Shieldhall Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway)
Introduction
This branch was initially private. It served the Co-op complex at Shieldhall. The branch was disused in 1895 before opening of Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway, Shieldhall Goods and the King George V Dock. The branch is now closed, except for a short section between Cardonald Junction and Shieldhall Junction used for access to Deanside Transit. This portion currently (2019) sees no traffic.
Dates
| / /1891 | Shieldhall Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway) Existing (closed) line purchased by the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. |
| 10/05/1986 | Shieldhall Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway) Shieldhall Goods to Cardonald North Junction (excluded) closed. |
Portions of line and locations
This line is divided into a number of portions.
Cardonald to Shieldhall
This single lead junction is just west of Cardonald station. Its most recent purpose was to reach Deanside Transit.
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See also
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
Robin McGregor 01/07/1965
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G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 09/06/1959
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 09/06/1959
Ewan Crawford 27/11/2011
This was a three way junction approached from Cardonald Junction to the south.
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See also
Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
These saw mills were at the south end of the Co-op complex at Shieldhall, close to Shieldhall Junction and served by a siding off the Shieldhall Goods branch.
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Bill Hamilton /06/1963
This former goods yard site is on the west side of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. With little difficulty the branch could be re-opened as a passenger line from Cardonald Junction to serve the hospital. The trackbed is intact including the M8 closing the trackbed by bridge.
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See also
Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
Ewan Crawford 19/05/1987
Linthouse Shipyard
Via a connection to the tram network on Renfrew Road at Shieldhall Goods the tramway was used east to Linthouse Shipyard.
This was the shipyard of Alexander Stephens and Sons, opening in 1870 when the company relocated from the Kelvinhaugh Slipdock and yards on the east coast to Govan. It was west of the Fairfield Shipyard. The berths were on the south bank of the River Clyde and faced downriver. Opposite were those of the Clydeholm Shipbuilding Yard on the north bank. Unlike the neighbouring ...
More detailsSee also
Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
