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On This Day in History - April

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  1. Johnw

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    On this day in History – Scotland – 23rd April 1972

    On this day forty years ago it was the second day of my first “Freedom of Scotland” Railrover and the day being Sunday we have hired a car and it is “shed bash” day starting at Millerhill, Edinburgh.

    Millerhill
    Class 08 (3316, 3730/31/32, 3884), class 17 (8505/28/61/65/79/80/81/83/86/87/88/93/97, 8600/01), class 40 (261, 358)
    South Leith
    Class 08 (3317, 3902)
    Leith Central (64H)
    Class 06 (2435), class 08 (3241, 3888/89)
    Haymarket (64B)
    Class 08 (3739, 3878, 3931), class 20 (8000/05/07/10, 8317), class 24 (5065/66/69/95), class 25 (7578/80/81/82/91), class 26 (5301/03/05/06/07/08/20), class 27 (5374/80/91/92/93, 5400/04/08/11), class 40 (208/61/63/65/66/80/83, 359/60/61/63/65/68), class 47 (1500, 1764, 1964), class 55 (9006/19)
    Townhill (62C)
    Class 06 (2414/40), class 08 (3216, 3344/89, 3737), class 20 (8320/22), class 24 (5067), class 26 (5302), class 37 (6937)
    Thornton Junction
    Class 08 (3341), class 20 (8004, 8318/25/26/27), class 26 (5318/21), class 37 (6858)
    Alloa
    Class 08 (3340), class 26 (5314), class 37 (6903)
    Grangemouth (65F)
    Class 06 (2444), class 08 (3279, 3529/56/57), class 20 (8082/91, 8319), class 24 (5009/90), class 25 (5157/76), class 37 (6838/42/43/48/50/52/54, 6904)
    Eastfield (65A)
    Class 06 (2421/24), class 08 (3182, 3393/96, 3536, 3886/87/99, 3901/21, 4097), class 20 (8001/24/30/80/78/86/97, 8100/02/07/17, 8321/23), class 24 (5006/11/12/14/16/17/96, 5100/01/13/20/49/50), class 25 (5166/77), class 26 (5309/11/29), class 27 (5350/54/56/58/60/61/62/63/66/69/73/78/79/98, 5410/14), class 37 (6840/47/49/55/56/59), class 40 (264)
    Cowlairs
    Class 29, (6100/03/07/13/14/16/32)
    Corkerhill (67C)
    Class 08 (3545, 3728/33, 3906), class 26 (5315), class 47 (1922)
    Polmadie (66A)
    Class 06 (2420/36), class 08 (3391,3418, 3923), class 17 (8507/08/28/29/32/36/52/68/74), class 20 (8085/90/98/99, 8104/08/13/23/24/26), class 24 (5010/15/19), class 25 (5160/78, 7576), class 26 (5344), class 29 (6101/23/24/37), class 37 (6841/51), class 40 (225), class 47 (1612/14/26, 1725, 1949/51/59/95), class 50 (414/16/18/39/45)
    Hamilton (66C)
    Class 08 (3285, 3348/83)
    Motherwell (66B)
    Class 08 (3282/84, 3349/86, 3552), class 20 (8027/46/79/93, 8105/09/27), class 24 (5000/01/02/03/07/08/13/97/99, 5148), class 25 (5158/61), class 37 (6844/45), class 50 (430)
    Bathgate
    Class 20 (8017/18/19)

    Locomotives of note are the large numbers of withdrawn class 17 Claytons (Millerhill and Polmadie) and class 29 NBL Type 2’s (Cowlairs and Polmadie) awaiting disposal:

    A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

    2420 (06003) – 06003_0807_Rowsley | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    3396 (08326) – 08326_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    3732 (08565) – 08565_1977_08_Haymarket | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    3739 (08572) – 08572_1976_03_Haymarket | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    3906 (08738) – 08738_0903_Toton | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8001 (20001) – 20001_1104_Wirksworth | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8004 (20004) – 20004_1977_02_Attenborough | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8018 (20018) – 20018_1977_10_Toton | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8030 (20030) – 20030_1976_04_Derby | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8080 (20080) – 20080_1976_03_Motherwell | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8098 (20098) – 20098_1202_Loughborough | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8123 (20123) – 20123_1979_07_Kingmoor | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8126 (20126) – 20126_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5000 (24005) – 24005_1976_12_Reddish | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5006 (24006) – 24006_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5010 (24010) – 24010_1976_08_Doncaster | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5015 (24015) – 24015_1977_01_Doncaster | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5099 (24099) – 24099_1977_03_Doncaster | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5113 (24113) – 24113_1976_08_Inverness | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5120 (24120) – 24120_1976_08_Edinburgh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5150 (24150) – 24150_1976_08_Dundee | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5161 (25011) – 25011_1976_03_Ayr | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
     
