Railways in Tayside in the 1980s
Broughty Ferry
 
Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry Signal Box 1980s Broughty Ferry Signal Box 1980s HST ssen from Broughty Ferry Footbridge
Gray Street Signal box and level crossing - HST 43114 viewed from the elaborate footbridge - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Metrocammell DMU Broughty Ferry station 1980s Driver's view Broughty Ferry Level Crossing and station Driver's view Broughty Ferry Level Crossing and station
DMU awaiting departure on a Saturday morning service to Arbroath (left).  Arriving at Broughty Ferry in a DMU (centre and right);   - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Driver's view Broughty Ferry level crossing and station Broughty Ferry station Up Platform Class 47 47089 Broughty Ferry station 1980s
Broughty Ferry station with Class 47 - 47089 - awaiting the right away on the down line after the departure of the DMU - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 37 - Broughty Ferry Level Crossing Broughty Ferry Station 1980s Broughty Ferry Station 1980s
37 headed Saturday Footex races through Broughty Ferry as the guard waives frantically to the signalman.  There had been an incident and following trains were delayed - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Broughty Ferry Station 1980s Class 47 Broughty Ferry Station 1980s Class 47 Broughty Ferry Station 1980s
Class 47 headed express runs through and is  followed by double bubble car DMU - two Gloucester RC&W Class 122s - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 47 47550 Broughty Ferry station 1980s Class 47 47550 Broughty Ferry station 1980s Class 47 47550 Broughty Ferry Station 1980s
Not what it seemed initially - not a push pull train - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 47 47550 Broughty Ferry level crossing 1980s Class 47 47550 Broughty Ferry level crossing 1980s

Hauling almost a complete rake of blue striped ScotRail Mk 2d and Mk 3 stock, blue large logo 47550 University of Dundee, heads north through Broughty Ferry.  Perhaps surprisingly a blue grey Mk 2 non air conditioned brake completes the rake - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 101 DMU Broughty Ferry station 1980s Class 101 DMU Broughty Ferry station 1980s Class 101 DMU Broughty Ferry station 1980s

Class 101 DMU entering Broughty Ferry on an all stations service from Arbroath to Dundee - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 26 26014 Broughty Ferry station Class 26 26014 Broughty Ferry station Class 26 26014 Broughty Ferry station

Class 26 - 26014 - heads an Edinburgh to Arbroath train through Broughty Ferry on a late afternoon working - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Broughty Ferry level crossing Broughty Ferry level crossing HST running through Broughty Ferry station

The gates on Gray Street closing behind the Edinburgh Aberdeen train shown above.  An HST runs through Broughty Ferry- VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 119 DMU Broughty Ferry station Class 119 DMU Broughty Ferry station Class 119 DMU Broughty Ferry station

Down DMU for Arbroath at Broughty Ferry - a Class 116 116388  - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 105/106 DMU Broughty Ferry station Class 105/106 DMU Broughty Ferry station Class 105/106 DMU Broughty Ferry station

Up DMU from Arbroath at Broughty Ferry - a Cravens Class 105/106 106532 VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Broughty Ferry station Up Vans Broughty Ferry station Up Vans Broughty Ferry station

 Early evening at Broughty Ferry as an unidentified Class 47 runs through with a Mk 1 BK heading a train of vans - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 27 Broughty Ferry station Class 27 Broughty Ferry station Class 27 Broughty Ferry station

Class 27 arrives with a stopping train - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Trains at St Vincent Street Broughty Ferry 1980s Trains at St Vincent Street Broughty Ferry 1980s Trains at St Vincent Street Broughty Ferry 1980s

Approach to Broughty Ferry station from the east - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Trains at St Vincent Street Broughty Ferry 1980s Trains at St Vincent Street Broughty Ferry 1980s Trains at St Vincent Street Broughty Ferry 1980s

Some weeks after the same view from the opposite side of the tracks at St Vincent Street as 43046 heads a down HST - the down semaphore arm has been removed - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Up Class 119 DMU approaching Broughty Ferry Up Class 119 DMU approaching Broughty Ferry Up Class 119 DMU approaching Broughty Ferry

Class 116 approaching Broughty Ferry.  In 2015 filming from at this location near Panmure Street is impossible due to the area having been built on - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Combined Classes 105/106 and Class 120 DMU approaching Broughty Ferry Combined Classes 105/106 and Class 120 DMU approaching Broughty Ferry Combined Classes 105/106 and Class 120 DMU approaching Broughty Ferry

A mixed formation - both in type and in livery. A blue Class 105/106 leads a blue/grey intermediate trailer with a Class 120 on the rear - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Express passenger train seen at Shiell Street, Broughty Ferry Red striped ScotRail Class 47 on Postal at St Vincent Street Red striped ScotRail Class 47 on Postal at St Vincent Street

Unidentified Class 47 at Shiell Street, Broughty Ferry (left).  Red striped ScotRail Class 47 heads the Up Postal through Broughty Ferry (centre and right) - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 101 DMU, Church Street, Broughty Ferry Class 101 DMU, Church Street, Broughty Ferry Class 101 DMU, Church Street, Broughty Ferry

Class 101 Metro Cammell DMU departing Broughty Ferry as seen from Church Street - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 101 DMU, Church Street, Broughty Ferry Class 101 DMU, Church Street, Broughty Ferry

Class 101 Metro Cammell DMU arriving Broughty Ferry as seen from Church Street - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 101 DMU, Church Street, Broughty Ferry Class 47, Church Street, Broughty Ferry Class 101 DMU, Church Street, Broughty Ferry
Up Class 101 makes a smoky departure as it heads for Dundee (left);  Aberdeen bound train of Mk 2 stock (centre);  Up Postal (right) viewed from Church Street, Broughty Ferry - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 43 HST (IC 125) at Broughty Ferry Class 43 HST (IC 125) at Broughty Ferry Class 43 43096 at Broughty Ferry

1605 Dundee to London Kings Cross passes through Broughty Ferry with Class 43 43096 on the rear - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow

Even in the short space of two years the increase in the picture quality obvious.  An Up Class 101 leaves Broughty Ferry (left) and runs past the Grassy Beach (centre) as it heads for Dundee.  The 101 seen arriving at Broughty Ferry on a Down service (right) was taken with the later camera
Monifieth and Golf Street Halt 1980s Rail Scenes