tunnels

[Pgcc93]

Looking at the video, I'm assuming this is Glasgow Cross?

Is the light flooding in from the streetlevel cover?

Tim

That's the very spot TC, I wonder if it'll ever reopen one day if Crossrail ever goes ahead

[dougie79]

Have been meaning to visit the old London Road station for ages, so I took advantage of having a weekend off and went a wander, took some pics so I hope you like them.



After a nice climb down we got to the old platform



Looking towards the parkhead tunnel



Pretty bad flooding wasnt getting to walk through there today.



Hope they do reopen this line.



Looking towards the current bridgeton station.



Further investigation required, the bridgeton tunnel split has been bricked up.



Bridgeton station with the london road line connecting behind the right hand wall.



Remains of old flooring.


More of that flooring



Looking over from Bridgeton station.



Our train home.



One last word of advice

[Return of UUU]

I found this site the other day, and having seen the images of the botanics station was very interested in visiting, as well as the tunnel entrance under Gibson Street.

I went out today, and much to my dismay the fence appears to be in pretty good shape!
I couldn't get in the Kirklee entrance, this is what I found:

I was there today (showing my sons the old lines) and it has acquired razor wire along the top of the fence. I thought it seemed new and shiny, but that means it is "2 week old new and shiny"!

AKH

[harki]

see below

[harki]

These are some map scans of Glasgow showing some disused tunnels in the area. They may be helpful in your explorations.

Birdie

Regarding the tunnel at Chapel Street on the map page 3.... the southern portal behind the Gala Bingo is filled in!

[BenCooper]

So, I went to Bridgeston Station today for a wee look around - the platform is pretty much the same:



The tunnel is flooded, but it's not too deep:



Further along, the remains of car that got surprisingly far into the tunnel:



I also went along the Bridgeton Central branch line - there's a bunch more pictures in my Flickr set...

[engineer]

just missed out on a walk along the london road tunnel, might manage it next year.
apparently plans are afoot to refurbish it.

[glasgowken]

Nice photos all, it's quite bizarre to see that car there

[fullfatmilk]

Hi folks

I took a couple of pictures of the dis-used railway tunnel just off the Gallowgate the other day.

This is the link on google maps:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&ie=UTF8&ll=55.856055,-4.232376&spn=0.001493,0.006845&t=h&z=18

I notice that it's been completely cleared off the trees that previously grew in it but i don't know how long ago that was?

[fullfatmilk]

Previous image posting error resolved! (sorry)

[rotten milk]

remember seeing summat on RAILSCOT:

http://www.railbrit.co.uk/location.php? ... %20Central

not sure it's exactly the same bit, but near enough - talking 2 yrs ago

i take it the single tunnel looks towards bridgeton, the two tunnels head for (left) the union line roundabout college goods, (right) the dive-under that joined up at high st.

EDIT: found the link for your bit:

http://www.railbrit.co.uk/location.php? ... 20Junction

[fullfatmilk]

thanks for the links to the images

the single tunnel entrance passes under the Gallowgate, through the north of the Calton, under Abercromby Street and is visible again behind the Health Centre, beside Kerr Street.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=55.852848,-4.227397&spn=0.003939,0.009613&t=h&z=17

It's then underground again, (previously) connecting with Bridgeton Train Station where Dalmarnock Road and London Road almost meet.

[fullfatmilk]

Rotten,

there was a link on the site you listed to station at 'Parkhead Stadium'

http://www.railbrit.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=13490

i can't place it, do you (or anyone) know if it's visible via google maps?

EDIT:

s'ok - think i find found it?
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=55.848205,-4.202925&spn=0.003939,0.009613&t=h&z=17

Always had some notion that it was on the south side of London Road @ Celtic Park somewhere?

Also found out this info to:

"PARKHEAD Railway station served the east end of Glasgow for much of the last century. Opening in 1897 it was renamed Parkhead Stadium in 1952 because of its proximity to Celtic's ground. The station was situated in a cutting overlooked by what is now called Whitby Street but which was then known as Winston Street in honour of Winston Churchill who had married a neice of Lord Newlands who was a well known benefactor in the area. Newlands primary school at Parkhead Cross was built by him and bequeathed to the people of the area in perpetuity. In July 1914 King George V, Queen Mary and their entourage disembarked here for a royal visit to Beardmore's Parkhead Works. It was a victim of Beeching's rail reform and closed in late 1964. In 1989 it was filled in and landscaped. In the background can be seen the floodlights of Celtic park which were first switched on in Oct 1959 and at the time were reputed to be the highest in the world standing at 208 feet above the pitch. The photo was taken in June 1963."

[rotten milk]

i think 'parkhead stadium' refers to the tunnel mouth
(centre of pic here)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&l ... 8&t=h&z=17

there was a 'parkhead' station, to the right, in front of 'W whitby st.', see the clump o' trees? zoom out and you can follow the(former) line of the Glasgow central railway from carmyle and tollcross

diagram : http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Glasgow_Centr ... /frame.htm (parkhead station is called parkhead south)

this line ran under london road and joined the (present) line that ran under dalmarnock road, at bridgeton cross. this is the line that runs into glasgow central low level

incidentally on your first pics, if you went under gallowgate (and sydney street) the first open bit was the site of gallowgate central.

EDIT - just seen your reply - i was fannying about posting my reply!

[Charlie Endell]

On the subject of Cathcart station and the kiosk, I posted these in the past present thread a while ago;

What was the purpose of this part of the station (I take it the doorway leads up to what is now the roof of Beechings)? My flat looks out across the railway onto the roof of Beechings, hence my curiousity. I hadn't even noticed that there used to be a second bridge at Cathcart until I saw the old photograph.