Stobcross Railway

Introduction

This railway is mostly open. Today it carries the commuter trains through Partick station. The line was originally conceived to provide rail access (for goods) to the new Queens Dock and the expanding west end of Glasgow. After completion of the Glasgow City and District Railway by the North British Railway the line came into use by commuters. Now with the withdrawal of nearly all freight operations from the area the lines are now electrified with services running to Helensburgh, Balloch, Dumbarton, Dalmuir, Clydebank, Singer and Milngavie. The Queens Dock is now the Scottish Exhibition Centre and the Kelvinhaugh, Stobcross and Partickhill goods yards have been closed. The Anniesland to Maryhill curve was re-instated.



Dates

  /  /1840Clyde Trustees
Buy land at Stobcross. This was to later become the Queens Dock and would be served by the Stobcross Railway from 1874.
  /  /1860Clyde Trustees
Decide to build a wet dock (the Queens Dock) on their land at Stobcross. The North British Railway promotes the Stobcross Railway as a branch of the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway to serve it. (1860s).
  /  /1864Stobcross Railway
Authorised with running powers for the Caledonian Railway to Caledonian Joint Station. In exchange, the Caledonian Railway abandons its Bill for a line to Stobcross and Whiteinch.
  /  /1864Skaterig Branch (North British Railway)
Authorised, a branch of the Stobcross Railway.
  /  /1867Stobcross Railway
Deviations of line authorised, portions authorised in 1864 Act abandoned.
  /  /1870Stobcross Railway
Act passed. To be worked by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway with running powers for the Caledonian Railway. The two companies to have separate goods stations. A 30 chain diversion of the Forth and Clyde Canal was required. The line curved round the west of Glasgow after opposition for a more direct route, particularly of James Fleming of Kelvinside Estate.
  /  /1870Stobcross Railway
Deviations authorised.
  /  /1871Stobcross Railway
Deviations authorised and previously authorised alignment abandoned.
  /  /1871Stobcross Railway
Greenlee Pit branch authorised.
  /  /1872Stobcross Railway
Dawsholm Gas Works opened alongside the Stobcross Railway which is under construction.
  /  /1873Stobcross Railway
Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) authorised. Caledonian Railway given running powers.
  /  /1873Stobcross Railway
Deviation authorised.
01/10/1874Stobcross Railway
Caledonian Railway portions opened.
20/10/1874Stobcross Railway
Line opened by the North British Railway. The Caledonian Railway obtained permission for running powers to Stobcross and for goods yards at Partickhill Goods [CR] and Stobcross. The Caledonian managed to gain join ownership of the Stobcross high level to Stobcross low level connecting line.
29/10/1874Whiteinch Railway Whiteinch Tramway
Opened as a branch from the Stobcross Railway from an east facing Whiteinch Junction. Railway operated by North British Railway and tramway by the Wood brothers.
  /  /1875Stobcross Railway
Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) opened to Knightswood pits and brickworks, later extended to the Cowdenhill stone quarries.
  /  /1876Stobcross Railway
Caledonian Railway authorises building land in Partick for Partickhill Goods [CR].
  /  /1881Stobcross Railway
Partick Siding authorised for the Caledonian Railway's Partickhill Goods [CR]and running powers over theStobcross Railway to the goods yard.
01/12/1882Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
Opened from Yoker Junction, Hyndland, to Clydebank [1st] (later Clydebank East). This line was used in conjunction with a ferry over the Clyde and the Stobcross Railway station at Partick for shipyard workers who lived in Govan to travel to the Clyde Bank Iron Shipyard [2nd] which had re-located from Govan. A line ran west from Clydebank [1st] into the shipyard over the Forth and Cart Canal. With the opening of the railway the Forth and Cart lost most of its business.
  /  /1884Stobcross Railway
Extension authorised. Running powers granted to Caledonian Railway.
01/02/1887Glasgow City and District Railway Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh RailwayStobcross Railway
Circular service introduced by the North British Railway.
01/01/1897Whiteinch Railway
Opened to passengers. A new connection was made to the line from the west of Crow Road. This replaced an earlier line which crossed under Crow road and joined at Whiteinch Junction which was further east (to the south of Gartnavel Royal Hospital). The route of this earlier line is now built over, but was slightly further south than the existing line. The North British Railway also built a spur from a west facing junction on the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway to a north facing junction on the Stobcross Railway.
12/01/1903Glasgow City and District Railway Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh RailwayStobcross Railway
Circular service withdrawn.
09/01/1931Stobcross Railway
Great Western Road station renamed Anniesland.
15/07/1968Stobcross Railway
Kelvinhaugh Junction to Queens Dock closed.
  /10/1980Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Maryhill signal box burnt down, line to Anniesland closed. New brick box built on other side of track, but never used. The Maryhill to Anniesland section of the Stobcross Railway falls out of use.
  /  /1983Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Stobcross Railway
Maryhill Park signal box burns down, line from Maryhill Park Junction [1st] to Knightswood South Junction (Anniesland) out of use. Trains from Rothesay Dock to BSC Ravenscraig Steelworks (imported coal) and stock movements unable to run. Fort William sleeper diverted to run through Singer.
  /  /1986Stobcross Railway Glasgow Central Railway
Finnieston [2nd] renamed Exhibition Centre.
  /  /1988Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Stobcross Railway
Maryhill Park Junction to Knightswood South Junction (Anniesland) intentionally omited from Yoker Resignalling Scheme.
  /  /1997Stobcross Railway
Partickhill station and Partickhill Goods [NBR] goods shed demolished to make may for a supermarket and other stores. The yard here was used during the Yoker re-signalling scheme.
  /09/2005Stobcross Railway
Re-opening of 1.6km of line between Maryhill Park Junction and Anniesland with a new Kelvindale station.
24/09/2005Stobcross Railway
Official opening of Kelvindale by Strathclyde Passenger Transport Chairman Alistair Watson.
26/09/2005Stobcross Railway
Kelvindale station open to public.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Maryhill to Kelvinhaugh Junction

