Thames-Clyde Express - Run Down and Cessation

Run Down and Cessation

In 1964, The Waverley ceased to run during the winter, and so additional coaches for Edinburgh were carried on the Thames-Clyde. But the train then made additional stops on the Settle & Carlisle line which were otherwise served by The Waverley - Skipton, Hellifield, Settle and Appleby West railway station. The 1966 closure of St Enoch resulted in the transfer of the service to Glasgow Central. In 1968, a further delay was added by a stop at Nottingham, which meant a reversal. In 1970 a short lived Sunday diversion to Derby brought another reversal, although this had ceased by 1973. The train had acquired a bad reputation for slowness and unpunctuality.

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