I drove many class 37s & class 27s when I was a fireman out of eastfield traction depot springburn Glasgow loved the run up to Oban day and night shift on what we called the ghost train actually the mail train my unclewas a mainline driver at eastfield and before that he was a steam locomotive driver out of dawsholm sheds maryhill as well as my grandfather

7:42 is that a class 311

The Westfield line( nr Thornton,Fife ?) has not been there for decades. The Cameron line is being reinstalled from Leven to Thornton as i type after being closed for many a decade. Brilliant photography of THE BRIDGE. I remember the day when you could go under The Bridge on the Fife side and have picnics. That facility along with the general public is, no longer permitted.

A superb collection of quality footage of real trains - thank you.

Super collection thank you, lots of memories!

The 47/7 we see propelling a push pull train, at 5:15, is 47714, Grampian Region. In March 1989, this locomotive was denamed, and became the first 47/7 to leave Scotrail, when she went to Stratford, for overhaul and repaint into Network Southeast livery, being allocated to Old Oak Common. A couple of months later, 47705 "Lothian" went the same way.

That was an amazing video. Travelled from Glasgow QS to Arrochar Tarbert yeas ago with a class 37 in attendance. Amazing journey. These beasties look right at home in the rugged countryside. When will we see their like again?

Great footage of Waverley at its best well done brilliant to watch

That’s how the railways should be brought back to

Another excellent window in time 👌

Fantastic video 👍

Glasgow corporation singe decker buses of the fifties and sixties

Those class 37s in the highlands with the scenery looks absolutely gorgeous, would loved to have grew up then and seen those beasts powering through

Even the Mallaig Line has been marred today by the invasion of Glenfinnan by Potter readers.

Fab footage ,Great memories growing up 💞❣️💕❤️Born 50 years ago, Remember these growing up Departing from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central passing through Kirknewton with that distinctive sound 🎼🎵💞❣️❤️Great sounds from Iconic Diesel Locomotion ❤️Seeing a DMU going through snow ,Tough cookies they were back in the day ❤️ Nowadays since Privatisation,Today's Generation of Multiple units don't cut it especially these Chinese made Azumas .Today's railways are a failiure .

I used to drive these. Was a Secondman/Driver at Haymarket/Waverley between 1980 and 1991. Was a privilege to work in the industry then.

Edinburgh how I remember it in the 1980s ,Born in 1973 ,Love those classic sounds of Diesel power before Electrification,This was the great times for me with a Notebook and Pen to take down these classic Workhorses info from the Number and Class make to Just watching these Depart and Arrive ,Love the sound of the Paxman Valenta 125 Units aka The Class 43 that have operated since 1976 ,Feel Emotional watching this,And miss Locomotion like this to be replaced since Privatisation,With Boring looking futuristic designs to Hearing these 125 units are now being retired especially without the Paxman Valenta sound , At least I have my memories of growing up with these Locomotives and the Great sound they were remembered for ❤️Dislike today's railways especially these boring Sprinters that have since 1984 or 85 time replaced the Excitement of Classic Traction with more cruder designs from say Europe or Asia to the rails being a right mess ,Bring back these times ❤️

Lovely Footage from back in the day ❤️ When these Diesel units were the norm back then ,Today's generation of Locomotion isn't the same nowadays,Back when I was a boy growing up in the 1980s ,This is what I will remember born 49 years ago ❤️ With Classic Locomotion like this ❤️Since privatisation in the Early 1990s to today ,The railways are a mess with delays here and there ,These are times I will remember with fondness taking down Numbers of the Units passing by if not in Edinburgh but Kirknewton where I would stay at ❤️Love the sound of the HSTs with that screaming Valenta sound ❤️ That's how they should sound ,Hear these also in today's world being retired to history , Remember the good times ❤️😢So much for these having a long fruitful future since 1976 , Without that Paxman Valenta ,It's nothing special nowadays,Just shameful what Privatisation has done 😢

