24th August 1974

Branch Line Society
Clydesider Railtour

DMU Used ?????

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Glasgow Central - Shields Jn - Cardonald Jn - Braehead Yard (end of line)
as listed Braehead Yard - Cardonald Jn - Shields Jn - via "Burma Road" Goods Line - Terminus Jn - Muirhouse Jn - Strathbungo Jn - Busby Jn - Barrhead - Lugton - Giffen (to depot gates)
as listed Giffen - Lugton - Barrhead Jn - Strathbungo Jn - Larkfield Jn - Rutherglen Jn - Carmyle Jn - Newton - Motherwell - Shieldmuir - Garriongill Jn - Morningside - (1) - Castlehill Jn
as listed Castlehill Jn - Morningside - Garriongill Jn - Shieldmuir - Shields Colliery Jn - Ravenscraig No.1 - Dalzell New Yard - Park Street L.C. (end of line)
as listed Park Street L.C. - Dalzell New Yard - via Dellburn Branch (Dalzell Railway No.1) - (pass beneath main line) - Motherwell South - Motherwell [P2]
as listed Motherwell [P4] - Mossend South Jn - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet South Jn - Sunnyside Jn - Shettleston - Bellgrove - Glasgow Queen Street Low Level - Clydebank Dock Jn - Rothesay Dock (to LC at BR limit)
as listed Rothesay Dock - Scotstoun West
as listed Scotstoun West - Old Kilpatrick
as listed Old Kilpatrick - Scotstoun West - Partick Central (to River Kelvin bridge, beyond platform)
as listed Partick Central - Scotstoun West - Yoker Yard
as listed Yoker Yard - Clydebank Dock Jn - Whiteinch West Jn - Anniesland - Westerton - Milngavie
as listed Milngavie - Westerton - Cowlairs Box - Glasgow Queen Street High Level

Notes :
(1) Went beyond booked reversal point of Morningside to Castlehill Jn.


A ticket from The Bob Mitchell Collection

Source : Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & (Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C

Location Booked (Actual)
0.00
Glasgow Central 10.10d (10.10d)
1.55
Shields Jn 10/14
3.70
Cardonald Jn 10/17
5.68
Braehead Yard (end of line) 10.28 ~ 10.35
7.66
Cardonald Jn 10/46
10.01
Shields Jn 10/50
10.50
Terminus Jn 10/56
11.06
Muirhouse Jn 10/58
11.21
Strathbungo Jn 10/59
13.21
Busby Jn 11/02
17.01
Barrhead 11/07
23.69
Lugton 11/17
27.59
Giffen (to depot gates) 11.31 ~ 11.39
31.49
Lugton 11/53
38.37
Barrhead 12/03
44.17
Strathbungo Jn 12/12
44.68
Larkfield Jn 12/16
?
Shawfield 12/18
?
Rutherglen Jn 12/20
49.18
Carmyle Jn 12/23
50.66
Newton 12/33
57.37
Motherwell 12c42 ~ 12c44
59.18
Shielmuir 12/48
62.00
Garriongill Jn 12/51
63.55
Morningside 13.07 ~ 13.13 (pass)
65.31
Castlehill Jn (rev)
68.26
Garriongill Jn 13/29
71.44
Shieldmuir 13/33
73.50
Dalzell New Yard (Park St. L.C.) 13.44 ~ 13.52
74.60
Motherwell South 14/02
75.20
Motherwell 14.05a ~ 14.57d
76.71
Mossend South Jn 15/01
77.30
Mossend North Jn 15/02
77.40
Mossend 15/03
79.50
Whifflet South Jn 15/08
80.77
Sunnyside Jn 15/14
?
Shettleston 15/22
88.66
Bellgrove 15/26
90.09
Glasgow Queen Street LL 15/30
95.54
Clydebank Dock Jn 15/40
96.24
Rothesay Dock (BR Limit) 15.48 ~ 15.56
97.47
Scotstoun West 16.06 ~ 16.12
102.15
Old Kilpatrick 16.30 ~ 16.38
106.63
Scotstoun West 16c56 ~ 16c58
109.37
Partick Central 17.08 ~ 17.16
112.11
Scotstoun West 17/26
113.19
Yoker Yard 17.30 ~ 17.40
113.40
Clydebank Dock Jn 17/42
115.14
Whiteinch West Jn 17/45
115.66
Anniesland 17.47a ~ 17.48d
117.10
Westerton 17/52
120.33
Milngavie 17.59 ~ 18.07
123.56
Westerton 18/14
127.68
Cowlairs Box 18/20
129.73
Glasgow Queen Street HL 18.25a (19.44a)


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