Steam Railcars

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Steam powered railcars were use on some lightly used branch lines in Scotland until the 1940s.

  • LMS ran a small number of Steam railcars in Scotland, include ones built for the L&Y and LNWR.
  • LNWR built 29988 was used on the Beattock - Moffat branch until 1948.
  • LMS Sentinel Railcars 29910 and 29913 operated on the Evlanfoot to Wanlockhead branch in the mid-1930s.

Allocation of LMS Steam Railcars on Northern Division Lines 1/10/1932
Built 1927 No. 1933 No. Allocations Withdrawn
1926* 2233 29900 Airdrie 4we 13/07/1935
1927 4143 29901 Methven (Dingwall at 5/28) 4we 05/10/1935
1927 4144 29902 Muirkirk 4we 15/06/1935
1927 4145 29903 Motherwell 4we 15/06/1935
1927 4146 29904 Ayr 4we 10/08/1935
1927 4147 29905 Ayr 4we 18/05/1935
1927 4148 29906 Hamilton 4we 15/06/1935
1927 4149 29907 Muirkirk 4we 15/06/1935
1927 4150 29908 Hamilton 4we 13/07/1935
1927 4151 29909 Grangemouth 4we 13/07/1935
1927 4152 29910 Grangemouth, Leadhills 1935-37 4we 07/08/1937
1927 4153 29911 (unknown) 4we 15/06/1935
1927 4154 29912 Motherwell 4we 15/06/1935
1927+ 4349 29913 Hamilton, Methven, Leadhills 1937-38 4we early 1939
c1906 10697 29988 Beattock (for Moffat) (LNWR car No.2) 1948
*Taken in to LMS stock 1927. + Taken in to LMS stock 1930.
Table from LMS Journal No.35. Article by Stuart W. Rankin.


  • LNER Scottish Area had an allocation of fifteen Sentinel steam railcars by 1931.
  • The LNER railcars were notable for being painted in Green and Cream livery with names on the centre of the bodyside.
  • Kittybrewster had a Steam railcar for a year from September 1929. This was regularly used for services between Banchory, Dyce, and Ellon.
Number Name Build Date First Shed Last Shed Withdrawn
31 FLOWER OF YARROW 11/1928 Carlisle Canal Stirling 09/1943
32 FAIR MAID 01/1929 St Margarets Stirling 02/1944
33 HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN 01/1929 Kittybrewster Stirling 01/1945
34 TWEEDSIDE 01/1929 St Margarets Dunfermline 12/1945
36 ROYAL EAGLE 01/1929 St Margarets Dunfermline 08/1946
35 NETTLE 05/1928 (NE area) St Margarets 08/1945
37 CLYDESDALE 01/1929 St Margarets Kipps 02/1945
38 PEARL 08/1929 Stirling St Margarets 04/1947
39 PROTECTOR 08/1929 Haymarket Carlisle Canal 06/1944
310 PRINCE REGENT 09/1929 Dunfermline Dunfermline 07/1943
312 RETALIATOR 10/1929 Eastfield Stirling 05/1946
313 BANKS OF DON 01/1931 Thornton Jcn Thornton Jcn 09/1944
314 QUEEN OF BEAUTY 01/1931 Dunfermline Dunfermline 08/1945
31070 NORTH BRITON 04/1930 Carlisle Canal (NE area) 03/1946
31073 QUICKSILVER 10/1929 Stirling Stirling 10/1947
(Car 31073 was 311 until 10/1931).
(Car 31070 was 2276 until 08/1931 and was allocated to Carlisle Canal until 1933, then reverted to the original number).

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Created by Dysgraphyk and last modified by him at 22:27, 18 of August 2024.