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Shed 47 Railway 18.6.17
I went to the Vintage Transport festival at the Scottish Bus Museum at Lathalmond near Dunfermilne, here they have the Shed 47 railway, a short railway within the site. Based in the original Locomotive Shed at what was Royal Naval Store Depot Lathalmond, Shed47 Railway Restoration Group is actively recreating some of the vast internal railway network that existed on the site until 1971.
They are also in the process of building a narrow gauge railway to transport visitors through the site.
Here are a few photos from the railway:
Another Narrow Gauge Loco
Another Narrow Gauge Loco
recently repainted Hunslet MOD251
MOD 250 in fictitious BR Green livery and numbered D2650
Also in the Bus Museum is Edinburgh Horse Tram 23
Greenfaulds 16.6.17
320413+318258 depart Greenfaulds with 2C38 Milngaive - Cumbernauld
320308 arrives at Greenfaulds with 2V54 Dumbarton Central - Cumbernauld
68007 passes through Greenfaulds with 5G13 Motherwell TMD - Edinburgh Waverley Fife Circle ECS move
318258+320413 departs Greenfaulds with 2F01 Cumbernauld - Dalmuir
60002 passes through Greenfaulds with 6R47 Prestwick Airport - Grangemouth Tanks
334037 arrives at Greenfaulds with 2V56 Dumbarton Central - Cumbernauld
Camelon and Cumbernauld 14.6.17
sightings tonight including an HST on an ECS working and a pair of 37's
43320 top and tailed with 43277 approach Camelon with 5S22 Stirling - Craigentinny ECS move
318253 prepares to depart Cumbernauld with 2V47 Cumbernauld - Dumbarton Central
37421 top and tailed with 37025 at Cumbernauld with 1Q81 Mossend - Carlisle High Wapping Sidings Network Rail test train
Busy spell at Carluke 13.6.17
2 freights in opposite directions in 1 minute at Carluke
Freightliner liveried 90016+90044 passes through Carluke with 4S44 Daventry - Coatbridge containers
88003 passes through Carluke on only the 2nd day of class 88 haulage on 4M48 Mossend - Daventry Tesco containers
Greenfaulds 10.6.17
68002 passes through Holytown with 0Z11 Carlisle Kingmoor - Motherwell TMD light engine move 10.6.17
Carstairs 7.6.17
I spent a couple of hours at Carstairs, here are my sightings:
86604+86607 heads south from Carstairs with 4L81 Coatbridge - London Gateway containers
82230 on the rear of an unidentified class 91 heads north past Carstais with 1S23 London Kings Cross - Glasgow Central
60026 passes through Carstairs with 6M34 Grangemouth - Dalston tanks
92038 passes through Carstairs with 5C11 Polmadie - Edinburgh Waverley Sleeper ECS working
390042 waits at Carstairs with 5S80 Edinburgh - Polmadie ECS move
Camelon 3.6.17
I headed to Camelon today, my intention was to catch the Dalston tanks and the Aberdeen containers. The Dalston Tanks, however were running 25 minutes early and had already passed through before I arrived! I did catch the containers though!
Here are my sightings:
170394 prepares to depart Camelon with 2P38 Dunblane - Edinburgh Waverley
66425 passes through Camelon with 4A13 Grangemouth - Aberdeen containers
156457, still in the First Barbie livery, departs Camelon with 2J66 Glasgow Queen Street - Falkirk Grahamston
After passing through 2 massive downpours with thunder and lightning, I stopped off at Greenfaulds and caught 318268 still in SPT livery
SPT Carmine and Cream liveried 318268 departs Greenfaulds with 2V50 Dumbarton Central - Cumbernauld
I had headed to Gartcosh to catch the Alcan tanks passing through, however another thunderstorm started with torrential rain so I just went home!
Greenfaulds and Carstairs 2.6.17
320412 stops at Greenfaulds with 2V54 Garscadden - Cumbernauld service
Scotrail Saltire liveried 68007 approaches Greenfaulds with 5G13 Motherwell TMD - Edinburgh Waverley Fife Circle ECS working
One of the last few 318s remaining in Carmine and Cream livery, 318267 departs Greenfaulds with 2F01 Cumbernauld - Dalmuir service
Colas liveried 70802 working in place of the usual class 60, approaches Greenfaulds with 6N47 Prestwick - Grangemouth tankers
Scotrail Saltire liveried 68006 passes through Hartwood with 5L69 Motherwell TMD - Edinburgh Waverley Fife Circle ECS working
350407 accelerates away from Carstairs South Junction with 1M94 Edinburgh Waverley - Manchester Airport
an unidentified 390 heads north towards Carstairs with 1S87 London Euston - Glasgow Central
390040 with Virgin Radio advertising approaches Carstairs with 9S85 London Euston - Glasgow Central
92014 passes through Carstairs with 5C11 Polmadie - Edinburgh Waverley sleeper ECS working
Greenfaulds 31.5.17
A quick visit to Greenfaulds tonight produced the following sightings:
66107 passes through Greenfaulds with 4M30 Grangemouth - Daventry containers
Track Machine DR73915 passes through Greenfaulds with 6T44 Stirling Sidings -Abington
newly revynaled and repainted Saltire liveried 156507 at Greenfaulds with 2J82 Glasgow Queen Street - Falkirk Grahamston
