. The day was becoming epic!!
DATE:- Saturday, July 14, 1979
TRAIN :- 1S67 0950 SO Birmingham New Street-Edinburgh Waverley
LOCOMOTIVE :- 81009 (GW) to Carstairs
40084 (GD). from Carstairs
LOAD :- 8 vehicles, 282 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D315 ; D455
DEPART CARLISLE :- 22 minutes late
ARRIVE CARSTAIRS :- 23.75 minutes late
DEPART CARSTAIRS :- 24 minutes late
ARRIVE HAYMARKET :- 19.75 minutes late
Apologies for quality but this is a rare working for 40084. She is running round the 0840 Halifax – Kings X portion at Wakefield Kirkgate. At Wakefield Westgate the 40 would reverse the portion onto the rear of a Leeds – Kings X service on June 22nd 1977. The next day the more usual 31417 was on this portion working, yawn! All 2 years before Jim had 40084!
0.00 Carlisle 0 0. 00 –
30/62/
4.08. Rockcliffe 4. 35 72/85/86
6.04. Floriston ((2)) 5. 52 91/92/95
8.57. Gretna Junction 9.5 7. 38 86.5/87.86
10.16. Quintinshill 11.5 8. 44 95/92
13.00. Kirkpatrick 10. 30 90/90.5/89
16.71. Kirtlebridge 12. 50 88/91/95
20.13. Ecclefechan 15. 08 90/91/92.5
22.68. Castlemilk 16. 47 86/88
25.83. Lockerbie 21 18. 49 92.5/91/95/97
28.71. Nethercleuch 20. 37 95/97.5/92
31.78. Dinwoodie 22. 35 92/94/94
34.60. Wamphray 24. 17 97.5/91/92.5
39.74. Beattock 29.5 27. 52 89/85/86
90/83.5/78/
45.39. Greskine 32. 05 76.5/75
49.69. Beattock Summit 37 35. 42 73.5/72/71.5
52.61. Elvanfoot 37. 43 84.5/91
55.16. Crawford 39. 28 87.5
57.85. Abington 42.5 41. 25 86/71.5
PWS 20 *20.5/39/56
63.23. Lamington 46. 53 70.5/89
66.84. Symington 49. 15 89/97/95
68.50. Thankerton 50. 22 87.5/88
73.16. Strawfrank Junction 52.5 54. 28 92/86/30.5
73.61. Carstairs 54.5 56. 17 25/-
0.00. 0 0. 00 –
0.61. Carstairs East Junction 2. 14 15/25
SIGNALS. 31/*10
1.71. Carnwath 4. 54 21
31/46/
5.96. Auchengray 9. 59 50/59/63.5
9.11. Cobbinshaw 13. 16 60/58.5/58/54.5
12.17. Harburn 16. 01 60/64.5/69/72/74
16.22. Midcalder Junction 18 19. 26 75/73.5/71/64/*60
17.42. Midcalder 20. 34 62/64
18.29. Camps Junction 21. 20 67.5
19.81. Ravelrig Junction 22. 49 71/72
22.01. Curriehill (4) 24. 19 76.5/80/74
24.52. Kingsknowe ((0.5)) 26. 33 73.5/67/63
25.35. Slateford 33.5 27. 35. 54.5/55
25.77. Slateford Junction 27. 59 40
SIGNALS 35/*12
27.12. Haymarket 36.5 31. 49 –
Another excellent performance for a 40 – unusual to achieve 80 down from ravel rig Junction. The time now approx 1435 – just right , giving me a 20 minute break from timing…true to report 40156, my third required 40 of the day!!!!
