Days Out No. 47 : 15th - 17th June 1957 - Edinburgh to Aberdeen

Visits to the major sheds in the Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen areas.
St. Margarets
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railway							opened:	1866	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		STM
type:	A large brick-built 6TS shed, and a roundhouse.						closed:	Apr-63	Feb 1950 - May 1967		64A
location:	On both sides of the line, east of Waverley station.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		St - Stanier		NBR - North British Railway
Saturday 15th June 1957					64A		2.05pm - 2.30pm			total:	78
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)		D30 4-4-0				V2 2-6-2		K3 2-6-0		J35 0-6-0 (NBR)
69130	64A	62424	64A Claverhouse S			60804	62B	61823	64A	64462	64A
69141	64A	62437	64B Adam Woodcock			60813	64A	61875	52B	64479	64A
69152	64A	D34 4-4-0				60836	64A	61876	64A	64489	64A
69167	64A	62471	64A Glen Falloch			60900	64A	61878	64A	64518	64A
69168	64A	62483	64A Glen Garry			B1 4-6-0		61879	64A	64524	64A
69219	64A	62487	64A Glen Arklet			61064	68E	61881	64A	64532	64A
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		62488	64A Glen Aladale			61099	64A	61885	64A	J38 0-6-0
40159	64A	62490	64A Glen Fintaig			61184	64A	61900	64A	65912	64A
V1 2-6-2T		62494	64A Glen Gour			61191	64A	61911	64A	65918	64A
67607	64A	D49 4-4-0				cl 5MT 4-6-0		61917	52D	65919	64A
67629	64A	62711	64A Dumbartonshire			44820	63A	61937	68E	65920	64A
67649	64A	62712	64A Morayshire			44956	65A	J37 0-6-0 (NBR)		65927	64A
67666	64A	62718	64A Kinross-shire			Y9 0-4-0ST (NBR)		64538	64A	65934	64A
V3 2-6-2T		J36 0-6-0 (NBR)		J88 0-6-0T (NBR)		68097	64A	64582	64A	J39 0-6-0
67605	64A	65305	64A	68320	64A	68102	64A	64625	64A	64794	64A
67609	64A	65310	64A	68338	64A	68115	64A	64637	64A	64986	64A
BR 2MT 2-6-0		65327	64A	68348	64A	68119	64A	C16 4-4-2T (NBR)
78048	64A	cl 2MT 2-6-0				cl 0F 0-4-0ST (Dr)		67497	64A	S - stored
78049	64A	46462	64A			56035	64A
Shed Codes		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52D Tweedmouth		62B Dundee Tay Brdg		63A Perth South
64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket		65A Eastfield		68E Carlisle Canal
Visits to St. Margarets 1947 - 1960					Visits to St. Margarets 1961 - 1966
Haymarket
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railway							opened:	1894	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		HAY
type:	A brick-built 8TS through-road shed.					closed to steam:		Aug-59	Feb 1950 - Sep 1963		64B
location:	On the north side of the line, west of Haymarket station.
