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The Rail-Net tour 2003
Glasgow, Motherwell
Tuesday, 12th August, 2003

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
56007 From the motorway a UID Class 56 heads south towards Carlisle
318257 Motherwell now and the old(ish) 318257 and the new 334021 pass on the platforms
334021 334021
334021 334021
220026 220026 leads 221129 on a southbound Virgin Cross Country service
221129 220026 leads 221129 on a southbound Virgin Cross Country service
82000 Mr Tait gets down ready for the arrival of the southbound GNER Service
82000 Leading DVT arrives at Motherwell
91115 Hollyrood91115 pauses with a Kings Cross bound working
318254 318254 head for Dalmuir
334004 334004 arrives on a suburban service
334004 334004 arrives on a suburban service
37416 37416 passes through the station with a pair of tanks bound for Mossend Yard
37416 37416 passes through the station with a pair of tanks bound for Mossend Yard
158909 158909 passes
156508 156508 pauses

After the station a quick look to see what was on the depot.
37424 37424 and 37430 languish alongside 08720
965577 When class 40's were bad they were transformed into snowploughs ;o)
318261 318261 passes the depot heading towards Motherwell.
90023 90023 awaits departure to Shieldmuir with a Royal Mail train

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