This is a two platform station in the north of Maryhill. The current station is a reopening of 1993 on the site of the earlier station. Maryhill Park Junction opened to the west in 2005 along with a single track line to a bay platform at Anniesland.
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Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
An Anniesland to Queen Street service calls at Maryhill on 21 July 2018. This is the only intermediate station with any features. The indefatigable ...
David Panton 21/07/2018
GBRf 66740 Sarah at Maryhill heading for the West Highland line with the North Blyth to Fort William alumina train on 31st October 2017.
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Alastair McLellan 31/10/2017
47804 leading an empty coaching movement from Fort William to Carnforth through Maryhill on 30th October 2017.
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Alastair McLellan 30/10/2017
West Coast 37518, which appears to have recently had its 'An Gearasdan' nameplates fitted again, pilots Black 5 45212 and ECS for the 'Jacobite' ...
Iain Teaz 13/07/2020
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This junction was immediately west of Maryhill Park station and east of the Maryhill Viaduct [GDH]. It was formed with the opening of the Stobcross Railway in 1874, a branch from the 1858 Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway serving the west of Glasgow, Partick and the Queens Dock.
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Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
The 1037 Oban departure from Glasgow Queen Street passes Maryhill Park Junction on 23rd September 2015. On the left of the picture is the building ...
Colin McDonald 23/09/2015
View west from the end of the (then) closed Maryhill station of the burned signal box and its replacement to the left. ...
Ewan Crawford 29/05/1987
Maryhill Park Junction signalbox looking west, burned out. The equipment was moved to the building to the left but never used. Box now gone and ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
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This is a double track seven arch viaduct over the River Kelvin built for the Stobcross Railway. It is immediately south of, and adjoins, the Maryhill Viaduct [GDH] of the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway, the junction between the two lines originally being at the east end (Maryhill Park Junction [1st]).
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A Mallaig to Glasgow Sprinter passes over the Maryhill Viaduct [GDH] of the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway in 1991. Two viaducts ...
Ewan Crawford 15/01/1991
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This yard was west of Maryhill Park Junction [1st] and the Maryhill Viaduct [GDH] and Maryhill Viaduct [SR] viaducts. It was a large yard in the 'V' of the junction between the 1858 Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway and the 1874 Stobcross Railway branch.
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This signal box was east of Dalsholm Road, an overline bridge which crosses the Stobcross Railway. The box controlled access to Dawsholm Gas Works, which was on the south side of the line and approached from the west.
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This is a single platform station. It is built on the former westbound line of the curve between Maryhill Park Junction and Knightswood South Junction.
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Only the train livery and the addition of a yellow line seems to have changed since image 29432 was taken at Kelvindale in 2010. 158721 calls at ...
Malcolm Chattwood 23/02/2023
Kelvindale's connection with Van Gogh escapes me, but there is a fine selection of his works on display. I suspect though that they may be ...
David Panton 17/06/2017
From the publicity: 'Friends of Kelvindale Railway Station are creating a Butterfly ...
Ewan Crawford 07/04/2017
156432 rounds the curve into the Kelvindale platform with a Glasgow Queen Street service on 17/06/2017. ...
David Panton 17/06/2017
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In 2016 the long siding from Maryhill Park Junction to a bay platform at Anniesland became a through route when a new connection was put in between the original Knightswood South Junction, north of Anniesland station, and a new Dawsholm Junction on the Anniesland - Maryhill siding.
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Best I can do! Photographing junction signs in a "roll by" fashion is pretty challenging. ...
John Yellowlees 04/08/2016
Just before passing through the tunnel under the Forth and Clyde Canal, 156449 on an Anniesland - Queen Street service passes the location of the ...
Colin McDonald 23/09/2015
A service for Queen Street via Maryhill leaves the terminal platform at Anniesland and approaches Dawsholm. To its right is the new chord which was ...
Ewan Crawford 09/12/2016
A view of the new junction between the line from the bay platform at Anniesland station and the Knightswood South Junction to Maryhill Park Junction ...
John Yellowlees 23/03/2016
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This gas works was opened by the Partick, Hillhead and Maryhill Gas Company. Glasgow Corporation bought the works in 1891, naming it Gasworks No 4. Also known as Anniesland Gas Works.
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The site of the NB sidings for Temple Gas Works viewed from the south, seen in 1999 before housing was built over the site. These sidings were ...
Ewan Crawford //1999
View east over the Caledonian Railway's line to Anniesland Gasworks. This line was opened around 1905 and closed in the 1920s. It branched off the ...
Ewan Crawford //1999
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This junction is to the north of Anniesland station. To the east the original line, the Stobcross Railway of 1874 runs to Maryhill Park Junction, just west of Maryhill. This closed in 1980 and reopened in 2005.
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Glasgow City and District Railway
Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway)
Skaterigg Branch (North British Railway)
320316 is looking less than spruce as it rattles over the points at Knightswood South on 19 September 2020. The train is a Balloch to Airdrie service. ...
David Panton 19/09/2020
B1 61140 leaves the loop at Knightswood South junction with a mixed freight on 21st September 1963. It has come off the spur from Maryhill Park and ...
Robin McGregor 21/09/1963
A Rutherglen service passing Knightswood South Junction on the approach to Anniesland. Rutherglen is not normally a destination, but engineering works ...
David Panton 25/08/2018
156458 on route learning duties approaches the new crossover accessing the recently installed connecting spur to the Maryhill line. This DMU is using ...
Colin McDonald 28/01/2016
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This is a three platform station on an elevated site. There are two through platforms and a bay platform at the north end of the southbound (city bound) platform for trains to Glasgow Queen Street High Level via Maryhill. The station is just east of Anniesland Cross.
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318264 departs from Anniesland on 7th September 2019 with a service to Dalmuir. ...
John McIntyre 07/09/2019
A 320 with a Dalmuir to Cumbernauld service calls at Anniesland on
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David Panton 17/06/2017
Network Rail plans to improve accessibility for passengers at Anniesland station by installing a new lift system.
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Network Rail /07/2023
An eastbound service enters Anniesland's Platform 1, while a Class 158 for the Maryhill line waits on the bay, on 4 August 2021. Anniesland station ...
David Panton 04/08/2021
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This is a junction between the Anniesland to Hyndland alignment of the 1874 Stobcross Railway and a 1897 curve which runs from north to west to meet the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway of 1882. The curve is single track (formerly double) and other lines double. The curve crosses Crow Road. The junction is the northern apex of a triangular junction formed with [[Hyndland West ...

