Guide bridge railway station serves guide bridge in audenshaw, greater manchester, england, and is operated by northern trains. The glasgow subway is an underground mediumcapacity rail system line in glasgow, scotland. The upper storeys at the corner of bridge street and clyde place contained the bridge street station hotel. A historian wanted to figure out a riddle that is behind the making of the train station a hundred years ago. Kelvinbridge was a railway station for the kelvinbridge area in the west end of glasgow, close to kelvinbridge subway station on the glasgow subway chronology. This is a fascinating look at the history of scotland. Dec 15, 2014 the english railway station is an accessible, engaging and comprehensively illustrated general history of the architectural development and social history of the british railway station, from the dawn of the railway age to the ravages of the 1960s and the stations rebirth at the end of the 20th century. Previously referred to as the great western bridge the bridge is a part of great western road or a82, the longest road in europe it runs up the west of scotland from glasgow to inverness. Glasgow subway wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Old street station to glasgow queen street 10 ways to. This station was proposed as being a possible stop of the railway company grand central service running between london euston and bradford interchange. What had to happen before the canadian pacific railway could be built. This is not just about the station, but is also a potted history of the worlds railways and the part they played in the history of. The additional track between the platforms was used for. Botanic gardens railway station glasgow, scotland atlas. Although it does not have direct interchange with the main line railway, it is located approximately halfway between glasgow central station and argyle street railway station, within a few minutes walk to both. This station is one of the two serving kelvingrove park, the other being kelvinhall. Guide bridge railway station manchester, united kingdom. Kelvinbridge station, caledonian crescent, built c.
Find all the transport options for your trip from old street station to glasgow queen street right here. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft 1,219 mm. Must be the only rural station with an indian restaurant on the platform. Rome2rio makes travelling from kelvinbridge station to london easy. From at least the middle ages, the rental book of the diocese of glasgow records it as windy edge or variations thereof ad 1526, jame browyn rentalit in vs xd land in the wyndy hege. Nov 17, 2019 walking tours of the citys musical history are run by glasgow music city tours every saturday in summer group tours resume on 11 april 2020 until 31 october, twohour tours. Directory local guide reader shop conferences the scotsman archive. The railway line which used to run from cowbridge to aberthaw in south wales was only part of a larger line, which even in the early part of the 20th century failed to be successful. This page was last edited on 28 october 2019, at 23. The kelvin bridge is an excellent piece of great glasgow engineering. See more ideas about glasgow, glasgow scotland and scotland. Kelvinbridge underground station glasgow corporation nat. Later, it became a coal and goods yard for the caledonian railways central low level line and the site of kelvinbridge station, whose platforms can still be discerned to the east as the pedestrian crossing over the river, past the lowlevel barcafe on the riverbank.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Corbridge railway station map and location information. Roads, railways, bridges and tunnel engineering by gupta b. Kelvinbridge station the bridge, the west end and great western road. Glasgows secret train stations, lost subways and abandoned spaces. Kelvinbridge is a gem of a subway station situated in a strange valley or should that be glen. The little pub adjacent to the station was the railway arms tavern. Glasgows secret train stations, lost subways and abandoned.
In addition, another two abandoned stations are along the in use line between argyle and bridgeton. However, due to the need to substantially rewrite the 2008 west coast main line timetable, in order to accommodate the additional services, the application was withdrawn in august 2008 the levels of service on the transpennine route. Kelvinbridge glasgow scotland, destruction, louvre, october 2014, history, ruin, tandoori. The booking office for the station was designed by james miller. Guide bridge railway station serves guide bridge in audenshaw, greater manchester. The area was originally part of the parish of old monkland, and also of the barony and regality of glasgow. Botanic gardens railway station was a railway station serving the botanic gardens located in the kelvinside area in the west end of glasgow. Corbridge station, station road, corbridge, northumberland, ne45 5ay. Kelvin bridge 18961952 opened on the glasgow central railway.
