Moin, to justify this route, I would only need three words: Wemyss. Bay. Station. I could leave it at that and call it a day. However, the rest of the route - Following the Firth of Clyde westbound out of Glasgow has its charms too. A bit of industry, a bit of suburbia, a bit of large city, a bit of countryside, a bit of river and sea, a bit of mountains and tunnels. And all that set against the rough and rugged Scottish backdrop. The route is a part of the Glasgow commuter rail network, and as such, services are provided by Abellio Scotrail and Strathclyde Passenger Transport, both of whom use a varied fleet of EMU from different eras, from the old and boxy, almost subway-esque 314 to the futuristic angry-faced 380. General Location: Scotland Era: Modern-ish Length overall: 35 mi/60 km max speed: 75 mph/120 km/h # of passenger stations: 22 Service types: Communter, Regional # of tracks: 1-2 Electrified: OHLE Lines included at least partially: Glasgow Central - Wemyss Bay Glasgow Central - Gourock Glasgow Central - Largs (up to Paisley) Suitable vehicles (among others): SPT Class 303 Scotrail/SPT Class 314 Scotrail/SPT Class 320 Scotrail/SPT Class 334 Scotrail Class 380 Scotrail Class 385 Maps Key Locations Glasgow Central Gourock Weymiss Bay Spoiler: Further Impressions Further Impressions Paisley Gilmour Street Greenock Central Port Glasgow Cardonald Hillington East Langbank Fort Matilda Inverkip IBM Bishopton Whinhill
Sounds good, but is/was there any freight working? Clydeport, perhap? Shieldhall doesn't appear to offer much. If not then it would just be another one-type-of-multipe-unit route which don't really have the interest for me, much as I liked the 303s.
In places like Greenock the lines also served the sugar warehouses, whisky bonds, docks and shipyards on spurs that no longer exist. At the steamer piers they brought in the coal and bunker oil for the many clyde steamers.
"Following the Firth of Clyde westbound out of Glasgow" Until Gourock it's the River Clyde, after that it's the firth. But yes a good idea, my local line.
The E+G line would most likely be the next Scottish route with the class 170 set before the Queen Street was electrified.
