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Railways of Glasgow (Part 4). The next stage in Chris Jennings'
Glasgow survey starts with a look at the remains of the former station
at Hyndland, which was the terminus of a short branch from Partick
Junction on the North British Railway's line from Glasgow Queen Street
to Yoker and beyond. Useful links, e.g. to network maps, will be found
in the introduction to Photo Gallery 130. |
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The site of Hyndland station is now occupied by a park
and play area (aptly named Old Station Park), but the retaining
wall on the left betrays the fact that this area was created by
a railway company. The local streets developed around the Hyndland
branch, so it is still possible on a modern street map of Glasgow
to discern both the approximate site of Partick Junction, and the
curve of the line as it passed the back gardens which once adjoined
it. The station had an island platform, plus extensive sidings.
20th October 2016. (Chris Jennings) |
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Above:
Adjoining the station site stands an arcade of shops, with
this newsagent at its north end, where one can imagine past commuters
having bought their daily paper before making the journey into the
city. The framed black and white photograph on the wall indicates
that someone remembers the old railway. 20th October 2016. (Chris
Jennings) |
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Above:
A close-up of the framed photograph seen above, with trees
reflected in the sky. Hyndland's long island platform can be seen
on the left. The station closed on 5th November 1960, being replaced
by a new one 1,000 yards west of Partick Hill, so this image must
date from shortly after the end. 20th October 2016. (Chris Jennings) |
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A general view of what used to be Hyndland station's frontage.
As a point of reference, the newsagent sign (shown above) can be seen
just left of centre. The station building – a fine neo-classical
one – was situated immediately to the right of this, and continued
along the road to just short of the tree which borders the picture.
20th October 2016. (Chris Jennings) |
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Above:
This bridge over the River Kelvin was the main engineering
feature on the short Dawsholm branch, which is referred to in Gallery
131 in connection with Kirklee station; it is one of 5 bridges
that crossed the River Kelvin within half a mile. 20th October 2016.
(Chris Jennings) |
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Above:
Not far from the location of the above photograph, near modern
Kelvindale station, are the remains of this bridge (at grid reference
NS 562689) over the River Kelvin on the Temple Gasworks branch, which
only lasted from 1896 to 1920. It was operated by the Caledonian Railway,
and ran for ¾ mile from a junction near the company's Dawsholm
station. The gasworks made 'town gas' from coal, with its raw material
being brought in by rail. The works is no longer in use, but its two
large gas holders still survived in 2016, when this photograph was
taken. The larger holder at Temple had a capacity of 5½ million
cubic feet! 20th October 2016. (Chris Jennings) |
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An aerial view of the piers seen above, taken from
the nearby aqueduct on the Forth & Clyde Canal. This
view disguises the fact that this viaduct was curved and
had six spans. Having crossed the river from east to west,
it then plunged into a tunnel. All in all, the short Temple
Gasworks branch cost the CR a lot of money for its 24 year
life! 20th October 2016. (Chris Jennings) |
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Above:
Continuing south along the River Kelvin (which is easy because
NCN 756 runs long the east bank), a pair of CR bridges are reached.
These represent the north-eastern side of a railway triangle, whose
3 end points led out respectively to Kelvinside (west), Maryhill (north-east)
and Kirklee (south). 20th October 2016. (Chris Jennings) |
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Above:
Immediately south of the bridge illustrated above, its neighbour
still stands, having once carried the Kirklee-Maryhill line. Both
bridges will be found at grid reference NS 568681. Either one of them
could be used to provide a river crossing for pedestrians, and possibly
cyclists, but the River Kelvin is not exactly short of such crossings
already. 20th October 2016. (Chris Jennings) |