Miss those days ❤️ Born in 1973 , Remember the sound of these classic icons of BR times ❤️ Don't like today's railways,Not like pastimes when people were able to stick their heads out of the Carriages ,Today's generation of Locomotion isn't the same as pastimes with Health and safety standards that are a pain in the rear ,Love the old DMUs also ❤️ Long before Electrification changed the Scottish landscape forever ,These were times I remember growing up as a boy alsorts here from BR Locomotion,The Class 20s ,The Screaming Valenta aka as The 125 ,The old 1950s DMU units I remember using also to get from Kirknewton to Edinburgh or Glasgow.Would love to go back to these times ❤️

Sad time for these classic iconic sounding Units Before Electrification,Love the sound of the Class 26 going through the Scottish Highlands to the Cities ,Towns and Villages ,With that Classic Clag ❤️ Miss these units on the Main line,Fabulous Footage ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Born in 1973 ,Got to see these before Privatisation had these removed in the Early 1990s ,Love the classic Clag and Can see a Class 26 or 27 at Bo'ness ,Outside Linlithgow preserved ❤️These were iconic Locomotives,Just sad to know that most of these were victims of the Cutting torch 😢😢😢Not a nice way for something that did well to be victims of changing times and Replaced by These ugly Sprinter two car units that I couldn't stand the sight of in 1984/85 time .

I can imagine you were not pleased when the 87 got blocked by the DMU and EMU Now all are gone it is good you kept that footage Great compilation

An interesting tour of the north east on an obviously blistering hot day.. Now into wildlife photography too l see. Well done Dan.

Drove.the 37s many times on the west highland line when I was a fireman out of eastfield traction depot Glasgow. Queens st to Oban loved the 37 best locomotive so much power happy days 1974

Interesting mix of heritage carriages at 3:50. Having just been in Kyle, the station area seems more built up now, with a heavy focus on industrial seafood production.

Fantastic

Remember these thundering up when i lived in Helensburgh as a kid. Always a treat.

My son Ricky lived for trains. And would go find a place just to hear and take photos of those trains flying by. This Class 27 has a unique sounding engine.

Marvellous

This is where the class 120s finished their careers.

Would anybody know if English Electric's exhaust manifolds were designed by someone with a good knowledge of classical music?

As a native of Lanarkshire that brings back lots of memories. I am old enough to remember the Class 120s starting service on the Queen Street-Edinburgh route in the late 1950s. In the 1980s around the time of this film I travelled to work on the East Kilbride line and occasionally a decanted Class 126 would turn up. They were actually very comfortable but totally clapped out and sometimes struggled to climb the bank between Thornliebank and Giffnock.

I lived in Oban in the mid 1970s and I treasure the memory of the sound of the Class 27s slogging up Glencruitten Bank. Reliability could sometimes be a problem (possibly due to poor maintenance) and on one memorable occasion a train from Glasgow arrived in Oban about three hours late with three Class 27s on it only one of which was working properly!

Happy days, fab memories

Just as I remember. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, are those the original platforms 2 and 3 at Waverley visible in that first shot?

That's amazing linesids footage.

Again the 47/7s made this video for me. I'm guessing these were operating Glasgow or Edinburgh to Dundee or Aberdeen? Also a very interesting working of push/pull coaches and DBSO hauled by a a rail freight 47. Absolutely fantastic once again 👏

The run behind the 47/7 just made this vid for me. Fantastic 👏

It's great to see the railway when there were real trains, hauled by real locomotives ! The HST set sounds awesome with the Paxman Valenta power units too.

Excellent. A 37/4 with load 4, I thought he would have nailed that right from the off given how firm footed they were.

Fantastic! 47s doing their thing, happy days :)

wow! I hadn't really seen Ashington before :)

Got a cab ride in one of these beauties from Taynuilt to Lower Tyndrum in 1985 😃

I used to travel on the push pull from Glasgow to Edinburgh, class 27's on each end. What a sound, when trains were trains.

Cement class 66 from Aberdeen to Oxwellmains

Nice😃

Nice stuff Bruce

Those were the days my friends, we thought they’d never end... 🎶🥲

Amazing video of unique times. We spent many a Freedom of Scotland and All line rover chasing these beasties. Magical times...

Halcyon days, a fantastic era for enthusiasts, great traction and comfortable stock. Didn’t everything seem more straight forward then?