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Clydebank to Dalmuir (North British Railway)
A Class 320 EMU on the infrequently used Hyndland West Junction to Hyndland North Junction curve, south of Anniesland, seen from Jordanhill station in ...
Roger Geach Collection /03/1996
One of John Thomas's books makes reference to a bridge built of 'found stones'. This isn't that bridge but I've always thought it has that sort of ...
Ewan Crawford 09/12/2016
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This is the junction between the lines to Anniesland and Jordanhill west of Hyndland. The former is the older line, the 1874 Stobcross Railway and the latter is the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway of 1882. Both lines are double track.
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Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
A Larkhall service between Anniesland and Hyndland stations rounds the curve to Hyndland East Junction on 17 November 2018. ...
David Panton 17/11/2018
Approaching Hyndland East Junction. ...
Ewan Crawford //2001
Gresley V1 2-6-2T 67603 takes a train for Drumry through Whiteinch East Junction (now Hyndland East) on 17 April 1957 [ref query 1039]. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 17/04/1957
Safety 365. Impressive artwork at Jordanhill in the 'v' of Hyndland East Junction. ...
John Yellowlees 08/04/2016
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Junction between the Stobcross Railway and the Whiteinch Railway. The junction was just west of today's Hyndland station. The Whiteinch line was single track. Approach to it from the Stobcross line was from the east. It followed a different route west, passing under Crow Road to the south of the later Jordanhill station alignment. The first part of this can be seen on the left on a ...

