Railways in Tayside in the 1980s
Camperdown Junction
 

Camperdown Junction, Dundee
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Camperdown Junction signal box and eastern entrance to Dock Street tunnel - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
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Scene looking west.  The down train (centre and right) is interesting in that a Mk 2d air conditioned brake is in a consist made up entirely of Mk 2 non-air conditioned stock - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow  
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Semaphore signals at Camperdown Junction: the signal box was demolished in the mid 1980s and in 2015 the level crossing was removed.  Here the signal is set for a Class 47 hauled train of Mk 2d air conditioned stock - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Views from Camperdown Signal Box Dundee Views from Camperdown Signal Box Dundee Views from Camperdown Signal Box Dundee
Views taken with permission from the box which was shortly to be demolished - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
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The photos above show possibly a Glasgow Aberdeen working (top row) and an Aberdeen Glasgow working (bottom row) - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
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Last days of Camperdown Junction signal box - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Demolition of Camperdown Signal Box Dundee Demolition of Camperdown Signal Box Dundee
Demolition of Camperdown Junction signal box - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 27 Camperdown Junction Dundee Class 27 Camperdown Junction Dundee Class 47 - 47189 -Camperdown Junction Dundee
Class 27 with what looks like a departmental brake van heads past the large scrap yard that was by Camperdown Junction.  Class 47 - 47189 - heads an empty cement working for Montrose - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Up Postal Camperdown Junction Dundee Up Postal Camperdown Junction Dundee Class 101 DMU Camperdown Junction Dundee
Up postal from Aberdeen conveying passenger coaches on the rear (left and centre).  A class 101 on a return working from Arbroath (right) - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
ScotRail push pull train Camperdown Junction Dundee ScotRail push pull train Camperdown Junction Dundee ScotRail push pull train Camperdown Junction Dundee
Down Aberdeen train with several Mk 2 coaches in the new ScotRail livery (left and centre).  The locomotives were also out-shopped in this livery (right) - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Red Postal train Camperdown Junction Dundee Red Postal train Camperdown Junction Dundee Red Postal train Camperdown Junction Dundee
Railfreight large logo Class 47 - 47434 - heads the postal train now almost completely resplendent in red stock save for the blue/grey BG - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Red Postal train Camperdown Junction Dundee
Postal descending to Dock Street tunnel (left).  An Aberdeen bound push pull with Mk 3 stock except for the Mk 2 DVT passes a foods train held at the recently installed colour light signal which replaced the old semaphore (centre and right) - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
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The matching Class 47-7 propelling its train past the waiting Class 37 (left). Southbound HST still in its original livery (centre).  Class 101 DMU makes a smoky exit from Dock Street tunnel (right) - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Greyfriars Bobby Camperdown Junction Dundee Class 47 Greyfriars Bobby Camperdown Junction Dundee Greyfriars Bobby Camperdown Junction Dundee
Northbound push pull with large logo Class 47 - 47711 Greyfriars Bobby - leading a rake of Mk 2 and 3 stock - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Inter City 125 Camperdown Junction Dundee Inter City 125 Dock Street Tunnel Dundee
As the signal is set an HST passes Camperdown Junction and descends into Dock Street Tunne - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow l
Inter City 125 Dock Street Dundee Inter City 125 Dock Street Dundee
North and South bound HST parallel Dock Street as the sun sets low on a winter Saturday afternoon - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
The same train approaching Stannergate (left) and Dock Street (centre) - it is made up of two Class 101 units leading and a Class 122 single unit on the rear.  Class 47 approaching Dock Street with a south bound train (right) - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Broughty Ferry 1980s Dundee Rail Scenes