DMU Operations: Scottish Region
Glasgow - Carlisle
These services took the G&SW Railway route via Kilmarnock.
Sample Timetables
13th June to 11th September 1960
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
12th September 1960 to 11th June 1961
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
12th June to 10th September 1961
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
11th September 1961 to 17th June 1962
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
18th June to 9th September 1962
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
10th September 1962 to 16th June 1963
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
17th June to 8th September 1963
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
9th September 1963 to 14th June 1964
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
15th June to 6th September 1964
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
7th September 1964 to 13th June 1965
4¼" x 3", this covered the stations at the Glasgow end.
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 7 (2 mb pdf).
Images
Unknown date
Derby DMCL SC52023 at the front of a six-car southbound DMU in Dumfries station. Date unknown but in the 1962 to 1966 period. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa mid-1960s
Two Scottish Region Derby triple sets, the closest car seems to be SC52023, at the south end of Kingmoor. Circa mid-1960s, probably an ex-G&SW Glasgow - Carlisle service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
A Derby Lightweight at Kilmarnock on a Carlisle - Glasgow Central working. Date unknown. There is a Class 122 in the bay platform on the right. Stuart Rankin.
Unknown date
A Derby Lightweight formation heads out of Kilmarnock towards Glasgow Central on a working from Carlisle. Date unknown. Stuart Rankin.
24th July 1977
Swindon Class 126 DMU at Carlisle 24th July, 1977. Whilst everyone else on the railtour were jostling for position to photograph Deltic 55 003 running round' I opted for a quick snap of this wee feller waiting to depart for Glasgow via Dumfries. Arnie Furness.
circa 1979
Refurbished Met-Camm set 175 in platform 7 of Carlisle station circa 1979. It will have arrived on a service from Scotland via the G&SW route. John Law.
25th March 1979
A three-car Scottish Region Class 107 DMU (set 148) had arrived in bay platform 7 at Carlisle with a service from Kilmarnock on March 25th 1979. Only one vehicle number was captured - SC52028 at the far end, but the other two vehicles are believed to be 52002 + 59799. Martyn Hilbert.
6th August 1979
Set 411 (DMBS Sc51041, TS Sc59393, DMS Sc51026) with GG (Greater Glasgow) Trans-Clyde branding. At Carlisle on the 6th August 1979. Robert Frise.
1980
The scene at Carlisle station in 1980, with an Ayrshire Class 126 Inter-City DMU in platform 8 and a Class 86 electric locomotive in platform 4. The DMU will have worked in on a local service from via the G&SW. Graeme Phillips Collection.
1980
Class 126 unit 421, SC51051 closest, rests at Carlisle between trips on the GSW line through Dumfries to Glasgow, circa 1980. Tony Walmsley.
23rd February 1980
A Swindon-built Class 126 Inter-City set, with SC51034 as the leading vehicle. Seen in the north bay at Carlisle on 23 February 1980, probably with a service to Glasgow Central via the G&SW route. Jeremy Chapter.
25th August 1980
A Class 101 at Carlisle on 25/08/1980. DMBS SC51250 is nearest, the TS 59557 is still in refurbished livery. The furthest car is Class 120 DMS 51794. This Scotland-based unit will have been working local services via Dumfries. Graeme Phillips Collection.
circa 1981
A Class 126 DMSL Sc51017 in one of the bay platforms at the north end of Carlisle station circa 1981/2, forming a service to Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The vehicle is now preserved on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway. Andrew McConnell.
14th March 1981
Class 08 no. 08759 and Swindon Inter-City Class 126 vehicle no. SC51018 are seen in the north end bay platforms at Carlisle on Saturday 14/03/1981. The Scottish DMU will have worked in with a service from south west Scotland via Ayr / Dumfries. Graeme Phillips Collection.