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Last Day No.5. Cravens 105 373 triple climbs from Cart Junction on the ‘Down Branch’ to the main line at Elderslie No.2 with the 10:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow service. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 (nearest camera) + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464 (leading). The ‘Up Branch’ from Elderslie No.2 via the fly-under is in the foreground. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
Last Day No.3. Cravens triple approaches Cart Junction on 09:07 Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service under a rather fitting gloomy sky. 105 373 is on the Up Branch, about to join the single track passenger siding beyond the single lead at Cart Junction. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
Last Day No.2. Ghost-like Cravens triple 105 373 approaches Cart Junction on 09:07 Glasgow Central - Kilmacolm service. The DMU is on the 'Up Branch' from Elderslie No. 2 via the fly-under junction. The rising gradient is the 'Down Branch' to Glasgow which trails in at Elderslie No. 2 on the flat. The Canal lines were then accessed at Elderslie No.1 and what was Canal Junction. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
Class 105 Paisley Canal 8 Jan 1983. A Cravens 3 car formation (DMBS 50384 attached to 51301 and 56464) passes Paisley Canal box with a service from Kilmacolm to Glasgow Central on the last day of service. Alistair Ness.
Class 105 Paisley Canal 8 Jan 1983. A Cravens 3 car formation (56464 + 51301 with 50384 attached) leaves Paisley Canal for Kilmacolm on the last day of service. Alistair Ness.
Class 105 Paisley Canal 8 Jan 1983. A service from Kilmacolm arrives at Paisley Canal on the last day, formed 56464 + 51301 + 50384. Alistair Ness.
The 14:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow service is seen near Kilmacolm on the last day of services, 8/1/83. It is formed of a 2-car Class 105 with an extra DMBS - 50384 / 51301 + E56464. The two DMBS demonstrate the two different van layouts the class had. Hamish Stevenson.
Last Day No.16. Looking west as Cravens triple 105373 accelerates away from Bridge of Weir station towards Kilmacolm on the 13:07 working from Glasgow Central. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464 (nearest to camera). A Ford Capri is turning onto the parallel Main Street (A761) which rises to cross over the railway on the skew at the station. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
Last Day No.17. Cravens 105 373 crosses the viaduct over the River Gryffe at Bridge of Weir. It is heading east towards the station on the 14:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 (nearest) + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464. The girder bridge crosses a minor road to the then children's home at Quarriers Village. There was a tannery on the other side of the viaduct which is long gone. However, leather manufacture still exists in Bridge of Weir at a modern facility on the other side of town by the Locher Water. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
On the last day of Kilmacolm services, January 8th, 1983, E56464 leads 51301 and 50384 near Kilmacolm. Hamish Stevenson.
The 11:07 Glasgow - Kilmacolm service is seen near Kilmacolm on January 8th, 1983, the last day of services on the line. 56464 is closest, with 51301 and 50384. Hamish Stevenson.
A Cravens class 105 DMU (DMBS 50384 attached to 51301 and 56464) forms a Kilmacolm line train near Bridge of Weir on the last day of service, 8 January 1983. Alistair Ness.
A Cravens class 105 DMU (56464 and 51301 with DMBS 50384 attached) forms a Kilmacolm line train near Bridge of Weir on the last day of service, 8 January 1983. Alistair Ness.
Last Day No.10. Looking west as Cravens triple 105373 enjoys some winter sunshine. It is powering towards Houston and Crosslee station on the 12:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464 (nearest camera). Sandholes Road crosses the railway in the background and Brookfield is to the left. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.
Last Day No.12. Looking east and Cravens 105 373 has deposited some passengers, perhaps more so than usual, at Houston and Crosslee station. It is pulling away for the mainline at Elderslie on the 12:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow Central service. The double fence to the left was a footpath connecting nearby Brookfield and the station via a footbridge, from which the photograph was taken. Saturday 08 January 1983 alicia hartman.
On the final day of passenger services to Kilmacolm on January 8, 1983, Cravens-built trailer 56464 is at the "Glasgow end", 51301 is in the centre and 50384 at the far end. Jeremy Chapter.
105 373 comprising 3 driving vehicles (50384 + 51301 + 56464) reverses at Kilmacolm on the last day of passenger services on the branch, Saturday 08/01/1983. The line between Elderslie and Kilmacolm officially closed completely and between Elderslie and Shields Junction to scheduled passenger services on 10 January 1983. Andrew McConnell.
105373, made up of 3 driving vehicles (50384 + 51301 + 56464), pauses at Paisley Canal Station on the last day of operations of the branch, 8 January 1983. The line between Kilmacolm, Elderslie and Shields Junction closed completely to scheduled passenger services on 10 January 1983, although the section to Paisley Canal subsequently reopened and is now electrified. A temporary footbridge replaces the former wooden booking office, which was situated on the road bridge with staircases to each platform. The main station building was converted to a pub. The new station is a single terminus platform on the other side of the bridge. Andrew McConnell.
Single DMBS 50384 is attached to 51301 and 56464 at Kilmacolm on January 8th, 1983. The headboard requires a little bit of explanation - the last two surviving Class 126 sets had somehow managed to escape withdrawal at the time of the line's closure and one of the Swindon Diesel Preservation Society members had contacted BR to enquire if the sets could be rostered for service on the last day. A headboard was knocked up in the hope that something could be arranged. In the event, the Swindons were not rostered and the board seemed somewhat inappropriate, but was mounted for a short time at Kilmacolm for photographs. Andrew McConnell.
Last Day No.23. Cravens 105 373 triple idles at Kilmacolm and is probably waiting to form the 16:01 service for Glasgow Central. An old notebook suggests this was DMBS E50384 (nearest) + DMBS E51301 + DTSL E56464. This may have been the last daylight departure from Kilmacolm. The masonry wall to the left is the corner of the former goods shed. Whilst the station buildings survived closure as a pub, the goods shed succumbed to redevelopment and was flattened to make way for housing. Saturday 08 January 1983. alicia hartman.