luckymucklebackit

A snapshot of serviced through Coatbridge Central around 1970 Up services 10:53 1M69 Perth Kensington Olympia - from 18/05 until 12/09 12:49 1M91 Stirling Sutton Coldfield TSX from 04/05 until 30/09 17:09 1M36 Stirling Newton Le-Willows WThSO from 14/05 until 19/09 21:48 1M63 Perth Kensington Olympia - 16/05 26/09 23:26 1M64 Perth Kensington Olympia - 14/05 03/10 23:38 1V54 Stirling Newton Abbott MWFO 04/05 02/10 The 23:26 to Kensington Olympia stopped on the Up Slow platform from 23:15 to allow other traffic to pass Down Services 05:05 1S22 Kensington Olympia Perth TFO 04/05/70 03/10/70 06:00 1S19 Sutton Coldfield Perth TSX 04/05/70 03/10/70 07:31 1S15 Kensington Olympia Stirling MO 19/05/70 26/09/70 07:48 1S15 Kensington Olympia Stirling MX 25/05/70 21/09/70 13:35 1S41 Newton Le-Willows Stirling WThSO 14/05/70 19/09/70 18:19 1S55 Kensington Olympia Perth - 18/05/70 12/09/70 19:17 1S56 Newton Abbott Stirling MWFO 04/05/70 02/10/70 The 13:35 to Stirling was routed via the GSW main line and the Rutherglen and Coatbridge. The use of open car flats came to an end in 1988 with the 1M69 11:40 MWFO Stirling to London Euston being the last service to use them. Jim

Vote for the bus lane, at least it has some use.

21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson

Was there not a Stirlng/Perth) to Inverness Motorail service at one time, introduced because of the state of the A9, possibly the shortest of the Motorail routes. jim

Luney Tune - Alice Cooper

I think a railway office would have been an early candidate for computerisation, T.O.P.S. was introduced in the early 1970s and a depot would have needed terminals to process data for that system. Jim

I see that Peter Hands has finally embraced the electronic age and has set up a website http://www.whathappenedtosteam.com/ Some interesting stuff on there. Jim

I Can't Quit You Baby - Led Zeppelin

In the days before the WCML electrification was completed, the Newton Abbott Motorails were a "must see" at Coatbridge Central as the WR class 47s worked right through to Stirling and Perth and it was not unusual to have on of the (then) very rare "namers" at the head of the train. Jim

That NBR four plank wagon is going to need something to haul it, a J36 would fit the bill perfectly! Jim

Speed King - Deep Purple

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Still... You Turn Me On - Emerson Lake and Palmer

When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin edit to correct spelling!

(s)Helter Skelter - The Beatles

And here is 37410 "Aluminium 100" at Airdrie with another crane, during work to remove three of the four carriage sidings. Jim

Couple of photographs of 37403 and 37409 on an engineering possession at Coatbridge Sunnysie in the early 1990s. Jim

Description of this type of coach here http://www.nlr.org.uk/about-nlr/stock-list/coaches/br-mk-1-vxx-bullion-van-%E2%84%96889301/ BSK converted to a Bullion Van Jim

In a similar vein... A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him. Morals of the story: (1) Not everyone who sh1ts on you is your enemy. (2) Not everyone who gets you out of sh1t is your friend. (3) If you are warm and happy in your own little pile of sh1t it is sometimes best to keep your mouth shut!

Britain needs more duckiest pooches (isn't that what it said?)

Heart Of Lothian - Marillion

Black Country Woman - Led Zeppelin

That joke works at several levels!!