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Whiteinch Railway


During the summer of 1961, three Gresley V3 2-6-2Ts (67648 and two unidentified) wait in the carriage sidings next to Hyndland station for the start ...
Robin McGregor //1961
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This is an island platform station which was opened in 1960 during the electrification of the North Clyde lines.
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A Metro Cammell DMU at Hyndland, I think in 1970, seemingly bound for Glasgow Queen Street. Unfortunately the photographer did not keep a note of the ...
Brian Haslehust //1970
A Balloch to Airdrie service calls at Hyndland on 8 September 2018. Hyndland sees the same trains as Partick which means they are as near to nose to ...
David Panton 08/09/2018
A Motherwell train approaches Hyndland on 23 June 2021. The Up and Down lines are separated here because of the island platform; the track in the ...
David Panton 23/06/2021
A Dalmuir service calls at Hyndland on 23 June 2021. The service interval seen on the CIS is fairly typical, so this quarter of Glasgow has an ...
David Panton 23/06/2021
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This panel box was located south of Hyndland station (opened 1960) on the west side of the line, with the reversing spur for the caley yard on its west side. The bridges over Clarence Drive are to the south of the site.
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Opened with the Hyndland [1st] branch of the Glasgow City and District Railway.
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Glasgow City and District Railway


This goods yard was operated by the Caledonian Railway although located on the Stobcross Railway, a North British Railway owned line. The Caledonian had running powers to the yard via Maryhill, Cowlairs and Sighthill.
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Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway


