Paisley and Renfrew Railway
Introduction
This 3 mile long line is closed. It ran on the east bank of the Cart from Paisley to a wharf at Renfrew on the south bank of the Clyde. It is an old line which was originally not connected to others, opening in 1837 and built to the 4ft 6in gauge. Although opened with locomotive haulage it reverted to horse haulage between 1842 and 1866. Re-gauged to standard gauge. Some of its course is now a footpath and some is a roadway through the Babcock and Wilcox Works.
Dates
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This was the Paisley terminus of the early Paisley and Renfrew Railway. It was on the north side of Hamilton Street in the west to middle of the block between Abercorn Street (west) and Renfrew Street (east). When opened it was on the northern edge of Paisley. This was the first station in Paisley, probably just called 'Paisley' on opening.
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David Douglas 01/05/1977
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More detailsSee also
Paisley Abercorn Curve and Greenlaw Goods (Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway)
Alistair MacKenzie 01/12/1979
Ewan Crawford //1987
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More detailsThis signal box was between Abercorn Junction (to the south) and Sandyford Halt (to the north). The box controlled a loop for the Renfrew Mill, to the north, west side of Sandyford Halt and sidings for Sandyford Chemical Works (approached from the box) and Sandyford Metal Window Works (approached from the south), both to the south of the box.
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More detailsThis was a private halt which was only short lived as a public station. It was a timber platform halt. The platform was on the west side of the line, just south of Wright Street.
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Ewan Crawford //1998
Ewan Crawford //1987
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More detailsThis was a two platform station which did not open with the line. The Renfrew Forge and Steel Works was already open on the west side of the line and the Albert Cabinet Works to the east. The former station is also known as 'Renfrew South'.
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Ewan Crawford //1998
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 03/05/1952
This two platform station was opened on the western edge of Renfrew when the railway was re-gauged, doubled and connected to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway. The station was closer to the town than the terminus Renfrew Wharf which was on the south bank of the River Clyde to the north.
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Robin McGregor 16/06/1966
Robin McGregor 16/06/1966
Ewan Crawford //1998
Alistair MacKenzie 01/10/1981
This junction was the fan out of rails to the south of Meadowside Street in Renfrew. It was just south of Renfrew Wharf station.
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Robin McGregor 16/06/1966
Robin McGregor 16/06/1966
David Douglas /10/1977
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) //1966
This engineering works and shipyard was particularly noted for the building of dredgers used for the construction and maintenance of harbours, with many overseas contracts.
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Ewan Crawford //2000
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David Douglas /10/1977
The terminus of the line from Paisley Hamilton Street was at a quay by the River Clyde, to the west of the Renfrew Ferry.
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Brian Haslehust 29/08/1970
Colin Kirkwood 17/04/1965
David Panton 12/09/1960
