Railways in Tayside in the 1980s
Dundee Tay Bridge
 

Dundee - prior to the mid 1980s track rationalization
Class 27 27040 Dundee

Local train from Edinburgh headed by a Class 27 - 27040 - arriving early evening in Dundee while a Class 40 waits to depart south with a short goods train - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 40 47704 'Dunedin' Dundee Class 40 47704 'Dunedin' Dundee
Class 47-7s were initially used only between Glasgow and Aberdeen and for a while a Mk 1 restaurant car was included in the rake of Mk 2d coaches. Here 47704 Dunedin with a Mk 1 restaurant car heading the consist of Mk 2d air conditioned stock and a Mk 2 DVT on the rear is seen approaching Dundee with a Glasgow Aberdeen working - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 40 Dundee Central Class 40 Dundee Central
Class 40 - possibly 40058 - passes DUNDEE Central signal box as it heads for the Tay Bridge with the short goods train referred to above - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
BR blue grey Postal departing Dundee BR blue grey Postal departing Dundee BR blue grey Postal departing Dundee
Up postal departs Dundee in late afternoon - shot on different days - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Dundee [Tay Bridge] station mid 1980s Cement empties Dundee mid 1980s Cement empties Dundee mid 1980s
While a local Edinburgh train waits in the bay a train of cement wagons headed by another Class 27 - 27027 - takes the avoiding line as it passes Dundee West signal box - not to be confused with the long since demolished Dundee West station - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 27 27018 departing Dundee Class 27 27018 departing Dundee Class 27 27018 departing Dundee
The Edinburgh train with 27018 in charge departs and heads up the incline to the Tay Bridge - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
27056 arriving at Dundee mid 1980s 27056 arriving at Dundee mid 1980s
Unusual working:  a single coach train from Perth hauled by 27056 passes Buckingham Junction as it heads for Dundee station - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 122 - SC55007 DMU departing Dundee Class 122 - SC55007 DMU departing Dundee
Double "bubble car" with Class 122 - SC55007 - leading departs for Perth on different days - note the variation in the blue/grey livery - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
27012 arriving Dundee 27012 arriving Dundee 27012 arriving Dundee
A down Edinburgh train headed by 27012 with a Mk 2 coach in its rake of otherwise Mk 1 stock heads into Dundee Station - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 08 08490 at Dundee Class 08 08490 at Dundee Class 08 08490 at Dundee
The station pilot - 08 diesel shunter 08490 - removes the coaches from Platform 3 to allow the train engine to escape.  Apart from the station building itself, every other structure in these shots has disappeared - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
The 08 propels the coaches into Platform 2 while the 27 waits to run out and over on to the up line - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 27 27012 departing Dundee for Edinburgh
The 27 reversing from the up line onto its train in Platform 2 while a recently arrived express gets the right away from Platform 1 - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 27 27012 departing Dundee for Edinburgh Class 27 27012 departing Dundee for Edinburgh
Thereafter 27012 makes a rather ignominious start with lots of noise and lots of smoke before it stalls and then restarts and very slowly passes  Dundee West signal box as it commences the climb to the Tay Bridge. Note the former goods sidings in what was once Dundee Tay Bridge Goods Yard being used for passenger stock - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
A north bound express arrives shortly afterwards with a rake of air conditioned and non-air conditioned Mk 2 stock as the 08 waits at bay Platform 3 - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Dundee [Tay Bridge] mid 1980s
Afterwards the 08 runs out before another long terminating train headed by a Class 26 arrives at Platform 4 - note the 08 waiting on the up main line beyond Dundee West signal box - Dundee East signal box was at the end of island forming platforms 4 and 1  - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
The 08 then removes the ECS (empty coaching stock)  - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Dundee [Tay Bridge] carriage sidings
 A dead Class 27 heading ECS sits in the carriage siding as a local train runs past.  A Class 27 awaits departure from Platform 2 - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
A4 60009 'Union of South Africa' Dundee mid 1980s A4 60009 'Union of South Africa' Dundee mid 1980s A4 60009 'Union of South Africa' Dundee mid 1980s
