Paisley East railway station

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For other railway stations in Paisley, see Paisley railway station (disambiguation).
Paisley East
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Paisley East station in the early 1920s
Location
Place Paisley
Area Renfrewshire
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Operations
Original company Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
History
1897 Built but never opened for passengers
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Paisley East was an unopened railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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 the stations opened for passenger travel.

As can be seen on the linked map,[1] it was situated on the north side of Glasgow Road on the site of what became the Kelburn cinema, now the Kelburn Retirement Flats near the Sherwood Church. From the station to Seedhill Road, the line ran down Lacy Street along a very high wall. The station was first turned into a garage [2] then demolished in 1928.[3][4] However, the branch continued into Paisley East goods at Cecil Street crossing Lacy Street at street level.[5][6][7] The branch from Blackbyres junction to Paisley East goods closed on 31 December 1960.[8]

The location of the station and the goods yard can be fixed today (as of 2009) because John Lyon's coal shop was still there (at 52 Glasgow Road) with a lion sculpture above the entrance.[9] The shop is now a hairdresser's salon. The station was directly opposite at the other side of Glasgow Road.[10]

A rail tour operated by the Stephenson Locomotive Society on 1 September 1951.[11][12] started at Paisley East Goods at Cecil Street and made its way to Barrhead South.[13]

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ex-Caledonian Railway 0-6-0 No. 57266 at Paisley East Mineral Depot


Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dykebar
Line and station closed		   Caledonian Railway
Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
  Paisley Gilmour Street
Line never completed;
Station open

See also

[ ]
Railway Stations in Paisley
Walkinshaw N & S Junctions
(P&BDR)Ferguslie
Paisley St James(GP&GR)
Paisley Gilmour Street
Wallneuk Junction
Paisley Hamilton Street(P&RR)
(P&RR)Greenlaw Goods
Paisley Abercorn(P&RR)
Arkleston Junction
Paisley East(P&BDR)
(PCL)Paisley West
(BB G&SWR)Potterhill
Paisley Canal(PCL)
Hawkhead(PCL)
(P&BDR)Stanely
(P&BDR)Glenfield
Dykebar(P&BDR)
Gleniffer Goods Depot
Blackbyres West Junction(P&BDR)
Railways:

References

Notes

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  2. ↑ Canadian Railways Magazine (1955)
  3. ↑ Smith (1993)
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Seller and Stevenson
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ The Railway Magazine

Sources

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  • Canadian National Magazine By Canadian National Railways V. 40, no. 12 (January 1955)
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  • Smith, W.A.C. and Anderson, P. An illustrated history of Glasgow's railways Irwell Press 1993
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