DMU Operations: Scottish Region
Glasgow - Lanark
DMUs were introduced on services from Glasgow Central to Lanark as part of the Lanarkshire Lines group of services.
The June 1960 timetables shows that a handful of services were booked for DMUs at that time, by the June 1961 timetable all were DMU workings.
Lanark was also served by services to Muirkirk to which DMUs were introduced in the September 1962 timetable, in that same timetable some of the Lanark services reverted to steam. The Muirkirk line closed in October 1964.
DMUs used were Hamilton allocated Class 100, 101, 105 and 107s.
The DMUs were replaced by EMUs in 1974 when the branch to Lanark was included in the West Coast Mail Line Electrification scheme.
Sample Timetables
13th June to 11th September 1960
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 6 (2.5 mb pdf) and Table 15 (0.5 mb pdf).
12th September 1960 to 11th June 1961
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 6 (2.2 mb pdf) and Table 15 (0.5 mb pdf).
12th June to 10th September 1961
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 6 (2.5 mb pdf) and Table 15 (0.5 mb pdf).
11th September 1961 to 17th June 1962
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 6 (2 mb pdf) and Table 15 (0.5 mb pdf).
18th June to 9th September 1962
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 6a (1.7 mb pdf) and Table 14 (0.5 mb pdf).
From 10th September, 1962
Scan courtesy of John Paton
10th September 1962 until further notice
6" x 9" 108 page booklet. Download PDF (DMU pages only, 3.6mb)
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 6a (1.7 mb pdf) and Table 14 (0.5 mb pdf).
17th June to 18th September 1963
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 13 (2.8 mb pdf) and Table 14 (0.4 mb pdf).
9th September 1963 to 14th June 1964
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 13 (2.7 mb pdf) and Table 14 (0.5 mb pdf).
15th June to 6th September 1964
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 13 (3.2 mb pdf) and Table 14 (0.4 mb pdf).
7th September 1964 to 13th June 1965
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable the services were covered in Table 13 (2.9 mb pdf) and Table 14 (0.5 mb pdf).
4 and 5 August 1972 Modified Service
3 7/8" x 9"
Images
31st July 1963
A Class 107 set at Lanark on the 31st July 1963. Sc52034 is closest. Hamish Stevenson.
3rd August 1963
At Lanark station on the 3rd August 1963 is a Cravens set with the 9.25am to Douglas West, led by SC56474, and a Met-Camm set on the 9.30am to Glasgow Central, led by SC56409. Hamish Stevenson.
March 1974
A Class 101 unit departs from Glasgow Central (possibly to Lanark) alongside Class 303 unit no 042 on a Cathcart Circle service in March 1974. The leading DMC is probably 50186 or 50187 and the centre car is probably 59080. John McIntyre.