Strathclyder 2.0
First Glasgow W593 SNG (65593) | Route 38C | West George St, City Centre
In a scene now firmly consigned to the history books, ex-Eastern Counties Wright Axcess Floline-bodied L94 65593 takes on a very healthy load on West George St (Queen St Station) with a early evening 38C to Chryston in mid October 2015, with native Eclipse-bodied B7L 61656 tailing behind with a Easterhouse-bound 41. Bonus points for catching two interesting 'via' points on both vehicles (Alexandra Parade or Alex' Parade on 593 and Edinburgh Road on 656; would have preferred Carntyne Square in hindsight lol); this was no doubt deliberate on my part. ;)
The former was one of a number of ex-Eastern Counties L94s transferred north to Glasgow in the early 2000s and was, if memory serves, the last to remain in service with the division by this late stage. It would be transferred west to Dumbarton shortly after this shot was taken as part of a round of service changes, where it would spend the last 2 months of it's service life before being displaced entirely by ex-Lanarkshire B10BLEs by the end of the year.
If one were to try and recreate this shot now, not only does Queen St's frontage look completely different (the station underwent a massive rebuilding programme starting in March 2016; lengthened platforms, massively expanded concourse/new frontage, full electrification etc) & route-branded E400MMCs have taken both 593 & 656's places.
Photo Date: 12th October 2015
First Glasgow W593 SNG (65593) | Route 38C | West George St, City Centre
In a scene now firmly consigned to the history books, ex-Eastern Counties Wright Axcess Floline-bodied L94 65593 takes on a very healthy load on West George St (Queen St Station) with a early evening 38C to Chryston in mid October 2015, with native Eclipse-bodied B7L 61656 tailing behind with a Easterhouse-bound 41. Bonus points for catching two interesting 'via' points on both vehicles (Alexandra Parade or Alex' Parade on 593 and Edinburgh Road on 656; would have preferred Carntyne Square in hindsight lol); this was no doubt deliberate on my part. ;)
The former was one of a number of ex-Eastern Counties L94s transferred north to Glasgow in the early 2000s and was, if memory serves, the last to remain in service with the division by this late stage. It would be transferred west to Dumbarton shortly after this shot was taken as part of a round of service changes, where it would spend the last 2 months of it's service life before being displaced entirely by ex-Lanarkshire B10BLEs by the end of the year.
If one were to try and recreate this shot now, not only does Queen St's frontage look completely different (the station underwent a massive rebuilding programme starting in March 2016; lengthened platforms, massively expanded concourse/new frontage, full electrification etc) & route-branded E400MMCs have taken both 593 & 656's places.
Photo Date: 12th October 2015