page_title: North Berwick railway station
section_title: Dieselisation
hierarchical_section_title: North Berwick railway station / Dieselisation
caption_attribution_description: On several occasions I attempted to cover the North Berwick branch in Scotland but failed to cover it during the years when I "cleared off" virtually the whole of the UK passenger rail network. But on 29 March 1986, I finally got there! The short branch from Drem has been single track for many years seeing through trains to and from Edinburgh and beyond. Seen here is class 101 Metropolitan Cammell (Met-Cam) 3-car set comprising of 51241, 59047 &amp; 53176. At the time British Rail Scottish Region had most of their DMU fleet in pre-formed sets, this one being 101.315. Train is the 10:04 to Edinburgh Waverley.
context_page_description: North Berwick railway station is a railway station serving the seaside town of North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the terminus of the Edinburgh to North Berwick Line, 22 ¹⁄₄ miles east of Edinburgh Waverley.
context_section_description: In 1958, diesel multiple units were introduced on the North Berwick services, and most branch trains then ran right through to Edinburgh Waverley or Corstorphine. With the arrival of the diesels, the engine shed was closed.
  Despite the improvement to passenger services upon dieselisation, a period of decline had already begun.  The intermediate station at Dirleton had closed to passengers on 1 February 1954, and its use for goods traffic ended on 1 June 1959. Nationally, the railways were suffering as a result of increased car ownership and competition from road haulage. The gasworks, formerly a major customer, ceased to receive coal deliveries in the 1960s, and North Berwick goods yard closed on 1 January 1968. The signalbox closed one week later, at which time all tracks were removed except that leading to the secondary (north) platform. The late '60s were the period of the infamous 'Beeching Axe', and British Rail sought permission to close the branch line altogether, along with all local stations east of Edinburgh. Although the Minister of Transport refused permission for these closures, a drastic cut in service was implemented. When the new timetable was introduced on 4 January 1970, the weekday service consisted of just two morning and two evening peak hour trains. This period represented the nadir of the station's fortunes, with a skeleton service and most of the station complex derelict.
caption: Class 101 DMU at North Berwick on 29 March 1986
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