Aurs Burn Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Aurs Burn Viaduct (1905-1941)Opened on the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway.
Description
This is a disused concrete six arch double track viaduct. The viaduct crosses the minor Aurs Burn which runs in a deep defile. It is located in the south of Barrhead. The approximate length is 350 ft.
Other than the remains of the Barrhead Viaduct this is probably the largest monument to the former Paisley and Barrhead District Railway line.
The viaduct was completed around 1901 and brought into use in 1905.
The Lyoncross (excluded) to Barrhead South (excluded) section which included this viaduct closed in 1941.
Today the viaduct carries a footpath.
Tags
Viaduct
| Nearby stations Balgray Barrhead South Barrhead New Barrhead Central Lyoncross Barrhead Neilston Neilston [1st] Nitshill Neilston Low Patterton Priesthill and Darnley Glenfield Potterhill Spiersbridge | South Arthurlie Print Works Auchenback Siding Netherton Goods Arthurlie Cotton and Bleach Works Barrhead Viaduct Barrhead Gas Works Lyoncross Junction Shanks Tubal Works [1st] Fereneze Works Barrhead Central Box Barrhead Mineral Depot Barrhead Goods Shanks Tubal Works [2nd] Tourist/other Balgray Reservoir Barshagra Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
News items
| 21/06/2023 | Six contractors complete over 240 repairs on East Renfrewshire viaduct [Project Scotland] |
Books
 The Paisley & Barrhead District Railway |