There are many much better images of this steam hauled special headed by A4 60009 Union of South Africa.  What is however of interest is the impressive signal gantry with the special signalled to stop on the down avoiding line.  Also of note is the over bridge above the platforms.  The train was a steam excursion to Aberdeen - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 47 St Mungo departing Dundee Dock Street tunnels, Dundee Dock Street tunnels, Dundee
Grey roofed Class 47 - 47703 Saint Mungo - heads its train through the Dock Street tunnels as it departs for Aberdeen with a DVT (Driving Van Trailer) bringing up the rear - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Dock Street tunnel - Dundee [Tay Bridge] HST Platform 1 Dundee HST Platform 1 Dundee
London train arriving at Platform 1 where the guard hands out mail from the rear locomotive to a waiting postman.  Only the rear locomotive was in the recently introduced Inter City Executive livery - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Down 125 arrives and departs from Platform 1 - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Dock Street tunnels - Dundee [Tay Bridge] Dock Street tunnels - Dundee [Tay Bridge] Dock Street tunnels - Dundee [Tay Bridge]
The gap between the short and the long Dock Street tunnels with a train arriving from the north - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 47 47210 at Dundee semaphore signals Dundee West Class 47 47210 at Dundee
Semaphore signals still much in evidence as Class 47 - 47210 - heads a train of Mk 1 stock out of Dundee past Dundee Central signal box - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 47 hauled train arriving at Dundee
Unidentified grey roofed Class 47 heads its train into Dundee.  Note the double branding on the coach sides - Inter City and ScotRail.  It is interesting to note that the adapted ScotRail blue stripe livery appeared before the introduction of the 47-7 push pull trains as evidenced by coach SC6571 (centre) - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Diesel 08 shunter 08 762 at Dundee Diesel 08 shunter 08 762 at Dundee Diesel 08 shunter 08 762 at Dundee
08 - 08762 - engages in shunting bogie bolsters - note Buckingham Junction signal box just perceptible in the right hand photo - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Short goods, Dundee Yard 1980s Long goods, Dundee Yard 1980s ex-LNER 20 ton brake van, Dundee
Class 47 on a short goods and a Class 27 - 27210 - on a long train of fitted mineral wagons and low sided trucks with a guard's van on the end - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Strathclyde liveried Class 107 DMU, Dundee Class 107 DMU 429 departing Dundee Class 107 DMU Dundee
DMU Class107 - 429 -  in Strathclyde livery departs Dundee for Perth on a Saturday morning working - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Glasgow train departing Dundee mid 1980s Glasgow train departing Dundee mid 1980s Glasgow train departing Dundee mid 1980s
Glasgow departure: an unidentified named 47 heads another Glasgow bound train of mixed Mk 2 stock headed by a BG - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Edinburgh train arriving Dundee mid 1980s Edinburgh train arriving Dundee mid 1980s Edinburgh train arriving Dundee mid 1980s
Edinburgh arrival: Class 47 - 47465 - comes off the Tay Bridge and runs down into Dundee - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Class 26 - 26046 - heading cement train, Dundee mid 1980s Cement train, Dundee mid 1980s Cement train, Dundee mid 1980s
Double headed Class 26s, with 26046 leading, haul a loaded cement train out on to the approach to the Tay Bridge in order to allow the train to reverse back into the sidings at what once was Dundee Tay Bridge Goods Yard - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
27041 departing Dundee for Edinburgh 27041 departing Dundee for Edinburgh 27041 departing Dundee for Edinburgh
Class 27 - 27041 - on an Edinburgh train heads for the Tay Bridge as a train from Edinburgh comes off the bridge headed by a Class 47 and will shortly arrive in Dundee - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
down London HST departing Dundee mid 1980s down London HST departing Dundee mid 1980s down London HST departing Dundee mid 1980s
HST arrival and departure - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
ScotRail push pull service departing Dundee for Glasgow ScotRail push pull service departing Dundee for Glasgow ScotRail push pull service 47-7 47712 propelling
Class 47-7 Lady Diana Spencer departing Dundee Class 47-7 Lady Diana Spencer departing Dundee Class 47-7 Lady Diana Spencer departing Dundee
Class 47-7 47712, then named Lady Diana Spencer and finished in large logo blue propels its train out of Dundee for Glasgow.  At this stage full brakes were not included in the train consist - VIDEO and VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
Dundee during the mid 1980s rationalization 1980s Dundee Rail Scenes