DATE :- Saturday, July 14.1979
TRAIN :- 1A38. 1455 Edinburgh Waverley-Aberdeen
LOCOMOTIVE :- 40156 (HM)
LOAD:- 7 vehicles, 229.5 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D280
DEPART HAYMARKET :- 4.5 minutes late
ARRIVE INVERKEITHING :- 6.25 minutes late
DEPART INVERKEITHING :- 6.5 minutes late
ARRIVE KIRKCALDY. :- 9 minutes late
0.00. Haymarket 0. 0. 00 –
2.11. Saughton Junction 3 22 32.5/49/53
5.33. Turnhouse 6. 26 62/64/67.5/71
SIGNALS *26
8.26. Dalmeny 9 10. 36 31/37/37.5
9.96. Forth Bridge North 13. 23 41.5/41/40
10.08. North Queensferry 13. 34 42
11.98. Inverkeithing 14.5 16. 45 48.5/43/30/-
0.00 0 0. 00 –
PWS 25 *25/
1.88. Donibristle 4. 21 33/36
4.27. Aberdour 7. 23 39/41/50.5/*45
6.97. Burntisland 9.5 11. 16 57.5/58/*26
40.5/47/
9.58. Kinghorn 15. 08 46/*32/35
11.67. Invertiel Junction 17. 35 45.5/47.5/53/56
SIGNALS 39.5/*20.5
12.73. Kirkcaldy 18 20. 34 –
In defence of 40156 it could be said that the signal checks did not help….however, there’s no denying that the climb out of Inverkeithing was poor with only load 7.
Well, it could not go on, could it?? There had to a loco which was NOT greeted with any enthusiasm!! This duly appeared, at the head of 1G80………………
DATE :- Saturday, July 14, 1979
TRAIN :- 1G80 1437 Aberdeen-Edinburgh Waverley
LOCOMOTIVE :- 47053 (ED)
LOAD :- 8 vehicles, 261 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D280
DEPART KIRKCALDY :- TIME
ARRIVE INVERKEITHING :- 3.5 minutes late
DEPART INVERKEITHING :- 3.5 minutes late
ARRIVE HAYMARKET :- 1.75 minutes early
DEPART HAYMARKET :- 2 minutes early
ARRIVE WAVERLEY :- 1.75 minutes early
0.00. Kirkcaldy 0 0. 00 –
1.06. Invertiel Junction 2. 00
PWS 20
3.15. Kinghorn 5. 39
5.76. Burntisland 7. 9. 39
8.46. Aberdour 13. 38
10.85. Donibristle 16. 17
PWS 20
12.73. Inverkeithing 16.5 19. 54
0.00 0 0. 00
1.90 North Queensferry 3. 27
2.02. Forth Bridge North 3. 40
3.72. Dalmeny 6 6. 28
6.65. Turnhouse ((2)) 9. 10
9.87. Saughton Junction (4) 12. 10
11.98. Haymarket 20.5 15. 15
A slight problem….47053 booked to go back on 1A55, the very train that was needed to “connect” with the up afternoon Inverness!! Nothing else for it….try to get something out to Haymarket. What was this???….only 40007 working the 1805 Lime Street to Carstairs!!!
