Set 105373
These formations have been noted:
| 50778 | 59161 | 50805 | Noted March 1981 |
circa early 1983
107 428 and 105 373 (50384) side by side in Glasgow Central station. Date unknown, the Cravems was a Scottish vehicle from November 1982 and stored in May 1983 till withdrawal. Phil Deane Collection.
8th January 1983
Last Day No.12. Looking east and Cravens 105 373 has deposited some passengers, perhaps more so than usual, at Houston and Crosslee station. It is pulling away for the mainline at Elderslie on the 12:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service. The double fence to the left was a footpath connecting nearby Brookfield and the station via a footbridge, from which the photograph was taken. Saturday 08 January 1983 alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
A Class 105 3-car formed of 50384 + 51301 + 56464 at Kilmacolm on 8 January 1983, the last day of passenger services on the branch. They arrived with the 13:07 ex-Glasgow Central and will return there with the 14:01 departure. Rob Paterson.
8th January 1983
Last Day. Cravens 105 373 triple has arrived at Kilmacolm on the 15:07 ex Glasgow Central with E50384 nearest the camera. An old notebook suggests the Set was DMBS E50384 + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Last Day. Cravens triple 105 373 on the approach to Houston and Crosslee station. The double fence on the left is the footpath from the station to Brookfield via the footbridge from which the picture was taken. DMBS E50384 + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464 are working the 12:01 Kilmacolm to Glasgow service. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
A Cravens class 105 DMU (DMBS 50384 attached to 51301 and 56464) forms a Kilmacolm line train near Bridge of Weir on the last day of service, 8 January 1983. Alistair Ness.
8th January 1983
On the final day of passenger services to Kilmacolm on 8 January 1983, Cravens-built trailer 56464 is at the "Glasgow end", 51301 is in the centre and 50384 at the end nearest the photographer. These were built in the second half of the '50s, All were built by Cravens of Sheffield, 50384 was new in 1957 and the other pair in 1959. Jeremy Chapter.
8th January 1983
Class 105 Paisley Canal 8 Jan 1983. A Cravens 3 car formation (DMBS 50384 attached to 51301 and 56464) passes Paisley Canal box with a service from Kilmacolm to Glasgow Central on the last day of service. Alistair Ness.
8th January 1983
Last Day No.21. Cravens 105 373 triple has arrived at Kilmacolm on the 15:07 ex Glasgow Central with E50384 nearest the camera. An old notebook suggests the Set was DMBS E50384 + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464. The train is starting to fill up again for the return to Glasgow Central on the 16:01. 'Passengers' are keen to get a good seat on one of the few remaining trains. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Last Day No.23. Cravens 105 373 triple idles at Kilmacolm and is probably waiting to form the 16:01 service for Glasgow Central. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 (nearest) + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464. This may have been the last daylight departure from Kilmacolm. The masonry wall to the left is the corner of the former goods shed. Whilst the station buildings survived closure as a pub, the goods shed succumbed to redevelopment and was flattened to make way for housing. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Last Day No.17. Cravens 105 373 crosses the viaduct over the River Gryffe at Bridge of Weir. It is heading east towards the station on the 14:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 (nearest) + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464. The girder bridge crosses a minor road to the then children's home at Quarriers Village. There was a tannery on the other side of the viaduct which is long gone. However, leather manufacture still exists in Bridge of Weir at a modern facility on the other side of town by the Locher Water. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Last Day No.5. Cravens 105 373 triple climbs from Cart Junction on the ‘Down Branch’ to the main line at Elderslie No.2 with the 10:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow service. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 (nearest camera) + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464 (leading). The ‘Up Branch’ from Elderslie No.2 via the fly-under is in the foreground. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Last Day No.4. Cravens 105 373 triple takes the ‘Down Branch’ at Cart Junction on the returning 10:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service under darkening skies. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464 (nearest camera). Reduced to a single lead, Cart Junction once served routes to Kilbarchan, Kilmacolm, Elderslie and Johnstone. The houses in the background are the outskirts of Linwood. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
A Cravens DMU (50384, set 105373) arrives into Bridge of Weir station on the last day of operations on the Kilmacolm branch, 8 January 1983. Andrew McConnell.
8th January 1983
Last Day No.2. Ghost-like Cravens triple 105 373 approaches Cart Junction on 09:07 Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service. The DMU is on the 'Up Branch' from Elderslie No. 2 via the fly-under junction. The rising gradient is the 'Down Branch' to Glasgow which trails in at Elderslie No. 2 on the flat. The Canal lines were then accessed at Elderslie No.1 and what was Canal Junction. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Last Day No.3. Cravens triple approaches Cart Junction on 09:07 Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service under a rather fitting gloomy sky. 105 373 is on the Up Branch, about to join the single track passenger siding beyond the single lead at Cart Junction. Saturday 08 January 1983 . alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Single DMBS 50384 is attached to 51301 and 56464 at Kilmacolm on January 8th, 1983. The headboard requires a little bit of explanation - the last two surviving Class 126 sets had somehow managed to escape withdrawal at the time of the line's closure and one of the Swindon Diesel Preservation Society members had contacted BR to enquire if the sets could be rostered for service on the last day. A headboard was knocked up in the hope that something could be arranged. In the event, the Swindons were not rostered and the board seemed somewhat inappropriate, but was mounted for a short time at Kilmacolm for photographs. Andrew McConnell.
8th January 1983
Single DMBS 50384 is attached to 51301 and 56464 at Kilmacolm on January 8th, 1983. This was the last day of services on the line, and they are waiting to depart with the 12:01 to Glasgow Central. Hamish Stevenson.
8th January 1983
105 373 comprising 3 driving vehicles (50384 + 51301 + 56464) reverses at Kilmacolm on the last day of passenger services on the branch, Saturday 08/01/1983. The line between Elderslie and Kilmacolm officially closed completely and between Elderslie and Shields Junction to scheduled passenger services on 10 January 1983. Andrew McConnell.
8th January 1983
105373, made up of 3 driving vehicles (50384 + 51301 + 56464), pauses at Paisley Canal Station on the last day of operations of the branch, 8 January 1983. The line between Kilmacolm, Elderslie and Shields Junction closed completely to scheduled passenger services on 10 January 1983, although the section to Paisley Canal subsequently reopened and is now electrified. A temporary footbridge replaces the former wooden booking office, which was situated on the road bridge with staircases to each platform. The main station building was converted to a pub. The new station is a single terminus platform on the other side of the bridge. Andrew McConnell.
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