Inchbelly Works
Location type
Loco shedName and dates
Inchbelly Works (1835-1855)Opened on the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway.
Description
This locomotive shed and works was opened by the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway to replace a small shed and works at Glebe Street Works. The name is contrived, it was probably just known as the Glasgow shed and works of the Garnkirk company.
The works was located to the north of the line and on the east side of Castle Street/Springburn Road which crossed the railway by Inchbelly Level Crossing (although the line was later placed on a bridge with the road in a cutting below the original LC remained open.).
On the opening of the Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) a link was put in from what was later Sighthill East Junction to give locomotives from the terminus access to this shed without having to run out to Milton Junction [Glasgow].
The works was replaced by the St Rollox Works to the north. It continued to exist until the major rebuilding of that works in the 1880s.
Tags
Shed works locomotives carriagesExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations St Rollox [2nd] Glasgow (Townhead) Barnhill Garngad Springburn Cowlairs Buchanan Street High Street College [1st] Glasgow Queen Street Low Level Glasgow Queen Street High Level Buchanan Street [Subway] Alexandra Parade Cowcaddens [Subway] Bellgrove | Castle Street Coal Depot Clyde Bottle Works Glasgow Pipe Foundry St Rollox Foundry St Rollox Flax Mills St Rollox Works St Rollox Cotton Mill St Rollox Canal Junction [Canal] St Rollox Chemical Works St Rollox Malleable Iron Works Glasgow Corporation Cleansing Works Sidings Locomotive Sheds Junction Glasgow Iron Works Provan Hall Coal Depot [Canal] Tourist/other Inchbelly Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
| The Monkland & Kirkintilloch and associated railways |
