TRIP 537

Scottish Mainline Flyer

30/03/18-02/04/18

This report is a compilation of sightings by Steve Clark, John Dicks, Pete Dix, Dave Forse and Red Perry

Day 1 - 30th March 2018

Bescot (Viewed from M6)
Locos 66087/139/172 Wagons 501211/212/213

Crewe, Gresty Bridge Depot (Viewed)
Locos 37218/422/606 57303 Pride of Carlisle 68011/012/020 Reliance/029

Crewe (Negotiating Roundabout by the station)
Road/Rail W 472 EOL 912012-0 SRS/Volvo FL6 LRS 8-2 with access platform

M6 Northbound
Road/Rail KP63 JGU 917112-3 SRS/Volvo ICON 10 678841/

Shapfell Limestone Quarries, Shap (Viewed from M6)
Industrial Locos 2 x yellow locos stabled at the headshunt were HE 7543/1978 and HE 8978/1979. The white loco (actually blue but covered in lime dust) seen by some at the other end of the line was 272 Grosmont GECT 5470/1978.

Carlisle Kingmoor TMD (Viewed)
Locos 37401 Mary Queen of Scots 37716 66303/427 68018 Vigilant 88001 Revolution/005 Minerva/008 Ariadne/009 Coach 5919 Snowplough ADB965230 Passing Units 156478/514 350405/407

Rutherglen CCE (Viewed)
On Track Plant 73904 Thomas Telford: 968500/501

Rutherglen Station
Emu Sets 318251/261 320412

Argyle Street Station
Emu Set 320416

Glasgow Central Station
Dmu Sets 156437/445/462/474/476/494/496/501/503/506/510 185140 Demu Sets 220025 221102 John Cabot/105 William Baffin Emu Sets 314201/202/203/204/205/206/207/209/210/213/214/215/218 318254/256/264/267 320301/302/305/313/314 320413 350410 380001/002/006/007/011/012/014/016 380101/103/104/106/107/108/110/113/114 390152 Virgin Knight

Glasgow Queen Street Station
Dmu Sets 156447/450 158789 170393 170430/432/451/470/474
Emu Sets 380010 380116

Glasgow Central Station
Locos 90046/047 91121 Dmu Sets 156445/452/476/501/506/509/510
Emu Sets 314203/209 320313/314 380006/013 380104/109 390115 Virgin Crusader Coaches 1210 9803 10307 10513/531/544/548/613 10699 11298/301/401 12207 12307 12414/415/417 82207

Glasgow Central Low Level Station
Emu Sets 318270 320311

Day 2 - 31st March 2018

Rutherglen Station
Emu Set 318253

Glasgow Central Station
Loco 73968 (Collecting sleeper stock to return it to Polmadie)
Dmu Sets 156476/495/502/503/510/511
Emu Sets 314209/210 318261 320302/310 380001/0023/003/006/011/012/ 014/015/016/021 380106/107/108/110

Passing Shields Road Depot
Emu Sets 334017/023 380008

Passing Corkerhill Depot
Dmu Sets 156512 158728 Emu Sets 314202/213/214/215 380102/104

Glasgow Central Station
Dmu Sets 156445/456/494/508
Emu Sets 314203/205 318261 380001/006/007 380106

Glasgow Central Low Level Station
Emu Sets 318259/270

Partick Station
Emu Set 320322

Hyndland Station
Emu Sets 334005/032

Yoker Depot
Emu Sets 320412 334030/031

Partick Station
Emu Sets 318251/253/255/256/257/259/260/262/265/266/269/270 320303/304/307/316/317/318/417 334003/006/009/012/014/018/022/024/026/027/028/029/035/036/038

Glasgow Queen Street Station
Dmu Sets 156446/447/450/453/477/493/496/500/507 170403/404/405/407/428/429/432/433/434/451/455 Emu Set 380116

Bishopbriggs Station
Dmu Sets 170409/433/451/474

Glasgow Queen's Street Low Level Station
Emu Sets 318251/252/257/260 320303/307/309/315/322/412/413 334001/002/003/004/005/006/007/009/010/012/014/016/018/020/021/022/ 024/025/026/027/028/029/030/031/032/033/035/036/038/039/040

Passing Cowlairs
Dmu Set 170406

Passing Cowlairs Network Rail Depot
Network Rail owned Road/Rail FD57 VXV 979017-9 Unimog U400 with access platform 214221/

Passing Eastfield TMD
Emu Set 380020

Passing Cadder Yard
SRS owned Road/Rail R 6 SRS 919017-2 Volvo FL7 26t RB 25 Modular 756681/: DX53 CXA 919022-2 Volvo FL6E 26t RB 25 Modular 332096/: DX54 DFD 919025-5 Volvo FL6E 26t RB 25 Modular 374100/:

