Corkerhill Depot
Location type
Loco shedNames and dates
Corkerhill Shed (1896-1967)Corkerhill Depot (1967-)
Opened on the Paisley Canal Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway).
Description
This is a double ended depot on the south side of the Paisley Canal Line which began as a steam shed. It is just east of Corkerhill station. It is accessed from both east and west (the west end is no longer connected to the line). The line to the shed was electrified in 1986 when the Ayrshire lines were electrified.
British Railways assigned the code 67A.
When built, this shed was in countryside outside Glasgow and a station was required to bring the staff to the shed. Corkerhill Village, for the staff, was built nearby.
Before the depot opened this was the start of a short branch to Lochinch Pit (Coal), which was to the south east.
Tags
Shed11/04/2019
| Nearby stations Corkerhill Bellahouston Park Halt Mosspark Ibrox Ibrox [Govan Platforms] Dumbreck Pollokshaws West Bellahouston [2nd] Ibrox Excursion Platforms Cardonald Shawlands Maxwell Park Ibrox [Subway] Crossmyloof Cessnock [Subway] | Corkerhill Depot Junction Corkerhill Pit Lochinch Pit Craigton Brickworks Helen Street Junction Exhibition Pit Cohen Alloys Govan Destructor Ibrox Junction Howden Craigton Works Tourist/other Corkerhill Signal Box [1st] Pollok House Bellahouston Park [Park] Burrell Collection House for an Art Lover |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1962 | Portpatrick Railway Stranraer Shed classed 67F under Glasgow Corkerhill Shed. |
| / /1986 | Paisley Canal Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Track lifted between Canal Junction [Elderslie] and just east of Paisley Canal. Track singled from Paisley Canal to Corkerhill Depot. Line closed to freight from Canal Junction [Elderslie] to Hawkhead Oil Siding. |
| 03/04/2019 | Cleland and Midcalder Line (Caledonian Railway) First electric train runs (a return Corkerhill Depot - Edinburgh Waverley). |
News items
| 30/01/2023 | Clydebank Post: We honour the memory of those lost to asbestos [Clydebank Post] |
