bluesfromagun
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The 156 was a booked Dunbar for a while. First North Berwick on a Saturday morning was a booked 156 too for a long while.Off the top of my head I've seen, worked or known of:
4 car 156 Edinburgh to Glasgow QS shuttle during the bad snow of 2010 when 170s were dropping like flies due to the cold weather. Lost time due to being restricted to 75mph
158 and a 156 tied up during the same period on an Edinburgh to Dundee local that had to be crewed by Edinburgh men both ways as Dundee men didn't sign 156s.
Vague recollections of a 2 car 156 on an Edinburgh to Aberdeen run and back ECS Haymarket shed, again during the same bad weather period due to 170 shortages although my memory may be playing tricks on me with that one.
322 to Newcraighall on a fireworks special.
156 to Dunbar although that may have been diagramed (SO)
Definitely seen a 156 work a North Berwick due to electric shortages and the same goes for a 158 as well.
2 car 170 (402) working to Glasgow Central via Shotts only calling at Livingston South there and back.
All of these units were subbed in to save cancellations. This type of thing doesn't happen often nowadays though.
One 322 ended up doing Newcraighall shuttles one morning after disruption on the E&G.
I can go one better on the 170 front! 17039x, still with buffet and full coach of first class, on the 0656 stopper to Central and 0905 semi fast return, even though they were (and I think, still are, not route cleared for most of the stations on the route). Clearly the controller got lucky that day!