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A GRC&W set at Leith North, waiting to work a service to Edinburgh Princes Street. Date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Gloucester RC&W DMU at Peebles with a Galashiels service. Undated, but the platform canopy has a paint date of 14/5/58 and it still looks clean so this is possibly late 1958 or 1959. Walter Burt.
A lightly loaded GRC&W twin-set with DMBS Sc51115 closest arriving into the east end of Edinburgh Waverley, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The 6.25pm Birmingham New Street - Leamington Spa (Avenue) service on 19 June 1959 seen between Marston Green and Hampton-in-Arden. It is formed of two Ryecroft allocated GRC&W sets, M56105 on the left and the DMBS in the middle seems to be M50356. Michael Mensing.
A GRC&W twin DMU (DMBS SC51115 closest) seen in Joppa station with a Musselburgh service on 6 July 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A GRC&W twin DMU set arrives into Joppa station with an Edinburgh Waverley service on 6 July 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Scottish Region publicity image (negative 10383) of a Glasgow Central - Edinburgh Princes St service at Cambuslang on the 27th July 1959. Courtesy of A.A.McLean. British Railways.
May 1960 and a Gloucester Class 100 awaits the tail lamp being changed round for departure from East Kilbride. These units were removed from the Glasgow Central-Edinburgh Princes Street route due to complaints of rough riding and were evidently redeployed here. Picture by the late Iain Frew and uploaded by kind permission of his son Colin. Iain Frew.
Sc56316 is one of the vehicles seen at Leith Central depot, date unknown. As well as the GRC&W set there is also a Met-Camm and two Swindon Cross-Country sets visible. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A two-car Gloucester RCW unit (later class 100) is bowling past Bournville signal box, no doubt preparing to stop at Bournville station, circa early 1960s. The scene is dominated by the water tower of Bournville loco depot. To the left of the unit is Bournville signal box, as well as the main lines it controlled the entrance to Lifford Goods canal branch which followed the line of the canal. On this (undated) picture a brake van is parked on the approach to Lifford goods. Image taken by Peter Shoesmith. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.
A Gloucester twin DMU seen at Stirling with a Callander service, driver Jimmie Lapsley from Grangemouth MPD is at the controls. Circa spring 1961. British Railways.
The view from a Gloucester twin DMU at Cardona station on 30 September 1961. This was on the line between Peebles and Galashiels and the station closed in February 1962 Stuart Mackay Collection.
A GRC&W twin set emerges from Mound Tunnel at Edinburgh into Princes Street Gardens during 1962 led by DMBS Sc51120 and it seems to be in an 'Inner Circle' service. Walter Burt.
A GRC&W twin awaits departure from Platform 7 of Stirling station on its next trip to Larbert. DTC Sc56315 is closest, it was allocated to Leith Central at the time, and later became part of the Fisons weedkiller train. corriebob.
A GRC&W twin with Ryecroft allocated M56106 closest in Bromford Bridge station sometime in 1962. The station, between Saltley and Castle Bromwich, mainly served a nearby racecourse and closed in 1965. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Sc51119 leads a two car GRC&W set into Dunblane. Believed to date from around 1962, this service was probably a “shuttle” between Callander and Stirling. Picture uploaded by kind permission of Graham Maxtone. Unknown.
A Class 100 and Class 101 sit in Birmingham New Street on the 13th January 1962, they form the 4.5pm to Wolverhampton High Level. Michael Mensing.
The 2.06pm Galashiels - Edinburgh Waverley is seen at Rosewell on the 3rd February 1962, the last day of services. Hamish Stevenson.
A GRC&W twin led by SC56098 departs from Edinburgh Waverley with an Inner Circle service on 22 May 1962. Michael Mensing.
The 1.25pm Corstorphine - North Berwick service is seen during the Edinburgh Waverley stop on 22 May 1962. The GRC&W twin set has DMBS Sc51126 closest. Taken from the footbridge that forms the station exit to Leith Walk. Michael Mensing.