15:10 Cumbernauld to Motherwell

[glasgowworks]

There has been nothing new on North Glasgow route for MSTS for a few years now, the route having been released in 2002. Here First Scotrail class 156 makes it's journey to Motherwell on a wet day.


First Scotrail 156 passes the 66 with Longannet coal train near Coatbridge


Passing Coatbridge Freight Terminal as many wagons are here can be seen


Departing Coatbridge Central


Passing the Friegtliner Class 66 just completing is final leg of it's journey


Calling at Whifflet. In the background another 156 stables in the siding waiting for it's next journey to Glasgow Central.

[simon3747]

Good shots there!!

[glasgowworks]

Now the shots on the return journey..


Class 156 on it's return journey to Cumbernauld. Here the unit is calling at Coatbridge Central


Passing Coatbridge Freightliner terminal again


Another shot of Coatbridge Freightliner terminal


The train we saw earlier while we went Motherwell have been arrived and an 08 is about to shunt containers to the terminal, uncoupling a 66


Arrived at Cumbernauld from Motherwell.

[desiro5]

Not rudley, its not hard to see why there hasnt been much for this route.

[NiallGray]

Funnily enough, I was on the Cumbernauld-Motherwell service the other day.

If you want to see plenty of locos in sidings, it's a good journey to take.

[glasgowworks]

Yes, a good journey to see freightliner stock. I was trainspotting in Ballieston and Mount Vernon stations one day to see coal trains and other freight stock as well as usual 156s. Went to Wifflet serval times.

[ianmacmillan]

One point.

Coatbridge was shunted from the north end so your 08 is at the wrong end.

Any shunting at the south end would be done by the train engine.

[scottm]

Not rudley, its not hard to see why there hasnt been much for this route.

its a shame because with scenery it would be a really nice route. Through Glasgow, down the side of the river Clyde by the Erskine bridge into tourist hot-spot Balloch or continue along the river side to Helensburgh.

[glasgowworks]

Not rudley, its not hard to see why there hasnt been much for this route.

its a shame because with scenery it would be a really nice route. Through Glasgow, down the side of the river Clyde by the Erskine bridge into tourist hot-spot Balloch or continue along the river side to Helensburgh.

Yes, you're right, North Glasgow route is un-scenerised, and in some parts untidy. But, it would be nice if Glasgow North Route has scenery. Not to forget that it was released some 6 years ago.

In fact, I passed Coatbridge Central today for a run in a car to a model shop in Uddingston (just near the railway station so Uddingston Station would be in Glasgow Carlisle V2 route.)

By the way, more shots:


Class 156 passing Coatbridge (on a sunny evening)

In the Meantime, have a nice day.
Alistair Cowell

[NiallGray]

Not rudley, its not hard to see why there hasnt been much for this route.

its a shame because with scenery it would be a really nice route. Through Glasgow, down the side of the river Clyde by the Erskine bridge into tourist hot-spot Balloch or continue along the river side to Helensburgh.

Yes, you're right, North Glasgow route is un-scenerised, and in some parts untidy. But, it would be nice if Glasgow North Route has scenery. Not to forget that it was released some 6 years ago.

In fact, I passed Coatbridge Central today for a run in a car to a model shop in Uddingston (just near the railway station so Uddingston Station would be in Glasgow Carlisle V2 route.)

In the Meantime, have a nice day.
Alistair Cowell

Then why not have a go? Daniel Wilkie is still around, and contactable, and I'm sure many people -- including myself -- would love to see a sceneried version.

[glasgowworks]

The activity is uploaded just last week and contains two activites. There are some freights trains in Coatbridge. There it is;

NC01 Cumbernauld to Motherwell [4500 bytes] - AcNc01 Cumbernauld - Motherwell.zip File ID: 20885 Date: 23 Mar 2009 - 129 Downloads

NC02 Motherwell to Cumbernauld [3413 bytes] - AcNc02 Motherwell - Cumbernauld.zip File ID: 20886 Date: 23 Mar 2009 - 140 Downloads

I've changed the weather to a sunny evening, as the one of the shots above. If all goes well I may make more a different time and weather or even a different service like Cumbernauld to Queen Street or Drumgelloch to Partick or something.