This day in history: Bashing 15th sept 1984

Into September and being a lad of no means by no means, I had no cash or interest to splice open the wallet for tours to the last Skeggies or what TF else.

Now I was into 5th year at school and had a new group of pals by in large IIRC: train spotting was a bit uncool, but I had a lot of bashing left in me to get out, which I did in 1985. It was a time when I started to stumble in life having been done well in the "o" levels. I have been up and down with hedukashun and jobs ever since. I should have taken up some sport : this is what a 15-17 year old really needs! Don't give up locos, but go play footie before a trip to the shed.

Also socially speaking, egalitarianism you learn as a basher gets you no where in life! Far better to be a snob or an inverted version there of.



On this day in history, a saturday in 1984, the only thing that dropped was 37104, probably boiler intact but at least a vagrant and not relocated syphon so a good line in the book!

15.09.1984	LowLand Master Transcard
		Arrochar	37012
09:45:00	Arrochar	Glasgow QS	37191
11:30:00	Glasgow C	Ayr	37104
12:29:00	Ayr	Kilmarnock	47618
13:35:00	Kilmarnock	Ayr	27024
			27025
14:15:00	Ayr	Glasgow C	DMU
16:50:00	Glasgow QS	Bridge-of-Orchy	37014
19:10:00	Bridge-of-Orchy		37264
			ETHEL 2
	Solid 37 bashing though, but depsite a whole 13 hours out, the book has a note: 219.68 miles logged behind them. Unlike deltics, fifties or sulzer type 4 trash, it was a hard life getting mileage up on syphons!
24.09.1984	Trannie restricted area maybe
		Arrochar	37264
09:45:00	Arrochar	Helensburgh Upper	37033
10:33:00	Helensburgh Upper	Arrochar	37039
11:15:00	Arrochar	Helensburgh Upper	37184
13:06:00	Helensburgh Upper	Crianlarich	37191
14:01:00	Crianlarich	Glasgow QS	37264
16:50:00	Glasgow QS	Dumbarton Central	37033
17:33:00	Dumbarton	Glasgow QS	37022
18:20:00	Glasgow QS	Ardlui	37264
20:01:00	Ardlui		37051

Still with the stupid fester at Helensburgh "no where" upper due to trains passing at cardross or the like: 30 less miles.. No view and the shop was maybe shut down by this time. Station laid flat this year too.