City Centre underground pneumatic tube system
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:41 pm
Came across this out of use pneumatic tube system within the city centre the source of which is not recorded. Three tubes appear out of a manhole at George Square/North Frederick Street which is unusual in itself as the rest of the route is not recorded via any box structure. They head north up North Frederick Street then west along Cathedral Street/Bath Street where one branches off at the Bath Street/Hope Street junction to the former post office at Hope Street/Renfrew Street. The other two carry on west along Bath Street then head north up Newton Street and are marked as “Out Of Use”. Initially I thought they were Post Office related and the two Newton Street tubes were heading towards the Post Office at Charing Cross until I discovered the Queen Street Station tube. I’ve had a rummage around quite a few old PO sites – Waterloo Street/Wellington St, St Rollocks etc even on the south side – Victoria Road but can find no other recordings of tubes. Beginning to wonder now if they were sourced from the City Chambers as opposed to the former HPO.
Here's the route of the Queen Street station tube.
At the other end of the duct prints it appears as a line from nowhere in the middle of the road opposite 11 George Square. The X at the end of the Queen Street Sation end denotes Out Of Use.
Here's the route of the Queen Street station tube.
At the other end of the duct prints it appears as a line from nowhere in the middle of the road opposite 11 George Square. The X at the end of the Queen Street Sation end denotes Out Of Use.