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by **ianmcmillan** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:32 pm

I'll go for 1985 or 1986...

by **DMcNay** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:40 pm

1984?

by **purplegrum** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:42 pm

My memories of 80's central are sketchy being only born in 1983, but I'm going to say 1987-88 just to be a bit different.

by **james73** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:55 pm

Pgcc93 wrote:Re: date of the bridge removal. You can see it being dismantled in the aerial photographs in the Mitchell Library dated 1966.

I couldn't find such a picture. Got a link?

James H

by **Pgcc93** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:26 pm

ianmcmillan wrote:I'll go for 1985 or 1986...

Spot on Ian it was 5th Sept 1985 to be precise

by **Pgcc93** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:28 pm

james73 wrote:
Pgcc93 wrote:Re: date of the bridge removal. You can see it being dismantled in the aerial photographs in the Mitchell Library dated 1966.

I couldn't find such a picture. Got a link?
James H

The pics are not online as far as I know. You'll need to go into the Mitchell to view them.

by **Pgcc93** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:53 pm

Glasgow Central September 1985 pics
The building with the white windows is the former TIO (train information office) which had closed just before the pics were taken.

by **ianmcmillan** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:56 pm

I'm not old enough to remember the TIO in operation, with the manual "boards" behind the windows. That would have been fascinating to see!

by **james73** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:06 pm

ianmcmillan wrote:I'm not old enough to remember the TIO in operation, with the manual "boards" behind the windows. That would have been fascinating to see!

I am!

It was certainly 'interesting' to see them in action. Most of the
time there only seemed to be one or guys up there. If there was a sudden
platform change, you would see them bombing about, pulling old boards
off the windows, and sticking the new ones up. ::):

James H

by **james73** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:08 pm

Pgcc93 wrote:Glasgow Central September 1985 pics

I see the TIO windows covered over, there. I seem to recall they were like that
for a long time after the TIO closed. :roll:

James H

by **Pgcc93** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:11 pm

I'm surprised no one ever took a heider out of one of those floor to ceiling windows. :idea:

unless the windows were made of toughened glass :?:

by **crusty_bint** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:19 pm

Great pics Gman!

Heres a few of the roof structue (not my own I must admit)

http://Murray Dunlop Architects

by **Pgcc93** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:29 pm

Nice pics Crusty. It's like a sea of glass up there.

by **purplegrum** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:32 pm

Not my own picture, taken from http://www.dsds.demon.co.uk/rail[/img]

by **ianmcmillan** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:34 pm

There's a rarity in that picture - bins in railway stations! There haven't been any at Central in a long time, and they quickly disappeared or were taped up from all other stations on 12/09/2001 funnily enough...

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