Finally I made it up into Scotland, first stop Motherwell. Here I arranged to meet up with
Ewan Tait owner of Scotland's online railway community
Scot-rail group, after all if you need a guide you may as well have one that knows where he is going, many thanks Ewan
| Not actually in Motherwell but a snatched shot of a class 56 out of the car whilst travelling up the motorway | |
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| From the motorway a UID Class 56 heads south towards Carlisle |
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| Motherwell now and the old(ish) 318257 and the new 334021 pass on the platforms |
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| 334021 |
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| 334021 |
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| 220026 leads 221129 on a southbound Virgin Cross Country service |
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| 220026 leads 221129 on a southbound Virgin Cross Country service |
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| Mr Tait gets down ready for the arrival of the southbound GNER Service |
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| Leading DVT arrives at Motherwell |
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| 91115 pauses with a Kings Cross bound working |
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| 318254 head for Dalmuir |
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| 334004 arrives on a suburban service |
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| 334004 arrives on a suburban service |
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| 37416 passes through the station with a pair of tanks bound for Mossend Yard |
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| 37416 passes through the station with a pair of tanks bound for Mossend Yard |
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| 158909 passes |
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| 156508 pauses |
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| After the station a quick look to see what was on the depot. | |
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| 37424 and 37430 languish alongside 08720 |
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| When class 40's were bad they were transformed into snowploughs ;o) |
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| 318261 passes the depot heading towards Motherwell. |
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| 90023 awaits departure to Shieldmuir with a Royal Mail train |
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