Abbreviations		Pick - Pickersgill		NBR - North British Railway			WD - War Department
Saturday 15th June 1957					64B		3.05pm - 3.20pm			total:	47
A4 4-6-2				A2 4-6-2				D49 4-4-0
60009	64B Union of South Africa			60510	64B Robert the Devil			62705	64B Lanarkshire
60012	64B Comm. of Australia			60529	64B Pearl Diver			62709	64B Berwickshire
60024	64B Kingfisher			60535	64B Hornet's Beauty			62743	64B The Cleveland
60027	64B Merlin			60536	64B Trimbush			V2 2-6-2		cl 5MT 4-6-0
60031	64B Golden Plover			60537	64B Bachelor's Button			60806	64B	44957	65A
A3 4-6-2				D11 4-4-0				60910	52B	45087	64D
60037	64B Hyperion			62678	64B Luckie Mucklebackit			60937	62B	J83 0-6-0T (NBR)
60043	64B Brown Jack			62683	64B Hobbie Elliott			60940	52A	68457	64B
60057	64B Ormonde			62691	64B Laird of Balmawhapple			60951	64B	N15 0-6-2T (NBR)
60089	64B Felstead			62692	64B Allan-Bane			V1 2-6-2T		69220	64B
60092	52B Fairway			B1 4-6-0				67610	64B	J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
60097	64B Humorist			61007	64B Klipspringer			V3 2-6-2T		68328	64B
60099	64B Call Boy			61014	52D Oribi			67615	64B	J36 0-6-0 (NBR)
A1 4-6-2				61404	64B			67620	64B	65243*	64B
60132	52A Marmion			cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)		J37 0-6-0 (NBR)		WD 2-8-0		65258	64A
60150	52A Willbrook			57679	64C	64553	64F	90020	62A	* named Maude
Shed Codes		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52D Tweedmouth		62A Thornton Jct.		62B Dundee Tay Brdg
64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket		64C Dalry Road		64D Polmont		64F Bathgate		65A Eastfield
Visits to Haymarket 1947 - 1963
Edinburgh Waverley - Thornton Jct. : 4.15pm hauled by A3 4-6-2 60037 "Hyperion" (64B) - 10 coaches
Thornton Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railway						replaced older shed:		1933	Sep 1935 - Dec 1948		THJ
type:	A corrugated-iron built 6TS through-road shed.						closed:	Mar-63	Jan 1949 - Apr 1967		62A
location:	On the south side of the line to Dunfermline, west of the station.
Abbreviations		GNR - Great Northern Railway			NER - North Eastern Railway			NBR - North British Railway
		WD - War Department
Saturday 15th June 1957					62A		5.45pm - 6.05pm			total:	75
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)		D30 4-4-0 (NBR)				J35 0-6-0 (NBR)		J38 0-6-0		WD 2-8-0
69132	62A	62418	62A The Pirate			64466	62A	65900	62A	90004	62A
69153	62A	62419	62A Meg Dods			64474	62A	65903	62A	90077	62B
69223	62A	62429	62A The Abbot			64488	62A	65906	64A	90168	62A
69224	62A	62431	62A Kenilworth			64498	65E	65908	62A	90182	62A
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		D34 4-4-0 (NBR)				64521	62A	65910	62A	90441	62A
61924	64A	62467	62A Glenfinnan			64522	62A	65911	62A	90472	62A
B1 4-6-0		62475	62A Glen Beasdale			J37 0-6-0 (NBR)		65923	62C	90539	62A
61134	62A	62478	62A Glen Quoich			64540	65A	65931	62A	90614	62A
61146	62A	62492	62A Glen Garvin			64546	62A	65932	62A	90705	62A
61262	62A	D11 4-4-0				64550	62A	J88 0-6-0T (NBR)		J83 0-6-0T (NBR)
61330	62A	62677	62A Edie Ochiltree			64552	64A	68321	62A	68451	62A
61356	64A	62679	62A Lord Glenallan			64564	62A	68322	62A	68456	62A
61407	62C	62689	65A Maid of Lorn			64565	62A	68331	62A	68459	62A
0-6-0 diesel		D49 4-4-0				64600	62A	68334	62A	J36 0-6-0 (NBR)
13338		62706	62A Forfarshire			64604	62C	68335	62A	65218	62A
		62713	62A Aberdeenshire			64618	62A	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		65252	62A
		62728	62A Cheshire			64629	62A	69012	62A	65345	62A
		62733	62A Northumberland			64635	62A	69013	62A
Shed Codes		62B Dundee Tay Brdg		62C Dunfermline		64A St. Margarets		65A Eastfield		65E Kipps
Visits to Thornton Junction 1937 - 1967
Thornton Jct. - Dundee (Tay Bridge) : 6.41pm hauled by V2 2-6-2 60937 (62B) - 6 coaches & 3 wagons.
Dundee Tay Bridge
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railway							opened:	1878	Sep 1935 - Dec 1948		DEE
type:	A brick-built 6TS through-road shed.						closed:	Apr-63	Jan 1949 - May 1967		62B
location:	On the north side of the line, west of the station.
