Cowlairs East Junction: Haymarket A3 60087 Blenheim passing Cowlairs East Junction on 4 July 1955 with the 6pm Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Waverley. See image 26528
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 04/07/1955
Cowlairs East Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Cowlairs East Junction (1878-)Station code: National Rail
Opened on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
Opened on the Cowlairs North Junction to Cowlairs East Junction (North British Railway).
Description
This junction is located at the north of a triangular junction. A curve was put in during 1878 between the 1842 Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and 1858 Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway. Its opening allowed goods and mineral trains to run from the north bank of the River Clyde towards Stirling, Falkirk and Edinburgh without requiring a reversal.
The signal box was on the west side of the line at the junction. It opened in 1876 (may have been replaced around 1899) and closed in 1956, replaced by the then new box Cowlairs Panel Box.
The Hamiltonhill Branch (Caledonian Railway) crossed over on a long girder viaduct, Eastfield Viaduct, after 1894. There was no connection with the line beneath.
Eastfield Shed opened on the east side in 1904, some of the sidings connecting from the junction (the majority of siding were approached from Cowlairs West Junction to the south.
The north to west curve was singled with the replacement of Cowlairs Power Box.
Long before the Helensburgh line opened a tramway ran west to the Forth and Clyde Canal serving several ironstone pits. This connected with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway via reversal. The trackbed of this tramway was later partially used by the Hamiltonhill Branch (Caledonian Railway).
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NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
08/05/2020
| Nearby stations Eastfield Platform Ashfield Cowlairs Possilpark and Parkhouse Possilpark (Private) Springburn Possil North Bishopbriggs Barnhill St Rollox [2nd] Glasgow (Townhead) Lochburn Garngad Gilshochill Cowcaddens [Subway] | Eastfield TMD Eastfield Viaduct Ironstone Pit Eastfield Tip Cowlairs Panel Box Cowlairs North Junction Cowlairs West Junction Ironstone Pit Possil Junction Cowlairs Shed Clydesdale Iron Works [Possil Park] Ironstone Pit Cowlairs Carriage Sidings Cowlairs Works Springburn Park Winter Gardens |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
