Park Royal Railbus images
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early 1960s
Park Royal built Railbus SC79971 at Arrochar and Tarbet in the early 1960s. Phil Bevan.
August 1962
A Park Royal railbus in Dalmellington station with a service for Kilmarnock in August 1962. With no headlamp above the destination blind, this is one of the three ex-LMR vehicle. Image by Norman Hurford. Peter Brabham Collection.
Unknown Date
A Park Royal railbus in the Speyside branch platform of Keith Junction station, date unknown. Hamish Stevenson.
1963
Park Royal railbus M79972 on Ayr depot in early 1963. Stuart Mackay Collection.
August 1963
Barassie, August 1963. This is a Park Royal railbus used for Ayr-Kilmarnock services. On several occasions, a steam hauled two-coach set had to step in when the thing failed. Here it is off to Ayr towed by a Black 5 to get a new rubber band fitted. Corriebob.
circa 1964
Believed to be from the waning days of the Crieff line, we have a Park Royal railbus stopping to exchange tablets with signalman Willie Doig at Crieff before continuing on to Comrie. The picture was taken by an unknown photographer from the Duchlage Road bridge and is shared by the kind permission of Stuart Grant Brand. Unknown.
Unknown Date
A Park Royal railbus in Ayr station (looking south), date unknown. Note at the top of the yellow panel the whiskers have been painted over in a different shade of green. Stuart Rankin.
1964
No details with the image, the dents on the cab corner match others pictures of M79973. At the east end of Dunfermline Upper station circa 1964. Hamish Stevenson.
Unknown Date
Park Royal railbus Sc79970 arriving into Garelochhead station, probably on an Arrochar - Craigendoran service. Paul Redmond.
circa 1964
A Park Royal railbus at Kilmarnock probably on an Ayr service circa 1964/5. The headlamp above the blind shows it's one of the two original ScR vehicles 0 or 4. They differed in the yellow panel era - 79974 had the corresponding part of the headcode panel painted yellow (this one), on the other vehicle it remained green. Stuart Mackay Collection.
29th March 1964
Park Royal railbus M79973 on Stirling shed, 29th March 1964. Keith Long.
May 1964
Park Royal railbus M79973 in Dollar station in May 1964, a few weeks before closure. Hamish Stevenson.
May 1964
M79973 is seen in Tillicoultry station with a Dollar service in May 1964. Hamish Stevenson.
circa June 1964
Park Royal railbus M79973 in Gleneagles station. Undated, but likely in June 1964 just before the end of the Crieff service on 4th July. Stuart Mackay Collection.
4th July 1964
79973 works the 3.17pm Gleneagles - Crieff service seen 1 mile north of Gleneagles on 4 July 1964, the last day of service. Michael Mensing.
7th July 1964
7th July 1964 and a Park Royal railbus awaits departure from Keith Junction as the 9:40 AM to Aviemore. David Pearson.
17th April 1965
Park Royal railbus Sc79970 in amongst the steam locos on Ayr MPD, 17/4/65. George Woods.
18th April 1965
Park Royal Railbus No M79971 in the yard at Ayr shed, delivered in July 1958 to the LM region at Bedford and used on the Bedford - Hitchin and Bedford - Northampton branches, transferred to the Scottish region in February 1960. Withdrawn in February 1968 the body was grounded in Millerhill yard where it was used as a staff bothy on the east side of the up yard and later as as a C&W messroom and workshop, removed during July 1984. and disposed of by been buried in Patersons Tip, Mount Vernon, Glasgow the same month. Keith Long.
8th October 1965
Park Royal railbus M79973 leaves Craigellachie with the 12.18 Aviemore to Elgin on October 8th, 1965. Hamish Stevenson.
8th October 1965
Leaving Craigellachie with the 12.18 Aviemore to Elgin service is Park Royal railbus M79973 on October 8th, 1965. Hamish Stevenson.