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January 1981
Set: 140
Derby Heavyweight Set 140 pulls away from a rural Houston and Crosslee station on a Kilmacolm working from Glasgow Central. The nearby town of Linwood, developed as post war overspill for Glasgow and Paisley along with the Rootes Car Factory, was poorly situated despite its proximity. The passengers here seem to be heading for nearby Brookfield to the south, accessed by a parallel footpath (to the left of the photograph) and footbridge well beyond the station. The villages of Houston and Crosslee were somewhat remote from the station and were over a mile away to the north. Note the 'running in board' rusting away on the left and the line of cast iron lamp posts - probably gas lights in a previous age! January 1981. alicia hartman.
14th June 1982
Set: 107431
The Last Summer. Derby 107 431 (with 101 TS) on a Kilmacolm - Glasgow service, departs Houston and Crosslee station for Cart Junction. The Kilmacolm passenger siding doubled at Cart Junction in advance of the junctions to the mainline at Elderslie No.1 and No.2. Monday 14 June 1982. alicia hartman.
14th June 1982
Set: 107431
The Last Summer. Derby 107 431 departs Houston and Crosslee for Glasgow Central on a working from Kilmacolm. The Railscot website suggests the line was singled in 1973. Linwood, in the distance, was inconveniently sited for the station and trains simply sped past en route to Paisley Canal. Monday 14 June 1982. alicia hartman.
7th January 1983
Vehicle: 51493 Set: 105376
Last Days. Mixed 105 376 (105-107-107) rolls into Houston and Crosslee station. A view from Barochan Road and a solitary passenger awaits the returning Kilmacolm to Glasgow service, Friday 07 January 1983. One wonders if they knew there would be no trains on Monday? There were nearby road signs for a local hospital, which may have been Merchiston House, behind the trees on the left. alicia hartman.
7th January 1983
Vehicle: 51493 Set: 105376
Last Days. An afternoon Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service with mixed 105 376 (Class 105 / 107) is heading west from Houston and Crosslee. The train has passed under Sandholes Road and is heading towards the Lochermill Viaduct thence Bridge of Weir. An old notebook suggests this is probably Cravens DMBS E51493 + Derby TSL Sc59790 + Derby DMBS Sc52004 which was used on Kilmacolm services earlier that week on 04 January. The outskirts of Bridge of Weir are visible in the distance, above the train. It is still possible to travel along here - but on a bicycle on the National Cycle Network! Probably Friday 07 January 1983. alicia hartman.
7th January 1983
Set: 107
Last Days. Derby Class 107 triple departs Houston and Crosslee with a Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service on a somewhat bleak afternoon. Probably Friday 07 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Vehicle: 56464
Last Day No.10. Looking west as Cravens triple 105373 enjoys some winter sunshine. It is powering towards Houston and Crosslee station on the 12:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464 (nearest camera). Sandholes Road crosses the railway in the background and Brookfield is to the left. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Set: 105373
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
Set: 101
Last Day No.13. Derby 107 435 (with Metro Cammell DMS leading) accelerates past Brookfield towards Bridge of Weir. It is forming the 12:07 Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service and is about to pass under Sandholes Road. Houston and Crosslee station is in the far distance beyond the footbridge and trees. Saturday 08 January 1983 alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Set: 107435
Last Day No.14. View from Sandholes Road over bridge as westbound 107 435 leans into the reverse curves on its way to Bridge of Weir. The Derby (with Metro Camell DMS leading) is forming the 12:07 Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm working. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
14th June 1982
Set: 107431
The Last Summer. Derby Heavyweight DMU drifts into Houston and Crosslee on a summer afternoon. 107 431 is working a Kilmacolm to Glasgow Central service. No sign of any impending custom but the train did deposit several children on their way home from schoool. Monday 14 June 1982. alicia hartman.
8th January 1983
Vehicle: 50384 Set: 105373
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.
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