Bishopton No 1 Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Bishopton No 1 Tunnel (1841-)Opened on the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway.
Description
This double track tunnel is west of Bishopton. It is 330yds long. Bishopton No 2 Tunnel is just to the west.
Construction of the Bishopton Cutting and two tunnels was slow and difficult due to whinstone rock. The cutting is 2,300 yard long and required blasting.
The two tunnels together are referred to as Bishopton Tunnel - 770 yds long.
Tags
Tunnel11/04/2020
| Nearby stations Bishopton Bowling Northbrae Bowling [CR] Rockbank South Crook Old Kilpatrick Georgetown [NFF] Kilpatrick Dumbarton East Netherfield [Bishopton] Langbank Georgetown Dumbarton Central Dalmuir | Bishopton No 2 Tunnel ROF Bishopton Yard Bishopton Aqueduct Bowling Oil Terminal Dunglass Junction [East] Dunglass Junction [West] Bowling Shipyard Frisky Wharf Auchentorlie Tunnel Tourist/other Bishopton Tunnel Signal Box Dunglass Castle Bell^s Monument Bowling Level Crossing Littlemill Distillery Lang Dyke |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
BuglesDuring construction of the tunnel bugles were sounded to warn locals in advance of blasting. |
Books
 Caley to the Coast: Rothesay by Wemyss Bay (Oakwood Library of Railway History) |
