Moderators: John, Sharon, Fossil, Lucky Poet, crusty_bint, Jazza, dazza
Schiehallion wrote:Does anyone have any info about a Port Eglinton disaster involving a train crashing? Can't find anything on the net.
gdmcilvain wrote:The present works are a serious engineering undertaking. My parents owned a business in shops in Eglinton St facing the Eglinton St railway station. I walked from school daily from 1949 then after a short interval at the end of my school years worked in this business location until the mid 70's. Eglinton St had frequent trams and of course the daily visit of the leerie. One or two 'rumours/truths.
1. Many trains stopped at Eglinton St station and my mum and I would use them to go into the 'Central' We understood that long term planning was for the central to be closed and a new central raiway station to be built where Eglinton St station was located.
gdmcilvain wrote:The present works are a serious engineering undertaking. My parents owned a business in shops in Eglinton St facing the Eglinton St railway station. I walked from school daily from 1949 then after a short interval at the end of my school years worked in this business location until the mid 70's. Eglinton St had frequent trams and of course the daily visit of the leerie. One or two 'rumours/truths.
2. The building in Eglinton St was purchased by the council. It was claimed to be the best example of Greek Thomson domesic architecture. The bridge goes right through the open land where the property stood.
Anorak wrote:Guacho's memories make perfect sense when you look at the aerial photograph with Eglinton Toll in the middle.
There is a huge undeveloped gap over where the various railway lines split.
Anorak wrote: .......................
The only explosion around Eglinton Toll I could find was carried out by expert safebreakers who never woke anyone up! This was way back in October 1953.
..............................
Return to Hidden Glasgow Projects
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 11 guests