Class 185 Route Clearance
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This page lists the routes within Scotland on which class 185s are currently permitted to run.
Class 185 - Lines cleared
| LoR code | Line of Route Description | Remarks |
| SC001 | Gretna Junction - Glasgow Central (via Beattock) | |
| SC003 | Carstairs South Junction - Haymarket East Junction | |
| SC005 | Carstairs Station Junction - Carstairs East Junction | |
| SC007 | Midcalder Junction - Holytown Junction | |
| SC011 | Law Junction - Uddingston Junction (via Holytown) | Max speed 60mph |
| SC015 | Mossend East Jn - Mossend North Jn (North Curve) | ECS only |
| SC023 | Motherwell - Newton, Hamilton Junction (via Hamilton) | |
| SC029 | Larkfield Junction - Shields Junction | |
| SC031 | Gretna Jn - Eglinton Street Jn (via Kilmarnock) | |
| SC051* | Cathcart North Jn - Muirhouse North Jn | |
| SC055* | Newton, Hamilton Junction - Cathcart East Jn | |
| SC057 | Cathcart East Jn - Cathcart North Jn | |
| SC059* | Glasgow Central - Shields Junction | ECS only |
| SC061* | Shields Junction - Corkerhill Depot | ECS only |
| SC147* | ECML Scot/LNE Boundary - Haymarket West Jn (via Edinburgh Waverley) | |
| SC163 | Portobello Junction - Niddrie West Junction | |
| SC165 | Niddrie South Jn - Haymarket West Jn (Edinburgh Suburban) | |
| SC167 | Craiglockhart Junction - Slateford Junction | |
| SC169 | Gorgie Junction - Haymarket Central Junction | |
| * | Partial LoR route only | |
Class 185 - Platform Restrictions
- Glasgow Central: Unrestricted. (Platform 4 cleared February 2009).
- Barrhead: Platform 3 - Prohibited.
- Kilmarnock: Platform 1 - Prohibited.
Speed restrictions
- Maximum speed: 100mph
- Class 185s cannot use HST, MU or Sprinter differential speed restrictions
- Law Junction to Uddingston Junction via Holytown: 60mph Maximum