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A special treatment of the class 303 'Blue Train' will appear on this page.

It's interesting to note that Rail magazine dated Feb 19th 2003 still has 2 mentions of Blue Trains. One describing the move to class 334 as replacing the 'much-admired' 303 Blue Trains, and the other a mention that 303088 refused to leave Glasgow for scrap and had to be dumped at Bridgeton, good for it. As an aside 303088 was the last unit that I ever travelled with.

AA notes; Rail 448 was the one with the large article on 303's. Original Class AM3, Built by Pressed Steel Linwood, Introduced 1959-61 for Glasgow Suburban, some ended up in Manchester, Weight 129.2 Tonnes Unit Length 60.80m Height 3.86m Width 2.81m, Brake Type Automatic Air and Electro-pneumatic, Power Overhead and Engines Eletric motors at 828hp, 75mph. Withdrawn 1960 due to fires etc (explosion 303051 Renton), all MBS sent to Manchester for modification, 303001-303091, 303999 Departmental route training unit scrapped in 1996, 303032 to be preserved at Bo' ness. 311s (AM11), based on 303, by Craven Sheffield in 1967 for Clyde Coast, one at Sumerlee (936103 / 311103 latterly a Sandite), 19 units 311092-311110, never painted Cally Blue so never a real 'Blue Train'.
Good site. Good History of all units