Yorkhill Quay

[Pgcc93]

Demolition underway at Yorkhill to make way for the New Transport Museum.

Some of the Sheds have already been demolished and several of the buildings are now empty. The nearby car showroom looks like it will be the last to leave the site.

[Pgcc93]

Soon to vanish!

[stranger]

hope they leave the cobbles with the rails set in
that would be just like them to remove real transport heritage
to build a transport museum

[a]

plenty of trams in the old transport museam if they had any sense the could get one running. they could get the old oned back from china or wherever they sold them to saw them on tv not long ago still running good long term planning getting rid of them in the firt place.

[nodrog]

hope they leave the cobbles with the rails set in
that would be just like them to remove real transport heritage
to build a transport museum

That was exactly my first thought when I saw those pics!

[Alycidon]

plenty of trams in the old transport museam if they had any sense the could get one running

Would a tramcar be able to run on those rails? Glasgow tram gauge was 4'- 7¾" instead of standard 4'- 8½”. It was possible for Railway wheels to ride in the grooves of the tram rail but I don't know if trams could run on rail lines

[yourebarred]

whats that lovely red brick building? hope they keep that.

[Pgcc93]

whats that lovely red brick building? hope they keep that.

nope! it's a goner also.

[smartie]

They could get a tram going like the one they had at the Garden Festival, was it sponsored by Tennents ??

[a]

Would a tramcar be able to run on those rails? Glasgow tram gauge was 4'- 7¾" instead of standard 4'- 8½”. It was possible for Railway wheels to ride in the grooves of the tram rail but I don't know if trams could run on rail lines

the things people know i am mightily impressed. perhaps a stams train then going all of 100 yards should be an interesting job for the driver.

[Alycidon]

If I had one wish for the new Transport Museum it would be that the remaining locomotives, Caley 123, Gordon Highlander, HR123 and the GSWR pug could be returned to active service rather than being static exhibits, Caley 828 is back in service at the Strathspey Railway and Glen Douglas is at Bo'ness awaiting restoration. I am sure that they would be a major attraction on, for example, the West Highland line.



Let's Get them Steaming Again!!!

[crusty_bint]

The Waverly on rails?

>>>Residents of national park welcome easier route to Glasgow<<<

Incidently, theres an exhibition of Zaha Hadid's competition winning proposal for the new Transport museum in the Transport Museum.

[Pgcc93]

Some pics of the steam engines being transferred by road to their new home in the original Albert Drive Transport museum in 1966.

It'll will be a similar scene when they relocate from Kelvinhall to the new building at Yorkhill Quay.

According to a guy down the pub these locos were stored at Dawsholm Shed in Kelvindale which had recently closed prior to demolition. It's feasible I 'spose!?


Caley 123








engine 49






Highland Railway 256 ' Glen Douglas'

[Fossil]

Weigh Bridge


Bru & Boot


Chalk Info,


Fossil

ps
I have gifts

[Fossil]

hope they leave the cobbles with the rails set in
that would be just like them to remove real transport heritage
to build a transport museum

That was exactly my first thought when I saw those pics!

All the cobbles slates etc have been sold

oh and last night there seems to have been a shoot out near the quay
news at 11

Fossil