25th August 1979

Branch Line Society (Scottish Area)
The Clydeside Wanderer

DMU Used 3-car Met-Cam set

Route : 1Z15 throughout

DMU Route
as listed Glasgow Queen Street - Cowlairs - Maryhill - (1) - Westerton - Dalmuir Jn (1)
as listed Dalmuir Jn - Yoker Yard
as listed Yoker Yard - Rothesay Dock (Green Road LC)
as listed Rothesay Dock (Green Road LC) - Yoker Yard - Partick West (Meadowside GF)
as listed Partick West (Meadowside GF) - Yoker - Clydebank Central Jn - Old Kilpatrick
as listed Old Kilpatrick - Clydebank
as listed Clydebank - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central
as listed Dumbarton Central - Dalmuir - Westerton - Cowlairs - Gartcosh Jn - Gartsherrie south - Coatbridge Central - Carmyle - Rutherglen - London Road Goods
as listed London Road Goods - Rutherglen - Barrhead
as listed Barrhead - Muirhouse Jn - Terminus Jn - General Terminus Quay
as listed General Terminus Quay - Terminus Jn
as listed Terminus Jn - Paisley St James - Rootes Linwood
as listed Rootes Linwood - Paisley St James
as listed Paisley St James - Port Glasgow - Containerbase Jn - Greenock Lynedoch (CPA branch - end of Union Street Tunnel)
as listed Greenock Lynedoch (CPA branch - end of Union Street Tunnel) - Containerbase Jn - Port Glasgow - Paisley Gilmour Street - Glasgow Central

Notes :
(1) Was booked via Anniesland and the Jordanhill north to east curve but was diverted to Dalmuir instead, reversing there.
(2) The Faslane branch had originally been requested but it was refused and the CPA branch substituted instead.

Sources : Alex Cunningham, David Sheppard & Alan Rintoul

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Sheppard, Alan Rintoul & Ian Umpleby)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Glasgow Queen Street 09.55d 09.55
?.?? Cowlairs SB 09/59½ 10/00
4.36 Maryhill Park 10/06 10/05½
5.43 Anniesland 10/09 DIV
5.76 Whiteinch North Jn 10/10½ DIV
6.15 Whiteinch West Jn 10/11½ DIV
7.69 Clydebank Dock Jn 10/15 DIV
??.?? Dalmuir Jn ? 10.16 ~ 10.18½
??.?? Yoker Yard 10*17 ~ 10*20 10.28½ ~ 10.30
??.?? Rothsey Dock (Green Road LC) 10.30 ~ 10.37 10.38 ~ 10.45½
??.?? Yoker Yard 10/47 10/50½
??.?? Partick West (Meadowside GF) 11.02 ~ 11.10 11.02½ ~ 11.10
??.?? Yoker Yard 11*25 ~ 11*33 11.20½ ~ 11.22
??.?? Clydebank Central Jn 11/38 11/37
17.51 Old Kilpatrick ??.?? ~ ??.?? 11.47½ ~ 11.58
19.73 Clydebank 12.19 ~ 12.26 12.16½ ~ 12.18½
21.12 Dalmuir 12/30 12/21½
27.49 Dumbarton Central 12.43a ~ 13.37d 12.30½ ~ 13.36½
34.06 Dalmuir 13/47 13/45
37.66 Westerton 13/54 13/49
??.?? Cowlairs SB 14*03 ~ 14*05 13/59
43.15 Springburn 14/08 14/01
43.58 Sighthill East Jn 14/10 14/09
50.67 Gartcosh Jn 14/18 14/18½
52.10 Gartsherrie South Jn 14/21 ?
54.17 Coatbridge Jn 14/23 ?
54.68 Langloan Jn 14/25 14/48
59.65 Carmyle Jn 14/34 14/52½
61.43 Rutherglen East Jn 14/36 14/56
62.15 Rutherglen Central Jn 14/37½ ?
62.26 Rutherglen North Jn 14/39 ?
63.17 London Road 14.49 ~ 14.57 15.07½ ~ 15.14½
??.?? Rutherglen North Jn 15/06 15/20½
??.?? Ruthergen West Jn 15/08 15/36½
64.60 Shawfield 15/09 ?
65.27 Polmadie 15*11 ~ 15*13 15.39½ ~ 15.53
66.10 Larkfield Jn 15/15 ?
66.72 Muirhouse South Jn 15/18 ?
68.79 Busby Jn 15/22 16/00
72.59 Barrhead 15.30 ~ 15.40 16.05 ~ 16.09
??.?? Busby Jn 15/49 16/13½
78.46 Muirhouse South Jn 15/52 ?
78.59 Muirhouse Central Jn 15/53 16/16½
79.24 Terminus Jn 15/55 16.18 ~ 16.20
80.04 General Terminus 16.04 ~ 16.14 16.23½ ~ 16.30½
80.64 Terminus Jn 16.23 ~ 16.31 16.33 ~ 16.34½
81.33 Shields Jn 16/36 16/38
85.77 Arkleston Jn 16/41 ?
87.05 Paisley Gilmour Street 16/42½ 16/48
87.62 Paisley St James 16/44 16.51 ~ 16.52
89.17 Linwood 16.52 ~ 17.02 16.54½ ~ 17.03½
90.52 Paisley St James 17.10 ~ 17.16 17.13½ ~ 17.15½
103.28 Wemyss Bay Jn 17/34 17/30
104.35 Containerbase Jn 18/13 17/34
106.71 CPA Branch (end of Union Street Tunnel) 17.50 ~ 18.00 17.43½ ~ 17.52½
???.?? Containerbase Jn 18/13 18.02 ~ 18.12
???.?? Wemyss Bay Jn 18/16 18/14
???.?? Paisley Gilmour Street 18.33a ~ 18.34d 18.32 ~ 18.32½
???.?? Arkleston Jn 18/37 ?
129.29 Shields Jn 18/43½ 18/40½
131.00 Glasgow Central 18.47a 18.50 [P1]


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