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Class 314's 1.3.19
314's seen between 12.00 and 13.15 today
Shields
314201, 314206, 314210
Glasgow Central
314209: 12.12 to Paisley Canal
314202: 12.15 Cathcart Inner Circle and 12.51 Cathcart Outer Circle
314211: 12.25 to Gourock
314208: 12.42 to Paisley Canal
314207: 12.45 to Newton via Maxwell Park
314216: 12.57 to Wemyss Bay
314205: 13.15 Cathcart Inner Circle
Class 314's 27.2.19
314's seen between 11.30 and 1pm today:
Shields
- 314206,314201 and 314208
Glasgow Central
- 314214: 11.42 and 12.42 to Paisley Canal
- 314202: 11.45 Cathcart Outer Circle
- 314215: 11.51 Cathcart Outer Circle and 12.45 to Newton via Maxwell Park
- 314210: 11.55 to Gourock
- 314209: 12.12 to Paisley Canal
- 314205: 12.15 Cathcart Inner Circle and 12.51 Cathcart Outer Circle
- 314216: 12.25 to Gourock
- 314211: 12.57 to Weymss Bay
Rutherglen Permanent Way Depot 23.2.19
Rutherglen Permanent Way depot is located north of Rutherglen station on the West Coast Main Line. Various different track machines, snow blowers and very occasionally, the odd locomotive can be seen here.
The PW depot is located near to where the tracks from Whifflet join and can be seen on the right hand side when heading into Glasgow.
When passing on the train on Saturday, I got a couple of photos of the various track machines stabled there.
37059 top and tailed with 37218 at Carluke 21.2.19
In recent months, the Network Rail PLPR test train has been operated by DRS class 37's instead of Colas.
On 21st February, the test train was seen out on the West Coast Main Line passing through a sunny Carluke station enroute to Lanark, where upon a quick stop off and change of ends, it would return north through Carluke again about an hour later. 37059 and 37218 were the locomotives used on today's train.
The photograph shows DRS liveried 37059 and 37218 top and tail the Network Rail PLPR Test train as it passes through Carluke whilst working 1Q75 Mossend - Mossend via Lanark 21.2.19
Class 314's 18.2.19
314's seen just before lunchtime at Glasgow Central today:
- 314202 - 11.12 to Paisley Canal
- 314207 - 11.15 Cathcart Inner and 11.51 Cathcart Outer Circle services
- 314208 - 11.42 to Paisley Canal
- 314214 - 11.45 to Newton via Maxwell Park
- 314210 - 11.55 to Gourock
- 314215 - 12.15 Cathcart Inner Circle
Class 314's 16.2.19
I saw the following 314's out today:
Glasgow Central
314207: 10.42 and 11.42 to Paisley Canal
314202: 10.55 to Gourock
314210: 10.57 to Weymss Bay
3142xx: 11.05 to Gourock (Didn't catch the number but was a Saltire set)
314214: 11.20 to Newton via Queens Park and 15.45 to Newton via Maxwell Park
314203: 15.20 to Newton
Class 314's 15.2.19
I was passing through Glasgow Central at lunchtime today and saw the following 314's in service:
- 314205 11.51 Cathcart Outer Circle
- 314214 11.55 Glasgow Central - Gourock
- 314216 12.12 Glasgow Central - Paisley Canal
- 314215 12.15 Cathcart Inner Circle 314211 12.25 Glasgow Central - Gourock
- The 11.42 service to Paisley Canal and the 11.45 service to Newton were both SPT Carmine and Cream 314's, I didn't catch the numbers unfortunately.
The photo shows 314205 departing Queens Park with 2O34 11.51 Cathcart Outer Circle service.
314213 moves to Glasgow Works 12.2.19
Today, 314213 became the 2nd class 314 to be taken to Glasgow Works to be stripped for spares before scrapping. The spare parts should help to keep the 11 units currently still in service working for the time being.
314213, one of 9 of the 16 strong fleet to retain the former SPT Carmine and Cream livery, was withdrawn initially on 21st September, before being reinstated in early October. 213 remained in service for only a couple of weeks before failing on 12th October and being transferred to Yoker for further storage.
On 12th February, 213 was collected by 37884 and hauled from Yoker to Glasgow Works via Glasgow Central Low Level, Carmyle and Gartcosh.
Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to catch a photo of today's working, however here is 314213 in happier times arriving at Newton with a service from Glasgow Central via Queens Park on 31.12.2012
Law Junction 5.2.19
On 5th February, I tried a new photography location for me: Law Junction.
The photos were taken from the B7011 road bridge.
Looking South in the direction of Carluke, there is a view of the WCML as well as the up and down loops and former goods yard and sidings.
Looking North, there is a view of the junction where the WCML curves left to go through the western edge of Wishaw towards Motherwell, while the branch to Wishaw and Mossend curves off to the right.
The station which once existed here was located between the bridge and the junction. Unfortunately the station closed in the 1960's but there is a local campaign to get it reopened.
In the space of 5 minutes, 1 northbound and 1 southbound working passed through.
66102 with 325006 dead in tow passed heading north with a Craigentinny - Mossend working and 43062+43014 passed heading south with the New Measurement train. Click on the photos below for larger images.
