Dumbarton Joint Goods
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Dumbarton Joint GoodsOpened on the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway.
Description
This goods yard was to the south of Dumbarton Central. It was approached from Dumbarton East Junction. There was direct access for trains from the east and a reversing spur for trains from the west. A westbound goods loop ran from Dumbarton East Junction to the south end of Dumbarton East station. The goods yard was opened by the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint).
A fan of sidings was located on the north side of Glasgow Road (now Castle Street). A siding on the west side ran on over Glasgow Road/Castle Street to MacMillans Shipyard (later the Ballantyne Dumbarton Grain Distillery). Another sidings on the east side crossed Glasgow Road to reach the Denny Shipyard (also reached from Leven Shipyard Junction).
The [[Dumbarton East Goods Yard] was located just to the east of the yard.
The goods yard site was cleared for a new alignment of Glasgow Road. The site is now that road, a road junction, fast food outlet and car parking for a small retail estate.
The exchange yard at Dumbarton East Junction had west and east sidings - some of which remain. A portion of the distillery line remains embedded in the ground running from a former level crossing with Glasgow Road through a car park for the Denny Tank Museum to another former level crossing with Castle Street.
| Nearby stations Dumbarton Central Dumbarton East Dalreoch Langbank Renton Bowling Alexandria Bowling [CR] Cardross Woodhall Jamestown Northbrae Bishopton Balloch Rockbank | Dumbarton Gas Works Dumbarton East Goods Dock Shipyard [Dumbarton] Leven Shipbuilding Yard Church Shipyard [Dumbarton] Dumbarton Tram Depot [Tram] Victoria Ship Building Yard [Dumbarton] Dumbarton East Junction Lifeboat Building Works Sandpoint Marina Tourist/other Denny Tank Museum Ballantyne Dumbarton Grain Distillery Dumbarton Municipal Buildings St Mary^s Collegiate Church River Leven |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| /06/1896 | Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Dumbarton Joint Goods opened on a new short branch from Dumbarton East Junction. |
Books
 The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire (Britains Railways/Old Photos) |
