British Rail Scotrail-Glasgow Central 1989

[@TheFrogfather1]

I moved to Glasgow in 1988 and used to get these 303s from Shields East into central. Only one car was non smoking so it was always packed. I remember these old wrecks that did the Paisley canal line - 2 dead horse power and smoke everywhere!

[@imcadam121]

Superb.The year I left school & joined the railway.I've been a Driver now for nearly 26 years.Time flies!

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

I also worked on the footplate for a few years...i knew a lot of railway workers who joined temporary for a few months/years and just never left! They soon realised what a great job it was.....Not as good as BR days but is still a whole better than jobs in the outside world.....

[@stevocooldude]

Push-Pull on the West Coast had just became a thing then but they had a very limited number of DVTs, so most trains to/from Euston still had to make do with conventional loco haulage. By this time 156s had appeared on the Glasgow & South West line and where about to appear on East Kilbride & Kilamrnock routes. However, it was 1992/3 before they completely replaced 101s & 107s on the Shotts line. Class 101 duties at Central ended in 2000 and 303 duties ended in 2002.

[@craigsibley8161]

Good stuff 👍👍👍 the Strathclyde orange brings back the memories. Happy days 14 years old...

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, i quite liked the Strathclyde livery, it seem to suit the old units rather well.....

[@AmuroMcRay]

Miss that old orange & black livery, never felt right with the carmine & cream

[@craigsibley8161]

Spot on they were crap...

[@s125ish]

Still will get class 90s on sleeper with odd 86 and 87 .

[@IKK231]

it is quite rare to see an intercity train with no DVT

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

The one arriving behind 87 101 was a Cross Country working and they never did use DVTs. The one behind the 90 with MkIII stock was a West Coast Euston service but at this time the DVT's were still to be introduced.

[@IKK231]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus yes I mean the class 90

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

@@IKK231 they were still to enter service.... Their construction allowed the InterCity sector to use less locomotives, the DVTs had a lower maintainence cost which saved them money.

[@IKK231]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus and I also know some companies did the same too like transport for Wales premier service

[@supertrains156.66]

Class 156 were 2 years old at this year or just been done

[@Meddled]

Interesting to see that mk1 carriage in the consist of mk3s.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

There was still some unusual stock kicking about with Inter-City back then.....

[@fatwalletboy2]

Surely not long before we see 00 models of the 303 or 318 emu....

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

For some strge reason the model makers never seem to do much in the way of EMUs....

[@roberthill6216]

The 313, 314, 319, 320 and 321 are soon to be released in N gauge.

[@supertrains156.66]

6:28 too 318 262 hope your still fine after the crash at Largs with ur class mate 254 speaking of which hi 318254 8:13

[@MrGriser]

Do you know when the First Gen DMU's were withdrawn I know 101's continued on the Paisley Canal and East Kilbride branches until 2001 but what about the 107's? Also when did the 320's first start entering service I read the first one arrived in November 1989 but didn't enter service until after the summer timetable in 1990 correct me if I'm wrong.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Hi Mr G, i seem to recall the Scotrail 101's were still in use in 1994 (i have film of them at Paisley & other lines around Gasgow) and by around 1995/96 time were transfered south to the Manchester/North Wales areas. I seem to recall filming them in Manchester, the Strathclyde colours were very similar to the GMT colours. Back in 1988 when i had a trip filming around Manchester there were a couple of ex Glasgow 303 units running on the Hadfield line, also still in Strathclyde colours. As for the 320s, i first videoed them in 1993 when i was loco bashing around Scotland but i hadn't been since 1990 when i was chasing Routemasters around the place!

[@MrGriser]

I've deffinatley seen photos of 101's in Glasgow from 2001

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

In that case it was other 101s rounded up and used in the North West. i'll have to check my videos to see when i last filmed one in Scotland.

[@s125ish]

Around 2000 for 101 , whiffle and Barrhead. Ek less often .

[@s125ish]

MrGriser 107s went long before the 101s

[@FinlayLavery303]

4:27 just manage to hear the faint sound of the station announcement jingle

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, it's very unique to Glasgow Central, almost an Hi-De-Hi style!

[@GreigRFC]

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[@fiona4968]

i miss the sound

[@supertrains156.66]

Class 314 I think started being built

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

No, the 314s dated from the late 1970s, just before the 315 started on the Great Eastern.....