DATE :- Saturday, July 14. 1979
TRAIN :- 1M55 1805 Edinburgh Waverley-Liverpool Lime Street
LOCOMOTIVE :- 40007
LOAD :- 9 vehicles, 298 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D455
DEPART WAVERLEY :- TIME
ARRIVE HAYMARKET :- 0.75 minutes late
0.00. Edinburgh Waverley 0 0. 00
SIGNAL STOP
2. 17) 19/*0
2. 32)
0.56. Haymarket Tunnel East 2. 52 10
1.18. Haymarket 4 4. 45 33/26/-
Back to Waverley courtesy of 2Y33 1650 ex-Glasgow Central – Classes 107/101 Metro-Cammell units. Thence to Kirkcaldy again……
DATE :- Saturday, July 14, 1979
TRAIN :- 1A55 1855 SO Edinburgh Waverley-Aberdeen
LOCOMOTIVE :- 47053 (ED)
LOAD :- 8 vehicles, 261 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D280
DEPART WAVERLEY :- TIME
ARRIVE HAYMARKET :- 0.75 minutes early
DEPART HAYMARKET :- 0.5 minutes late
ARRIVE INVERKEITHING :- TIME
DEPART INVERKEITHING :- TIME
ARRIVE KIRKCALDY :- 0.5 minutes late
0.00. Edinburgh Waverley 0 0. 00 –
0.56. Haymarket Tunnel East 1. 48 19/25
1.18. Haymarket 4 3. 18 32/33/-
0.00 0 0. 00 –
2.11. Saughton Junction 3. 10 43/51.5/55
5.33. Turnhouse 5. 59 60/68.5/78
8.26. Dalmeny 9 8. 37 78/72/65.5/*45
9.96. Forth Bridge North 11. 31. 38.5/41/37.5/39
10 08. North Queensferry 11. 44. 39
11.98. Inverkeithing 14.5 14. 36 49.5/31/-
0.00 0 0. 00 –
PWS 20 *19/30
1.88. Donibristle 3. 56 44.5/50.5
4.27. Aberdour 6. 29 51.5/55/61/*41.5
6.97. Burntisland 9.5 10. 21 51/56/46/*19
32.5/43/51/
9.58. Kinghorn 14. 19 56/*25/33
11.67. Invertiel Junction 16. 51. 48.5/49/54
12.73. Kirkcaldy 18 18. 31 58.5/47.5/-
OK, so Class 47s were not my favoured form of motive power, but the extra 580 hp came in useful!! Now, the wait for 1G19 proved longer than booked. Quite frankly, the class 40 was NOT the ideal locomotive to work to Inverness!!! They struggled on the banks and often acquired considerable lateness…so it proved tonight. Well worth waiting for, however……a Spring’s Branch loco…..my fourth required 40 of the day!!!!
DATE :- Saturday, 14 July, 1979
TRAIN :- 1G19 1644 Inverness-Edinburgh Waverley
LOCOMOTIVE :- 40140 (SP)
LOAD :- 9 vehicles, 298 tons tare
TIMING LOAD :- D350
DEPART KIRKCALDY :- 27.5 minutes late
ARRIVE INVERKEITHING :- 29.5 minutes late
DEPART INVERKEITHING :- 29 minutes late
ARRIVE HAYMARKET :- 24.75 minutes late
DEPART HAYMARKET :- 26.5 minutes late
ARRIVE WAVERLEY :- 27.5 minutes late
0.00. Kirkcaldy 0 0. 00 –
1.06. Invertiel Junction 2. 04. 24.5/38/45.5
PWS 20 47/39.5/*21/
3.15. Kinghorn 5. 48 34.5/41.5
*29/45/55.5
5.76. Burntisland 8 9. 48 47.5/*23
8.46. Aberdour 13. 53 45/44.5/49.5/44.5/
10.85. Donibristle 16. 48 42/43/50/58
PWS 20. 56/47/*20
12.75. Inverkeithing 18.5 20. 25 29/-
0.00 0 0. 00 –
1.90. North Queensferry 4. 30 26.5/28/28/28
2.02. Forth Bridge North ((2.5)) 4. 46 29
3.72. Dalmeny 9 7. 31 36/40/41.5
45/51/60/
6.65. Tuenhouse 10. 33 71.5/72
66/66.5/
9.87. Saughton Junction (3) 13. 29 70/60/63
59/64/58/
11.98. Haymarket 20.5 16. 15 49.5/-
0.00 0 0. 00 –
0.62. Haymarket Tunnel East 1. 43 25/35/31
1.18. Edinburgh Waverley 3.5 4. 31 20/-
PLATFORM 1
Another Class 40 weak on the banks – 28 mph at North Queensferry was NOT exactly inspiring. Mind, the late arrival meant a welcome cut in the fester time for 2Y48 2204 Waverley-Hamilton West formed of Class 116/175 units.
Loco outcome of the day…..
Class 40 7. (4 required)
Class 27 4
Class 81 2 (2 required)
Class 47 1
It justified the cost of the “Freedom of Scotland”!!!
Thanks to Jim Burton for the epic logs and memories from July 79…
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