This goods yard was operated by the North British Railway. It was located just north of Partickhill station on the west side of the line. Access was from the north. The yard no longer exists but the cut back approach to it remains in place as a permanent way sidings. The yard is now the West End Retail Park.
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Looking south at the site of the former Partickhill goods yard, now a Sainsburys. ...
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26 reversing into Partickhill Goods with a train associated with the Yoker resignalling scheme. ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
'Signalling failure at Hyndland', words to strike fear in the Glasgow commuter or, at the moment, those bound further afield. 334.001 is stacked in ...
Rod Crawford 09/04/2016
Leaf removal train passing the former Partickhill goods yard. ...
Ewan Crawford //
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This was an elevated two platform station on the north side of Dumbarton Road. The station was replaced by Partick station in 1979, just across Dumbarton Road on its south side.
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The opening of the Argyle Line in 1979 brought a new interchange station called Partick, with Partickhill closed the previous day.� At least that ...
David Panton 16/06/2010
Gresley N2 0-6-2T 69563 arrives at Partickhill on 28 March 1957 at the head of a Hyndland to Easterhouse train. See image 29517 ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/03/1957
Partick station (ex N.B.R). N.B. 4.4.2T 7456 passing through. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 05/06/1948
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This is a modern two platform station which replaced Partickhill just to the north west.
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A Dalmuir service pulls into Partick on 23 June 2021. Signal YF496, like the others between Finnieston and Hyndland East Junctions, changes as often ...
David Panton 23/06/2021
A Milngavie to Springburn service calls at Partick in September 1997 in charge of Class 314 (of blessed memory). Also consigned to history are the ...
David Panton 27/09/1997
320306 seen at Partick station from the city bound platform. ...
Veronica Clibbery 31/10/2018
The new interchange at Partick, seen here during the construction phase early on a wet and overcast Sunday morning in September 2007. Not much sign of ...
John Furnevel 23/09/2007
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This double track girder viaduct crosses the River Kelvin close to its confluence with the River Clyde. It previously carried a footbridge on its south side. It was built a little way up the Kelvin leaving space for Meadowside Shipbuilding Yard and graving dock (predating the railway) on the west bank and Pointhouse Shipbuilding Yard on the east bank.
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View west along Kelvinhaugh Viaduct towards the River Kelvin on 23 June 2010. ...
Alistair MacKenzie 23/06/2010
View east across the River Kelvin on 23 June with an EMU held at signals on the Kelvinhaugh Viaduct. ...
Alistair MacKenzie 23/06/2010
Eastbound train crossing the Kelvin between Partick and Yorkhill. ...
Ewan Crawford //1988
Bridge over the River Kelvin, with Partick station half a mile off to the left. ...
Alistair MacKenzie 23/06/2010
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This was a two platform station. It was located at what is now Finnieston West Junction. The station was elevated on the east side of Ferry Road with the platform building above the slopping embankments. The line remains open today.
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A westbound emu on the viaduct at Yorkhill on 22 April 2014. ...
Colin Miller 22/04/2014
A 318 emu heads west along Yorkhill viaduct on 5 July 2009. ...
Colin Miller 05/07/2009
Westbound emu at Yorkhill. No vehicles in the way on the Expressway! ...
Colin Miller 08/12/2016
A westbound 6-car emu on Yorkhill viaduct on 23 April 2014 forming the 11.53 Motherwell - Milngavie service. ...
Colin Miller 23/04/2014
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This yard was on the north east side of the Stobcross Railway and Yorkhill station. It was a small marshalling yard of coal sidings to the west of Kelvinhaugh Junction. From this yard was access to Kelvinhaugh Refuse Despatch Works.
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The lane shown in 53918 debouches (great word that!) at its west end into the site of the goods yard. EMU passing on the far left. See image ...
Colin Miller 23/04/2014
This is a road access to the goods yard from the east - at Sandyford Street. View to east. The hill from Ferry Road was very steep and would have ...
Colin Miller 23/04/2014
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This is a junction between the low level Glasgow Queen Street and the low level Glasgow Central line. It was formed in 1979 on the opening of the Argyle Line. It forms part of a flying junction.
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Finneston West Junction looking east. Eastbound train running down to Exhibition Centre. The westbound trains from Exhibition Centre take a different ...
Ewan Crawford //1988
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This works was rail served. Access was by reversal from Yorkhill Yard. It was on the north side of the Stobcross Railway. The site had an immense chimney stalk which was a landmark.
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This shipyard was on the east bank of the River Kelvin close to its confluence with the River Clyde. It was south of the Kelvin Viaduct of the Stobcross Railway.
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MV Tay off the southern end of Inglis's Pointhouse Shipbuilding Yard. To the left is the pedestrian Govan ferry. The River Kelvin is just out of ...
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In the foreground is the long disused slipway (slip dock) of Inglis's Pointhouse Shipbuilding Yard as seen in 1991. Many the ship was built here for ...
Ewan Crawford //1991
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This was the junction between the lines to, from north to south, Kelvinhaugh Goods, Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Stobcross Goods [NBR] (both northern and southern portions), and the line dropping down to Stobcross Goods Low Level (which served the Queens Dock.
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334 031 and 016 head west from Kelvinhaugh Junction with the 13.07 from Edinburgh to Helensburgh. ...
Bill Roberton 25/02/2023
A Milngavie bound train runs through Kelvinhaugh Junction on 28 May 1957 behind Eastfield shed's ex-NBR C16 4-4-2T no 67500. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/05/1957
A busy scene at Kelvinhaugh Junction on 28 May 1957, as hard working V3 2-6-2T no 67612 approaches with a train for Clydebank East. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/05/1957
N15 0-6-0T 69208 shunting at Kelvinhaugh Junction on 28 May 1957. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/05/1957
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Queens Dock branch