Dundee West		The Caledonian shed, opposite Tay Bridge shed, lost its allocation on 1st January 1949.
		It became a subshed of Tay Bridge and dealt with repairs and overspills at weekends.
Abbreviations		M - Macintosh		GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
		BR - British Railways			NBR - North British Railway			WD - War Department
Saturday 15th June 1957					62B		9.45pm - 10.15pm			total:	74
C16 4-4-2T (NBR)		B1 4-6-0		J37 0-6-0 (NBR)		J38 0-6-0		A2 4-6-2
67502	62B	61076	64B	64530	62B	65902	62A	60527	62B Sun Chariot
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		61102	62B	64542	62B	65916	64A	60531	61B Barham
42690	62B	61132	62B	64544	62B	65922	64A	60536	64B Trimbush
42693	62B	61172	62B	64545	62B	J83 0-6-0T (NBR)		D30 4-4-0 (NBR)
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		61180	62B	64587	62B	68465	62B	62438	62B Peter Poundtext
80123	62B	61184	64A	64596	62A	68466	62B	V2 2-6-2		WD 8F 2-8-0
80124	62B	61262	62A	64597	62C	68470	62B	60804	62B	90128	62A
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		61263	62B	64620	62B	J69 0-6-0T (GER)		60819	61B	90198	65D
55227	62B	61278	62B	64627	62B	68535	62B	60838	62B	90350	62A
cl 2MT 2-6-0		61292	62B	J39 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		60894	64A	90463	62B
46463	62B	cl 5MT 4-6-0		64786	62B	56323	62B	60937	62B	Y9 0-4-0ST (NBR)
46464	62B	44703	61B	64822	62B	56325	62B	60955	61B	68100	62B
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		44720	63A	J36 0-6-0 (NBR)				BR 5MT 4-6-0		68108	62B
61858	68E	44794	61B	65319	62B			73151	65B	68114	62B
61983	64A	45384	62B	65330	62B			73153	65B
Dundee West
C16 4-4-2T (NBR)		V2 2-6-2		J37 0-6-0 (NBR)		J39 0-6-0		J69 0-6-0T (GER)		WD 8F 2-8-0
67486	62B	60844	62B	64533	64A	64790	62B	68551	62B	90727	62C
67491	62B			64615	62B	0-4-0 diesel		0-6-0 diesel
				64631	62B	11703		13347
Shed Codes		61B Aberdeen F'Hill		62A Thornton Jct.		62B Dundee Tay Brdg		62C Dunfermline		63A Perth South
		64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket		65B St. Rollox		65D Dawsholm		68E Carlisle Canal
Visits to Dundee Tay Bridge 1938 - 1966						Visits to Dundee West 1938 - 1950
Sunday 16th June 1957 - Dundee (Tay Bridge) to Perth: 9.50am hauled by V2 2-6-2 60969 (62B) - 6 coaches
Perth South
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railway							opened:	1854	Sep 1935 - Dec 1948		29A
type:	An 8TS through-road shed. Rebuilt in 1938					closed to steam:		May-67	Jan 1949 - May 1967		63A
location:	On the west side of the line, south of the station.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		M - Macintosh
		Pick - Pickersgill		BR - British Railways
Sunday 16th June 1957					63A		10.40am - 11.15am			total:	82
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0				Jubilee 4-6-0
42168	63A	44193	63A	44704	63A	45066	60A	45640	68A Frobisher
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		44251	63A	44705	63A	45120	68A	45691	68A Orion
42746	65B	44253	63A	44719	60A	45168	63A	Coronation 4-6-2
cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)		44254	63A	44720	63A	45170	63A	46235	5A City of Birmingham
54469	63A	44257	63A	44721	63A	45172	63A	A2 4-6-2
54476	63A	44258	63A	44797	63A	45365	63A	60530	64B Sayajirao
54485	63A	44328	63A	44801	63A	45452	63A	60536	64B Trimbush
