ScotRail was the trading name providing a distinctive brand for the British Rail network in Scotland, first adopted on 22 September 1983, under manager Chris Green, British Railways Scottish Region. ScotRail was the final brand of British Rail passenger services to operate prior to the privatisation of British Rail, with the ScotRail franchise being signed over to National Express on 31 March 1997.
Class 47 in ScotRail livery at York station in 1988
Image: Railway carriages, 1980s style geograph.org.uk 913139
Image: Airdrie railway station
British Rail Mark 1 is the family designation for the first standardised designs of railway carriages built by British Railways (BR) from 1951 until 1974, now used only for charter services on the main lines or on preserved railways.
Mark 1 Open First on Commonwealth bogies at Tyne Yard in March 2009
Interior of a Mark 1 SO (Second Open) Colne Valley Railway
Mark 1 Brake Suburban E43190 at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre This type was shorter than standard and has no corridor
Mark 1 coach fitted with a British-style dual buffer-and-chain/janney coupler with knuckle swung out of the way