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birdie wrote:Just to add some info here.
Provan Gasworks is 520 yards long and is remarkable because both North and South portals face west, as the the railway turned 180 degrees in the tunnel. The North portal was still open Oct 2003, however the South portal has long disappeared under landscaping in the gasworks complex. It is possible to walk right up to a brick wall inside the tunnel, approx 500 yards in.
RE. Davids' map extract
This tunnel was called Provanmill and was 85 yards long. It allowed the old line from Maryhill to Rutherglen to pass under the line to Buchannan Street (now the present day line from Cumbernauld to Springburn). It was obliterated by the M80 construction. Those who travel to Glasgow via the M80 should note that when they pass under the railway (that big red steel bridge, before you join the M8), this was the exact location of the tunnel....the landscape has changed so much, it's hard to even imagine what is was like.
Birdie (keen tunnel explorer)
germistonguy wrote:Hello my first post here. I grew up in Germiston/Garngad over 25 years ago, now in England. I noticed obvious changes in recent visits. More curious about what was there rather than what is 'hidden' I heard the gasworks are to be no more? Is this worthy of investigation/taking photographic records? There is/was a semicircular tunnel running from Darnick Street under Germiston to gasworks. Portal may now be partly filled in? A quarry area called "the gemmy". May now be an industrial estate. There was a small tower there on the gemmy between Royston Road and small Railway track, what was tower used for? There was/is an old abandoned? road/path runs across gas works from Royston Road to Blochairn Road with old sign referring to workers cottages. Does anyone remember cottages on Gemmy which caught fire late 60s early 70s. There was an old piggery next to railway line and a railway cottage up on Royston Road bridge, on opposite side from what would have been Garngad station MANY years ago. Also on that spot by Glenconner park was a blue 'tardis' police box, now gone. Iam too far away to investigate/photograph this little corner of Glasgow. Anyone else fancy having a look round??
JamesH wrote: That's quite enough of that - I'm the rail bore around here...
My Kitten wrote:Thanks James, thought I was havering a bit with the old memory.
Does anyone know anything about the grass at the Royston Road side of the gasworks. I remember standing there and seeing what looked like the remains of entrance walls to houses. Not been down that way for years though so it might be gone now.
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