54486	63C	cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		44885	63A	45458	63A	D34 4-4-0
54489	63A	56246	63A	44886	68A	45459	63A	62470	63A Glen Roy
54494	63A	56328	63A	44900	68A	45462	66B	62484	63A Glen Lyon
54499	63A	56331	63A	44921	63A	45463	63A	Clan 4-6-2
54503	63A	56347	63A	44924	63A	45473	63A	72002	66A Clan Campbell
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)		56352	63A	44925	63A	45474	63A	BR 5MT 4-6-0
57324	63B	56353	63A	44952	64D	45475	63A	73006	63A	73120	63A
57345	63A	56359	63A	44961	63A	45477	60A	73007	63A	73146	65B
57368	63A	cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		44997	63A	45483	63A	73008	63A	K3 2-6-0 (GNR)
57441	63B	55209	63A	44999	63A	45487	63A	73009	63A	61855	64A
		55213	63A	45053	63A	45492	63A			61933	64A
Shed Codes		5A Crewe North		60A Inverness		63A Perth South		63B Stirling South		63C Forfar
		64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket		64D Carstairs		65B St. Rollox		66A Polmadie
		66B Motherwell		68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Visits to Perth South 1938 - 1967
Sunday 16th June 1957 - Perth to Aberdeen: 12.05pm hauled by "Clan" 4-6-2 72002 Clan Campbell (66A) - 11 coaches
Kittybrewster
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great North of Scotland Railway							opened:		Sep 1935 - Dec 1948		KIT
type:	A stone-built semi-roundhouse.					closed to steam :		Jun-61	Jan 1949 - Jun 1961		61A
location:	On the west side of the station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		M - Macintosh		Pick - Pickersgill		BR - British Railways
		GNoSR - Great North of Scotland Railway				NBR - North British Railway			NER - North Eastern Railway
		GNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 16th June 1957					61A		3.15pm - 3.40pm			total:	47
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		B1 4-6-0		D34 4-4-0 (NBR)				J72 0-6-0T (NER)
80005	61A	40603	61A	61294	61A	62479	61A Glen Sheil			68710	61A
80029	61A	40622	61A	61307	61A	62480	61A Glen Fruin			68717	61A
80111	61A	40648	61A	61343	61A	62482	61A Glen Mamie			68719	61A
80112	61A	40650	61A	61346	61A	62489	61A Glen Dessary			68749	61A
80113	61A	40663	61A	61350	61A	62497	61A Glen Mallie			cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)
80114	61A	cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)		61351	61A	J35 0-6-0 (NBR)		J36 0-6-0 (NBR)		56326	61B S
80115	61A	54487	60A wks	61400	61A	64482	61A	65247	61A	56348	61B S
Z4 0-4-2T (GNoSR)		K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		V2 2-6-2		J39 0-6-0		65251	61A	cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
68190	61A	61741	61A	60851	61B	64975	61B	65303	61A	55185	61C wks
68191	61A	61793	61C	60888	61B	D40 4-4-0 (GNoSR)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)		55198	63C wks
Z5 0-4-2T (GNoSR)						62264	61C W	57591	61C wks
68192	61A						S - stored		wks - Inverurie Works traffic
Shed Codes		60A Inverness		61A Kittybrewster		61B Aberdeen F'Hill		61C Keith		63C Forfar
Visits to Kittybrewster 1937 - 1961
Aberdeen Ferryhill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railway & North British Railway							opened:	1908	prior to Dec 1948		ABD, 29B
type:	A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Mar-67	Jan 1949 - Mar 1967		61B
location:	In the fork of the Ballater and Perth lines, south of the station.