  2. Johnw

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    On this day in History – Scotland – 24th April 1972

    On this day forty years ago it was the third day of my first “Freedom of Scotland” Railrover and the day starts at Haymarket for a “push pull” service to Glasgow and out to Gourock for a morning on the Clyde steamers. It was then back to Glasgow for a round trip to Dundee – Edinburgh – Glasgow followed by a trip down to Carlisle in time to catch the overnight Euston – Stranrear for a sleep.

    Haymarket
    Class 08 (3931), class 20 (8318/27), class 24 (5121), class 25 (7578), class 26 (5313), class 27 (5348/74/80), class 47 (1738), class 55 (9010)
    Haymarket – Glasgow Queen Street (5374/80)
    Class 06 (2413), class 08 (3416, 3739), class 20 (8007/10, 8319), class 24 (5069/95), class 25 (7580), class 26 (5306/10/17/24), class 27 (5357/67/68/92, 5413), class 29 (6100/32), class 40 (280, 361/65), class 47 (1964/73)
    Glasgow Central - Gourock (003)
    Class 06 (2433), class 08 (3908), class 25 (7579), class 85 (E3072)
    Gourock – Glasgow Central
    Class 08 (3297), class 20 (8079, 8121), class 46 (168), class 50 (402/14)
    Glasgow Queen Street – Dundee (5352 - Perth, 360)
    Class 08 (3901/30/32, 4098), class 24 (5017, 5101), class 26 (5313/16), class 27 (5350/56/57/62/63/80/84/89, 5413), class 37 (6849), class 40 (360), class 47 (1725), class 50 (447)
    Dundee MPD (62B)
    Class 06 (2416/22/43), class 08 (3346, 3411, 3893, 3904), class 24 (5070/72), class 26 (5308/11), class 27 (5352), class 40 (265), class 47 (1969)
    Dundee – Edinburgh (1706)
    Class 06 (2426/37/38), class 08 (3560, 3742, 3879, 3957), class 20 (8318/26/27), class 26 (5306), class 27 (5405/09/12), class 40 (260/65), class 47 (1706)
    Glasgow Queen Street
    Class 24 (5125), class 27 (5361/84)
    Glasgow Central – Carlisle
    Class 20 (8113), class 25 (7584), class 27 (5406), class 47 (1612), class 50 (416/19)
    Carlisle
    Class 08 (3530, 4142/56), class 11 (12083), class 24 (5118), class 25 (5283), class 27 (5355/56), class 40 (326), class 46 (168), class 47 (1674, 1839, 1952), class 50 (402/15/16/40/45)

    3739 (08572) – 08572_1976_03_Haymarket | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    4142 (08912) – 08912_1976_12_Derby_Works | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8079 (20079) – 20079_1978_02_Derby | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    8113 (20113) – 20113_1977_05_Colwick | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5118 (24118) – 24118_1976_03_Ayr | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5125 (24125) – 24125_1976_04_Carstairs | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5306 (26006) – 26006_1976_03_Millerhill | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5311 (26011) – 26011_1976_08_Inverness | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5350 (27004) – 26011_1976_08_Inverness | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5352 (27006) – 27006_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5361 (27015) – 27015_1976_03_Glasgow | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5367 (27021) – 27021_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5405 (27041) – 27041_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    5409 (27210) – 27210_1977_04_Edinburgh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    260 (40060) – 40060_1976_03_Haymarket | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    280 (40080) – 40080_1979_06_York | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    360 (40160) – 40160_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    365 (40165) – 40165_1979_02_Chesterfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    416 (50016) – 50016_1976_04_Bristol1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    419 (50019) – 50019_1978_01_Reading | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    9010 (55010) – 55010_1977_01_Kings_Cross | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
     
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