This photo was disappointingly pale, but I think that has something to do
with Scotrail's new livery which doesn't seem to compliment itself on film.

<P>This is a rare occasion on which 158s made it into Glasgow Central
alongside class 91s.  The Queen Street tunnels were shut due to engineering
works during 3 weekends in July 1999 and the Edinburgh and Glasgow shuttle
(then 158-hauled) were diverted via Falkirk Grahamston, Greenhill Lower
Junction, Cumbernauld, Coatbridge Central, the R&C, and joined the West
Coast Mainline at Rutherglen before belting it into Glasgow Central.  The
total journey time varied between 1 hour and 10 mins and 1 hour and 30 mins.
The journey time was further lengthened by the need to pick up a route
conductor at Carmyle due to the lack of driver route knowledge, whereas SPT
drivers would not have had unit knowledge for the 158.

<P>Belting at 50mph down the WCML between Rutherglen and Bridge St Junction was
fun: the ride was somewhat rough, but only as bad as expected from the riding
characteristics of the 158.  It felt somewhat weird to be running a 158 under
the electric wires at that point.

Picture by Lexcie Lu, <A HREF="http://www.lexcie.zetnet.co.uk/">http://www.lexcie.zetnet.co.uk/</A>