Passing Haymarket Depot & Station
Dmu Sets 156430/474/505 170456/457/459 158732/734/735/782/786
Coaches 40704 41091/092 42179

Edinburgh Waverley Station
Locos 91130 Lord Mayor of Newcastle 92018 Dmu Sets 158718/726/729/868/869 170396 170407/418/459/472/473/474/477
Emu Sets 334016/018/021/033/039 380010 Coaches 10308/317/325/328 11284/285/292/312/313/323/324/329/412/413/423/424/429/998
12201/204/212/219/225/228/311/318/319/321/330/403/404/423/424/425/426/ 430/431/438/457/462/469 40210 42033/035/198/199/240 44011/063

Princes Street Tram Stop
Trams 253/260/271/275

West End Princes Street Tram Stop
Trams 253/272

Passing Haymarket Depot
Dmu Set 170474 Emu Sets 334008/033 Trams 261/263

Passing Balgreen Tram Stop
Dmu Set 170418

Gogarburn Tram Stop
Trams 253/260/261/268/270/271/271/274/275

Gogar Tram Depot (Viewed)
Trams 252/255/257/258/259/264/265/271/276/277 Road/Rail ET001 SN12 DWG Unimog U400 Modular 224283/10:
Platform Basket RR EVO14 Hydrostatic PB8892/: 4w trailer

Edinburgh Gateway Mainline Station and Tram Stop
Dmu Set 170401 Trams 261/262/273

Gyle Centre Tram Stop
Tram 274

Passing Edinburgh Park Tram Stop
Dmu Set 170471

Passing Balgreen Tram Stop
Emu Set 380116

Murrayfield Tram Stop
Tram 253

Passing Haymarket (Additional Set noted)
Dmu Set 158758 Tram 275

West End Princes Street Tram Stop
Tram 270

Princes Street Tram Stop
Tram 263/272

St. Andrew's Square Tram Stop
Trams 261/262

Edinburgh Waverley Station
Locos 91107 Skyfall/114 Durham Cathedral/115 Blaydon Races/118 The Fusiliers 92023/043 Debussy
Dmu Sets 158708 170393/395/396 170401/405/414/416/417/418/427/428/431/ 452/453/454/457/458/459/461/471/472/474 Demu Sets 220028 221129
Emu Sets 334001/003/005/006/007/008/009/010/014/016/018/020/028/030/ 031/032/033/035/036/038/039/040 380009/010/017 380105/112/113/116 Coaches 10328 11293/324/424 12219 12319 12403/415/447 82213/219/229

National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh
Locos 5' 0" Gauge "Wylam Dilly" Hedley 1827-1832: Standard Gauge "Ellesmere" H(L) 1885: 1' 7" gauge Wylam Dilly was under restoration and its place had been taken by a 7.25" Edinburgh Tram.

Summerlee - The Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (Viewed from main line)
Locos No.9 HC 895/1909: Robin S 9628/1957: W280 AB /1966, rebuild of AB 472/1961

Passing Haymarket
Locos 43126/179 Pride of Laira Additional Dmu Set 158739

Croy Station
Dmu Set 170433

Airdrie Station
Emu Set 320309

Glasgow Queen Street Station
Dmu Sets 156432/446/485/496 158720/722 170403/407/419/433/460

Glasgow City Council, Riverside Museum
Locos 103 SS 4022/1894: 123 N 3553/1886: No.256 Glen Douglas Cowlairs 1913: No.9 NBH 21521/1917: 4' 0" Gauge Subway Cars No.4: No.39 Trams 543: 672: 779: 1088: 1089: 1173: 1392.

Strathclyde Partnership For Transport Subway System
4' 0" Gauge 101(55)/102/103/104/106/108/111/113/115/120/121/125/126/127/129/130/131/ 133 201/202/203/204/205/206/207/208
Note One car was carrying 11. It was running with 120 and 205

Glasgow Central Station
Dmu Sets 156431/435/456/462/476/478/494/495/502/504/511/512/513
Emu Sets 314201/202/203/204/205/206/207/210/211/212/216 318261/263/269 320301/302/305/ 310/313/314 350007 380001/002/003/004/005/006/007/011/012/013/014/015/016/019/021/022 380101/103/106/107/109/110/111/114

Passing Shields Road Depot
Dmu Set 156430 170430/433 Emu Sets 334017/023 380003/008 380108

Passing Corkerhill Depot
Emu Sets 314210 380104

Drumbeck Station
Emu Set 314207

Glasgow Queen Street
Dmu Set 170403

Glasgow Queen Street Low Level Station
Emu Set 334035

Partick Station
Emu Sets 318268 320316/317

Glasgow Central Station
Dmu Set 156437/502/503/504/511 Emu Sets 314213/214/263 318253/259/270 320317 380006/012/013/014/015/019/022 380101/103/106/111/114

