Parkhead Shed
Location type
Loco shedName and dates
Parkhead Shed (1871-1965)Opened on the Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway).
Description
This shed was south of the Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) and east of Parkhead North station. It was a double ended shed and access was from the west and east.
British Railways assigned the code 65C.
Closure came in 1965. The site is now a travellers community.
The shed was opened not long after the line itself. Parkhead Junction [NB] opened in 1875 and the shed was sited to serve both lines and traffic to the Parkhead Forge. Locomotives worked the coal trains of the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.
Tags
Shed06/08/2022
| Nearby stations Parkhead North Parkhead Stadium Carntyne Duke Street London Road [Glasgow] Alexandra Parade Bellgrove Bridgeton [1st] Bridgeton Goods Dalmarnock Bridgeton Tollcross Bridgeton [2nd] Gallowgate Central Shettleston | Parkhead Junction [NB] Carntyne Foundry Parkhead North Goods Carntyne Railway Wheel and Axle Works Parkhead Forge Carntyne Crane Works Haghill Destructor Carntyne Iron and Steel Works Parkhead Junction [CR] Netherfield Chemical Works Carntyne Dyewood Mills Parkhead Tram Depot Vinegarhill Switchback Railway Tourist/other Camlachie Signal Box Celtic Park |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
