40 122 Stranraer Harbour
There's a story to this one. It's 1985 and at the end of a weeks 'Freedom of Scotland' ticket with three mates, we 'get the gen' that 40122 is allocated to work a Stranraer to Carlisle relief on the Saturday morning.
Unfortunately it went to the outpost as empties, so we found ourselves at a busy Glasgow Central on the Friday evening aboard the 17.30 dmu to Stranraer. On arrival, we found the only accommodation in the entire town was at the wonderful 'Golden Cross' pub. Only problem was four of us had to share 'the family room' - two singles claimed by the quickest up the stairs after copious pints of 'Youngers No. 3' and a double for the other two !
Nevertheless we survived and were at Stranraer Harbour station next morning to board the 10.25 relief to Carlisle seen here in pouring rain, the train as expected, patronised chiefly by the bashing fraternity. 13th April 1985.
40 122 Stranraer Harbour
There's a story to this one. It's 1985 and at the end of a weeks 'Freedom of Scotland' ticket with three mates, we 'get the gen' that 40122 is allocated to work a Stranraer to Carlisle relief on the Saturday morning.
Unfortunately it went to the outpost as empties, so we found ourselves at a busy Glasgow Central on the Friday evening aboard the 17.30 dmu to Stranraer. On arrival, we found the only accommodation in the entire town was at the wonderful 'Golden Cross' pub. Only problem was four of us had to share 'the family room' - two singles claimed by the quickest up the stairs after copious pints of 'Youngers No. 3' and a double for the other two !
Nevertheless we survived and were at Stranraer Harbour station next morning to board the 10.25 relief to Carlisle seen here in pouring rain, the train as expected, patronised chiefly by the bashing fraternity. 13th April 1985.