Glasgow Central Low Level Station
Emu Set 318259/262/265 320316

Argyle Street Station
Emu Set 318253

Day 3 - 1st April 2018

Rutherglen Station
Emu Sets 318253/265/266/267 320412 On Track Plant John Story 1316 940872-3 Colmar T10000FS 8754/2016: Colas PEM3126 903003-0: PEM3128 903005-5: PEM3129 903006-3: PEM3130 903007-1: PEM3131 903008-9: PEM3132 903009-7: PEM3133 903010-5: PEM3134 903011-3: PEM3135 903012-1: PEM4137 903014-7: PEM4138 903015-4: LEM3126 909213-9: LEM 4138 909214-7

Dalmarnock Station
Emu Set 318270

Argyle Street Station
Emu Sets 318253 320412

Glasgow Central Station
Dmu Sets 156431/442/509/510/511 Emu Sets 314206/213/214/216 320305/310/315/321 320411 380004/007/013/014/019/022 380103/107/114

Partick Station
Emu Sets 318257/260/265 334018/022/036/040

Passing Haymarket Depot
Dmu Sets 170404/427/429/432/453/454/456/459

Haymarket Station
Dmu Sets 158702/708/738/406/414/431/450/474
Emu Sets 334021 380010/020/112/116
Trams 256/257/261/268/269/270/274/275

Edinburgh Waverley Station
Loco 92018 Dmu Sets 158708/713/723/726/728 170393 170406/407/414/426/431/453/470/471 Demu Sets 220034 221135/139
Emu Sets 334036 380010/017 380105/112/113

Passing Shields Road Depot
Dmu Set 158786 Emu Sets 318269 334017/023 380008 380102

Passing Corkerhill Depot
Dmu Sets 156476/508 Emu Sets 314201/202/205/206/207/210

Glasgow Central Station
Dmu Sets 156431/434/437/442/503/509/510/511
Emu Sets 314203/213/2314/216 318263 320302/305/315 320411 380001/004/011/014/019/022 380103/106/109

Pollockshields East Station
Emu Set 314213

Burnside Station
Emu Set 320301

Motherwell Station S.P.
Dmu Set 158706 Emu Sets 318250/254 320311/318 320414

Motherwell Depot (Viewed)
Loco 66304 Emu Set 318258 Coach 5802 (withdrawn) Wagon 68 4909 429-5
This depot is a shadow of its former self. The yard was full of container flats (only managed to identify one). The loco was at the far end, beyond the shed and the unit was stabled in the sidings to the side of the shed.

Motherwell Station
Emu Set 320301

Blantyre Station
Emu Set 318263

Polmadie Depot (Viewed)
Locos 90047 92038 Demu 221105 William Baffin
Coaches 6700 10508 10703/714 New Mk5s 15001/002 15301/302

Brian counted about 15 of the new vehicles in Shawfield Sidings. Owing to building development in Jessie Street we were only able to identify four.

Cross Hill Station
Emu Sets 314213/218

Pollockshields East Station
Emu Set 320411

Hyndland Station
Emu Sets 334001/006/007/035/038

Jordonhill
Emu Set 320309 (Stopped on an embankment nearby. It had been involved in a fatality).

Yoker Depot
Emu Sets 318255/256/259/268 320304/317 334013/015/024/025/029/034/039

Dumbarton East Station
Emu Set 334022

Dalmuir Station
Emu Sets 334006/028

Partick Station
Emu Sets 318251/268 320316/317/318/319/321 320417

Glasgow Central Station
Dmu Sets 156510/511 Emu Sets 318251/270 380007/011/012/022 380107

Glasgow Central Low Level Station
Emu Sets 318259/262/270 320303/317/320 320417 334023/035

Day 4 - 2nd April 2018

Carlisle Kingmoor (Viewed)
Locos 37401 Mary Queen of Scots/403/716 66301 (named)/303/427/433 68018 Vigilant 88001 Revolution/005 Minerva/008 Ariadne/009 Coach 9709 Snowplough ADB965230 Wagons 92730/733/801 370121/285 395118 640730

Passing Loco 66517 Unit 156514

Carlisle New Yard (Viewed)
Loco 66078 Snowplough 965578 Wagon 370121

Crewe Gresty Bridge Depot (Viewed)
Locos 37218/422/606 57303 Pride of Carlisle 68011/012/020 Reliance/029

Crewe Basford Hall (Viewed)
Locos 66525/563 86605/607/608/613/627 Wagons 396138 996409

Bescot (Viewed from the M6)
Locos 66051/087

Bridge over the M5, south of Junction 11
Dmu 153320

NOTE
Emu Count - Between us we saw all members of classes 314 and 318.
We missed 320306/312/320/418: 334015/019: 380018: 380115.