This was the junction between the lines to, from north to south, Kelvinhaugh Goods, Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Stobcross Goods [NBR] (both northern and southern portions), and the line dropping down to Stobcross Goods Low Level (which served the Queens Dock.
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334 031 and 016 head west from Kelvinhaugh Junction with the 13.07 from Edinburgh to Helensburgh. ...
Bill Roberton 25/02/2023
A Milngavie bound train runs through Kelvinhaugh Junction on 28 May 1957 behind Eastfield shed's ex-NBR C16 4-4-2T no 67500. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/05/1957
A busy scene at Kelvinhaugh Junction on 28 May 1957, as hard working V3 2-6-2T no 67612 approaches with a train for Clydebank East. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/05/1957
N15 0-6-0T 69208 shunting at Kelvinhaugh Junction on 28 May 1957. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/05/1957
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This is a junction between the low level Glasgow Queen Street and the low level Glasgow Central line. It was formed in 1979 on the opening of the Argyle Line. It forms part of a flying junction. It more or less equates to the location of the earlier Kelvinhaugh Junction.
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An Edinburgh - Helensburgh service crosses the bridge over Sandyford Street on its way to Partick on 9th June 2015. This stretch of line from ...
Colin McDonald 09/06/2015
Seen here in the dusk on 7th November, major work on the bridge at Sandyford Street took place over the weekend of 7-8th November 2015, closing both ...
Colin McDonald 07/11/2015
PS Waverley awaiting the season. ...
John Yellowlees 07/04/2016
Finnieston East Junction looking east. Viewed from westbound train on the Queen Street line. This incline gave access to the Queens Dock from ...
Ewan Crawford 05/05/2006
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There was a yard at the east end of the Stobcross Railway's 1874 goods lines dropping down from Finnieston East Junction to the Queens Dock. The site of this yard is close to today's Exhibition Centre, just to its west. The ramp now carries westbound trains to Partick from Exhibition Centre.
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This goods depot was located next to the Queens Dock on the north side of Pointhouse Road. By reversal a set of holding sidings could be reached to the west. Sidings serving the quaysides were south of the road.
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Glasgow Central Railway
Looking east at what was once part of the railway serving the Queens Dock. The line connected to the mainline at Stobcross. To the left is the open ...
Ewan Crawford //1988
The former goods depot at Stobcross low level, alongside Queen's Dock, looking east towards Glasgow city centre in September 1958. Locomotives in the ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 09/09/1958
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This was a large dock to the west of central Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde. It was served by the Stobcross Railway. The dock was infilled and is now the site of the Scottish Exhibition Centre.
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Queens Dock Railway Lines
Puffers 'Cuban' and 'Slav' in Queens Dock, Glasgow in September 1958. Photo by G H Robin ...
G W Robin 09/09/1958
Puffer 'S S Glenrosa' in Queens Dock, Glasgow in 1955. Photo by G H Robin. The University of Glasgow spire peeps out, top left. ...
G W Robin //1955
A fine assembly of Clyde steamers in Glasgow's Queen's Dock during winter lay-off. 'Waverley', 'Queen Mary II', 'Caledonia' and 'Duchess of Hamilton' ...
Brian Haslehust //1968
Looking at the site of the former approach lines to the Queens Dock, now the Clydeside Expressway. View looks east. ...
Ewan Crawford //
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This crane is a Glasgow landmark. It was built for the Clyde Navigation Trust. It was used for loading cargo, notably locomotives, onto ships at Stobcross Quay. It was also where marine engines from the Finnieston Diesel Engine Works were fitted to vessels built at Harland & Wolff's Govan Ship Yard [1st]. Engines from the nearby David Rowan and Co works were also fitted ...

