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February 1959
Two two-car Met-Camm DMUs seen at Thornton Junction in February 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown Date
A three-car Met-Camm DMU heading away from the camera at Thornton Junction. DMBS Sc51800 is closest with its destination blind showing Arbroath. the two power cars are in green and the centre car in blue suggesting late 1960s. Graham Clark.
23rd May 1964
The 12.11pm Glasgow - St.Enoch - East Kilbride service arrives into Thorntonhall station on May 23rd, 1964. WAC Smith.
6th September 1964
BRCW (later Class 110) E51848 at Thornton during the RCTS West Riding railtour on September 6th, 1964. Image by RB Parr. Walter Burt Collection.
31st July 1968
A Cravens set is seen on the 6.18pm ex-Glasgow at Thorntonhall on July 31, 1968. Hamish Stevenson.
late 1960s
A three-car Met-Camm DMU in Thornton Junction station, DMBS Sc51470 closest with yellow cab doors. Taken in the late 1960s, Wikipedia notes the station closed on 6 October 1969. Graham Clark.
1st October 1969
A three-car trailer brake Met-Camm DMU is seen in Thornton Junction station on 1 October 1969, just a few days before closure. Closest with Leven on the destination blind is DMC SC50158, at the time allocated to Dundee. The vehicle would spend the first 32 of its 35 year career on the Scottish Region. Dundee only had one TBSL at the time - SC59074. Transferred to the Scottish Region in 1966 where it remained - other than a brief spell at Chester - until withdrawal in 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.
March 1972
A three-car Class 101 DMU at the closed Thornton Junction station in March 1972. Closed on 6 October 1969, two and a half years later not much had changed except for the weeds of course. If you look closely you can see that the footbridge no longer has any steps. 13 year old boys can sometimes be very foolish! But at least I took my camera with me! Alistair Ness.
Unknown Date
Set: 193
A load of 101s and a couple of Sulzer type 2s at Thornton Junction yard fuelling point. Undated. Ian Francis.
May 1983
Set: 126413
126 413 (51043, 59404, 51017) at Thornton Yard, Fife, in May 1983, waiting to be rail-freighted as part of an overnight working to Aberdeen the same night. It was dropped off at Laurencekirk, where it left the British Railways network for the last time. Andrew McConnell.
May 1983
51017, 59404 and 51043 at Thornton Junction depot in May 1983. After a period in store at Dunfermline Townhill there they are en-route to their new home in preservation on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.
23rd August 1984
Dusk at Thornton Junction. A Class 101 DMU and numerous locos on 23 August 1984. Chris Thorp.
15th February 1987
Set: 107437
Set 107437 (52021 + 59782 + 51998) is seen stabled at Thornton on February 15, 1987, with a three-car Class 101 behind. Hamish Stevenson.
16th April 1987
Set: 534
Class 120 set 534 (Sc53686 + 59281 + Sc53732) are amongst many other DMU vehicles stabled at Thornton on the 16th April 1987. Hamish Stevenson.
26th April 1987
Set: 506
53672 + 59297 + 53708 seen at Thornton Yard on the 26th April 1987. Hamish Stevenson.
21st August 1987
Class 110 vehicles on 21st August 1987 in Thornton Fields carriage sidings at Stratford Marsh, looking north from a train on the Great Eastern main line. An image on page 110 of the Brian Morrison DMU book shows two power cars inside Stratford depot the following month, this set could be heading there. Colin Brooks.
Unknown Date
Set: 101364
Two Class Met-Camm DMUs at Thornton depot, date unknown. Closest is 101364 (53242 and presumably 59080 + 53268). Walter Burt.
1988
Set: 101312
101312 heads a rake of 101 units stabled at Thornton Yard in Summer 1988. Bruce Galloway.
8th December 1990
Set: 104325
Withdrawn "Mexican Bean" Class 104 set 53424 and 53434 stored at Thornton Junction on 8 December 1990. A Class 101 DMBS is in front and a Class 122 behind. Stuart Mackay.
8th December 1990
Set: 101348
Class 101 DMCL SC53179 awaiting disposal at Thornton Junction on 8 December 1990. The exhaust is lying on the ground at the engine end. Withdrawn from Eastfield in September 1988 it would be cut at MC Metals in June 1991. Stuart Mackay.
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