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Aberdeen bound

Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 1:31 pm
by Deepol
60087 BLENHEIM leaving Glasgow's Buchanan Street station in July 1962 with the 5.30pm 3 hour express to Aberdeen a few weeks after the accelerated times had been introduced using A4s. However, A4 availability was poor resulting in substitutions of A2s, A3s, LMS and BR Standard 5s.

Re: Aberdeen bound

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:40 pm
by Deepol
60094Colorado-depForfar19June1962-8.25amGlasgow-Aberdeen.jpg
Colorado which was allocated to St Rollox in Glasgow to work the 3 hour trains leaving Forfar with the 8.25am from Glasgow in June 1962.

Re: Aberdeen bound

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:47 pm
by Deepol
60019Bittern-depPerth-BuchananStreet-Aberdeen196x.JPG
Bittern at Perth for Aberdeen 1965 or 66. Yours truly at far left of pic......