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Queens Dock Railway Lines


This quay was on the north bank of the River Clyde opposite Plantation Quay. At the east end of the quay is the Stobcross Crane used to load locomotives onto ships. (This was not the only quay used for this, locomotives were also exported through Plantation Quay on the opposite, south, bank of the Clyde.) Some dockside lines remain, disconnected from the network. The Queens Dock ...

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Queens Dock Railway Lines
The Stobcross (or Finnieston) crane, grade A listed building, erected 1931 by Clyde Navigation Trust to load locomotives onto ships. Glasgow was the ...
Alistair MacKenzie //2006
Stobcross Crane with George Wylie's Straw Locomotive. [Thanks for the additional information CRM]. ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
This photograph was a publicity shot by the North British Locomotive Company. It was used in a commemorative book; North British Locomotive Company ...
Ewan Crawford Collection //1952
The Stobcross (or Finnieston) crane, grade A listed building, erected 1931 by Clyde Navigation Trust. Domed building (on the left) was southern access ...
Alistair MacKenzie //2006
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This engine works was owned by Harland & Wolff of Belfast and the Govan Shipbuilding Yard. It was nicknamed 'The Diesel'.
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Queens Dock Railway Lines





Kelvinhaugh and Stobcross High Level

This was the junction between the lines to, from north to south, Kelvinhaugh Goods, Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Stobcross Goods [NBR] (both northern and southern portions), and the line dropping down to Stobcross Goods Low Level (which served the Queens Dock.
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334 031 and 016 head west from Kelvinhaugh Junction with the 13.07 from Edinburgh to Helensburgh. ...
Bill Roberton 25/02/2023
A Milngavie bound train runs through Kelvinhaugh Junction on 28 May 1957 behind Eastfield shed's ex-NBR C16 4-4-2T no 67500. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/05/1957
A busy scene at Kelvinhaugh Junction on 28 May 1957, as hard working V3 2-6-2T no 67612 approaches with a train for Clydebank East. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/05/1957
N15 0-6-0T 69208 shunting at Kelvinhaugh Junction on 28 May 1957. ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 28/05/1957
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This goods and minerals yard was on the north side of the Stobcross Railway. It was served from the west, from Kelvinhaugh Junction and incorporated Stobcross Shed on its southern margin, alongside the line east to Stobcross Junction, Stobcross Goods and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level.
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This was a two road locomotive shed in the southern part of Kelvinhaugh Goods yard. It was approached from the west and was just north of Stobcross Junction.
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This was the junction between the approach to the northern half of Stobcross Goods [NBR] (one of the terminii of the Stobcross Railway) and the line to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level (Glasgow City and District Railway).
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Glasgow City and District Railway
Gresley V3 67626 passing the former Stobcross shed on 14 July 1961 with a Helensburgh Central - Bridgeton Central train. The two road dead end shed, ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 14/07/1961
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This large goods yard was one of the termini, with Kelvinhaugh Goods located to the west, of the Stobcross Railway opened in 1874. The goods yard was located at a higher level than Stobcross Goods Low Level, immediately to the south and the Queens Dock beyond. The yard was accessed from the west, from Stobcross Junction and, due to its size, Kelvinhaugh Junction.
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