Abbreviations		M - Macintosh		NBR - North British Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Sunday 16 June 1957					61B		4.10pm - 4.30pm			total:	34
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		V2 2-6-2		A3 4-6-2				WD 8F 2-8-0
69128	61B	44703	61B	60819	61B	60096	64B Papyrus			90019	62A
69129	61B	44794	61B	60824	61B	A2 4-6-2				90058	62A
69201	61B	45153	65B	V4 2-6-2		60525	61B A. H. Peppercorn			90097	61B
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		45162	61B	61701	61B	60531	61B Barham			90513	62A
80021	61A	45171	63A	J38 0-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				90534	62A
J35 0-6-0 (NBR)		45358	65B	65903	62A	45673	63A Keppel			cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)
64485	61B	45469	61B			Clan 4-6-2				56240	61B
J36 0-6-0 (NBR)		J39 0-6-0		K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		72002	66A Clan Campbell			56251	61B
65242	61B	64795	61B	61783	61C Loch Shiel					56278	61B
65253	62C Joffre			61792	61C
Shed Codes		61A Kittybrewster		61B Aberdeen F'Hill		61C Keith		62A Thornton Junction		62C Dunfermline
		63A Perth South		64B Haymarket		65B St. Rollox		66A Polmadie
Visits to Aberdeen Ferryhill 1937 - 1966
Monday 17th June 1957 - Aberdeen to Keith Jct: 7.45am hauled by B1 4-6-0 61350 (61A) - 10 coaches to Cairnie Jct (7 coaches to Keith)
Keith Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great North of Scotland							opened:	1856	Sep 1935 - Dec 1948		KEI
type:	A stone-built 4TS dead-ended shed.					closed to steam :		Jun-61	Jan 1949 - Jun 1961		61C
location:	On the south side of the line, east of the station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Pick - Pickersgill		GNR - Great Northern Railway
		NBR - North British Railway				NER - North Eastern Railway
Monday 17 June 1957					61C		9.25am - 9.35am			total:	11
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)		K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		D34 4-4-0 (NBR)				J35 0-6-0 (NBR)
40600	61C	54471	60E	61755	61C	62469	61C Glen Douglas			64534	65E xw
40622	61C	C16 4-4-2T (NBR)		61782	61C	B1 4-6-0		J72 0-6-0T (NER)		J36 0-6-0 (NBR)
		67496	61C			61308	61C	68700	61C	65297	61C
Shed Codes		60E Forres		61C Keith		65E Polmont
Visits to Keith Junction 1938 - 1961
Monday 17th June 1957 - 9.46am Keith Junction to Inverurie hauled by B1 4-6-0 61349 (61A) - 7 coaches
Inverurie Works
Inverurie Locomotive Works was built by the Great North of Scotland Railway and opened in 1903. Prior to this date, locomotive repairs were carried out at Kittybrewster, 15 miles to the south.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		M - Macintosh		Pick - Pickersgill		NBR - North British Railway
Monday 17 June 1957										total:	19
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		D30 4-4-0 (NBR)				D11 4-4-0				J37 0-6-0 (NBR)
55236	60C	62418	62A The Pirate			62689	65A Maid of Lorn			64547	64A
55238	65F	62426	63B Cuddie Headrigg			cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)		J35 0-6-0 (NBR)		64556	62B
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)		cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)		J36 0-6-0 (NBR)		57259	65G	64491	64F	64604	62C
69186	64A	54507	68B	65317	64G	57273	65D	64498	65E	64606	64A
		cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)						64621	65C
		56367	66B	57623	66A
Shed Codes		60C Helmsdale		62A Thornton Junction		62B Dundee Tay Brdg		62C Dunfermline		63B Stirling South
64A St. Margarets		64F Bathgate		64G Hawick		65A Eastfield		65C Parkhead		65D Dawsholm
65E Kipps		65F Grangemouth		65G Yoker		66A Polmadie		66B Motherwell		68B Dumfries
Visits to Inverurie Works
Monday 17th June 1957 - 11.53am Inverurie to Aberdeen hauled by B1 4-6-0 61307 (61A) - 10 coaches
Monday 17th June 1957 - 1.30pm Aberdeen - Glasgow (Buchanan St.) hauled by class 5MT 4-6-0 44885 (63A) to Perth - 8 coaches + 2 vans, then BR class 5MT 4-6-0 73007 (63A) from Perth to Glasgow, arriving at 5.33pm.