Back in the day when trains were trains, not just glorified trams as they are now, A real loco pulling a rake of comfortable coaches all with a table so you could drink your tea or coffee as you watch the breathtaking views of the Scottish highlands.
Usually 5 on the oban and 6 on Ft bill. In the summer they were often longer, and even had several brake vans if cycling clubs booked in advance! With the old vac mark Is sometimes the Oban would be load 2 due to stock availability and the Mallaig could be a single coach.
That was an amazing video. Travelled from Glasgow QS to Arrochar Tarbert yeas ago with a class 37 in attendance. Amazing journey. These beasties look right at home in the rugged countryside. When will we see their like again?
I drove many class 37s & class 27s when I was a fireman out of eastfield traction depot springburn Glasgow loved the run up to Oban day and night shift on what we called the ghost train actually the mail train my unclewas a mainline driver at eastfield and before that he was a steam locomotive driver out of dawsholm sheds maryhill as well as my grandfather
@flymajj These were all regular service trains so pretty typical. In winter (thats when it rains even more!!) the trains were generally shorter - and virtually empty.
Interesting to see the "route clear" from Tulloch with the help of the station master/signaller/cleaner etc etc! Now all trains have to stop at Tulloch to send/ receive tokens. Brilliant vid! Takes me back!
