🚆 The Story of the Class 314 🚆 Introduced in the late 1970s, the British Rail Class 314 became a familiar sight across the Strathclyde suburban network. Built by BREL at York, these 25kV AC electric units were designed to modernise commuter services around Glasgow, replacing life-expired first-generation stock. With their distinctive flat fronts, slam doors, and rapid acceleration, Class 314s were perfectly suited to frequent-stop suburban duties. For decades they quietly carried thousands of

🚆 The Story of the Class 314 🚆 Introduced in the late 1970s, the British Rail Class 314 became a familiar sight across the Strathclyde suburban network. Built by BREL at York, these 25kV AC electric units were designed to modernise commuter services around Glasgow, replacing life-expired first-generation stock. With their distinctive flat fronts, slam doors, and rapid acceleration, Class 314s were perfectly suited to frequent-stop suburban duties. For decades they quietly carried thousands of

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The Last Class 314 Train to Glasgow Central | Farewell Tour at Helensburgh Central

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🚂 British Rail Class 60 – The Last of the Heavy Haulers 🚂 Introduced between 1989 and 1993, the British Rail Class 60 represents the final generation of heavy freight locomotives built for British Rail. Designed and constructed by Brush Traction at Loughborough, these powerful machines were created to handle the heaviest bulk freight duties—hauling everything from steel and oil to aggregates across the UK’s rail network. Each Class 60 is powered by a miracle of British engineering – the Mirrle

28K views · 338 reactions |  Another of our Class 314 trains heads for the scrapyard. Here's one being hauled away by rail yesterday from our Yoker Depot for the last time, after almost 40 years of service. | ScotRail | Facebook