Dunblane, Gleneagles, Perth

British Rail Scotland in the 1980s and early 1990s

47102 Perth Railway Station 1981 British Rail

Class 47 - Perth

On a spring evening class 47 no. 102 is seen shortly after departure from Perth station heading south with the 17.50 Aberdeen to Glasgow service.

13 Apr 1981

26028 Perth Station 1981 British Rail

Class 26 - Perth

Class 26 no. 028 sits at the fueling point in Perth station awaiting its next turn of duty.

13 Apr 1981

47630 Perth Railway Station 1988 British Rail

Class 47 - Perth

Class 47 no. 630 departs from platform 4 at the large station of Perth with the north bound 10.05 Edinburgh to Inverness service in 1988.

06 Sep 1988

47004 Gleneagles Railway Station 1988 British Rail

Class 47 - Gleneagles

On a day of heavy rain class 47 no. 004 waits to depart from Gleneagles with the 10.10 Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street service running 22 minutes late.

06 Sep 1988

47515 Gleneagles Railway Station 1988 British Rail

Class 47 - Gleneagles

The 13.33 Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness train arrives at Gleneagles running 23 minutes late behind class 47 no. 515.

On this day it poured with rain, the trains were running late (e.g. the 11.35 Edinburgh to Inverness was 53 minutes late at Gleneagles) and hardly anybody got on or off the trains at Gleneagles.

06 Sep 1988

47460 Dunblane Railway Station 1989 British Rail

Class 47 - Dunblane

The signal is off and class 47 no. 460 departs from Dunblane with the 11.42 Edinburgh to Inverness service in August 1989.

16 Aug 1989

47635 Dunblane Railway Station 1989 British Rail

Class 47 - Dunblane

The 10.15 Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street service arrives at Dunblane hauled by class 47 no. 635 in 1989.

16 Aug 1989

150248 Dunblane Railway Station 1989 British Rail

Class 150 - Dunblane

Class 150 no. 248 waits to depart Dunblane with the 13.02 Dunblane to Edinburgh service. The undulating cast iron foot bridge, which stood at Dunblane since the mid 19th century, was removed in 2015 and after refurbishment was installed at the Bridge of Dun railway station on the preserved Caledonian Railway.

16 Aug 1989