Due to an incident at Slateford in the early hours of Mon 16th Nov 1998 involving the 1S25, 21:30 London Euston - Inverness/Aberdeen/Fort William sleeper train, hauled by 90024, hitting two stolen vans placed on the main Carstairs - Edinburgh line immediately to the east of Slateford Station, all services to & from Edinburgh which use this line were subject to severe delay, cancellation or re-routing. As the incident took place after the train had cleared the Junction for access to & from the 'Freight only' Edinburgh Suburban line at Slateford, several services were diverted via this line to & from Edinburgh Waverley. One such service to do so was the 1E09, 10:00 Glasgow Central - London KX GNER service. However, as the Edinburgh Sub line is not electrified, this train, with 91024 still attached to the rear, was dragged round Edinburgh sub by 47635. In this view we see 47635 dragging the train onto the 'Freight only' line at Slateford/Meggatland.

Photo and Scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)