Balornock Shed
Location type
Loco shedName and dates
Balornock Shed (1916-1966)Opened on the Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway).
Description
This 14 road shed replaced the cramped sheds at St Rollox Works and Buchanan Street. It was known as Balornock Shed in Caley and LMS days and St Rollox by British Railways.
The shed was hemmed in by railways on all sides (the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway to the south and Hamiltonhill Branch (Caledonian Railway) to the north), except the west which was bounded by Broomfield Road. Access to the shed was from the east.
British Railways assigned the code 65B.
After many years of being a vacant site, the location is being redeveloped for housing. The site was overlooked from the west by the Red Road flats, now demolished.
Tags
ShedExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
03/08/2020
| Nearby stations Garngad Barnhill Springburn Alexandra Parade St Rollox [2nd] Robroyston Cowlairs Duke Street Glasgow (Townhead) Eastfield Platform Parkhead North Bellgrove Ashfield Bishopbriggs Gallowgate Central | Balornock Junction Anchor Chemical works Germiston Junction High Provan Tunnel Germiston Junction Low Blackhill Junction Eclipse Works Provan Gas Works Provan Mill Milton Junction [Glasgow] Barmulloch Junction Provan Gas Works Headshunt Sighthill East Junction [1st] Blackhill Locks Tourist/other Germiston House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 29/06/1914 | Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) Authorisation to build Balornock Shed between Germiston Junction Low and Milton Junction [Glasgow]. Sometimes known as St Rollox for the shed it replaced. |
| 13/11/1916 | Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) Balornock Shed opened. |
| / /1940 | Scottish Central Railway Stirling Shed [CR] coded 31B from Balornock Shed. |
