Glenfield railway station (Paisley)
Glenfield | |
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Base of bridge crossing the station platform 2007
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Location | |
Place | Paisley |
Area | Renfrewshire |
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Operations | |
Original company | Paisley and Barrhead District Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
History | |
1897 | Built |
1897 | Never opened for passengers |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Glenfield was a railway station to the south west of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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History
The station was originally part of the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway. The line was opened in 1897 and used for freight until the 1960s, but none of its stations - including this one - opened for passenger travel. It was on the west side of the present-day Glenburn Road, opposite Knockside Avenue.[1] It is easy to find the long concrete platform by walking into the trees at the above location.[2] Railway photographer G.H. Robin took three pictures there,[3] two of which during the only time passengers disembarked at Glenfield on an excursion for railway enthusiasts in September 1951.[4][5] The station was later rented out as a private house while goods trains were still using the line.[6] The photograph shows the excursion train and the tenant's vegetable garden.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Barrhead (New) Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Paisley and Barrhead District Railway |
Stanely Line and station closed |
References
Notes
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- ↑ Gammell (1999)
- The GH Robin photographs are the copyright of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow.
Sources
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- Dedicated web page
- Location of Glenfield station on navigable OS map
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