The railway station is obviously the central character in the piece, but, as rays from the sun, the various bolt ons, such as, the architecture, the telegraph, catering and booking halls are placed in this context. London road in glasgow has a railway running beneath it. Find all the transport options for your trip from kelvinbridge station to london right here. Formerly a cable railway, the subway was later electrified, but its. The goods yard lay where the car park for kelvinbridge subway station is now found. This is on the w bank of the river kelvin, within the civil parish of govan. This station is one of the two serving kelvingrove park, the other being kelvinhall the station along with the rest of the subway system was opened in 1896 and closed for. Not to be confused with kelvinbridge underground station ns 57493 66943, for which see ns56ne 4890. It is named after the bridge crossing the river kelvin, next to the station. Barter books is lucky to be located in part of a superb old victorian railway station designed by william bell in 1887. Just beyond that window was the original station entrance, now a childrens room. In 1742 a glasgow merchant named robert boyd purchased the old extent of windyedge and.
Historical details and photographs of the caledonian railways glasgow central. Cambuslang railway station is a railway station which serves the town of cambuslang, south lanarkshire, scotland. St enoch station and hotel was a mainline railway station in the city of glasgow, scotland between 1876 and it was demolished in replaced with a shopping centre. Glasgow, great western road, kelvinbridge subway station. Kelvinbridge was a railway station for the kelvinbridge area in the west end of glasgow, close to kelvinbridge subway station on the glasgow subway. Not to be confused with kelvinbridge or kelvin bridge station on the glasgow central railway ns 57380 66962, for which see ns56ne 1470. Kelvin bridge station on the glasgow central railway was built in 1894, close to great western road. In 1996 the labourlibdem county council tried to push this through the planning process against the wishes of the local people. Opened on the lanarkshire and dumbartonshire railway. The station had 5 tracks entering it, with 4 passenger platforms. Kelvinbridge with images glasgow, glasgow scotland, scotland.
The english railway station is an accessible, engaging and comprehensively illustrated general history of the architectural development and social history of the british railway station, from the dawn of the railway age to the ravages of the 1960s and the stations rebirth at the end of the 20th century. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. For general account of the glasgow subway system, see ns56ne 4915. A fantastic book scott wilson, talk 107 breakfast show host see in memoriam talk 107. Media in category kelvinbridge railway station the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. The additional track between the platforms was used for the storage of rolling stock. The platforms and railway lie beneath glasgows botanic gardens, from. What is left of glasgows botanic gardens railway station has been reclaimed. The system is not the oldest underground railway in glasgow.
Kelvinbridge station to london 11 ways to travel via train. The coming of the railway led to lots of jobs being created and meant that more houses were built in the area to accommodate railway workers. Miller also designed the next station on the line at kelvinbridge and went on to design the main. Enjoy our stunning images of scotlands biggest and most vibrant city scotland now glasgow, st enochs station sadly no longer used as a railway station. What had to happen before the canadian pacific railway could. Many people are aware of this, but not so many people realise it runs beyond bridgeton station, as far as celtic park, where theres a station and then to parkhead. Kelvinbridge was a railway station for the kelvinbridge area in the west end of glasgow. Cherry hinton railway station the great eastern railway co. Under the bridge is the bank put in place following the december 1994 flood to prevent water flowing down the tunnel. View over great western bridge of the site of kelvinbridge railway station and caledonian. May 1, 2018 old glasgow kelvinbridge station 18961964, ex glasgow central railway, later caledonian railway. This is on the e bank of the river kelvin, within the civil parish of glasgow. Edwin moore has collected a thousand important facts about this beautiful country, covering scottish history and culture, correcting misconceptions, and examining the mysteries of haggis and bagpipes with insight, warmth and impressive attention to detail the good book guide, november 2008.
The railways men workers on the railway mostly lived within walking distance of the station, such as in the railway cottages on mill road, by the railway bridge. History of photography street photography travel photography glasgow museum glasgow city glasgow scotland old london london pubs abandoned places. To the left is stobcross street with the railway station on the corner, in the centre of the photograph. Opened on 14 december 1896, it is the thirdoldest underground metro system in the world after the london underground and the budapest metro. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Passenger services are provided by abellio scotrail on behalf of strathclyde partnership for transport spt. Why glasgow is britains best city for music lovers travel. Old glasgow kelvinbridge station 18961964, ex glasgow central railway, later caledonian railway see more avril paton, windows in the west, seen at the lovely kelvingrove art gallery in glasgow, in june the tenement building is very typical of glasgow and edinburgh theres an interesting history if you do a web search. Cambridge was an obvious target for many railway companies in the 1840s railway boom, and no less than 5 different schemes were put forward.
A 510 min walk from the main village centre, so dont expect to hop out and be in the middle of things. Kelvinbridge station to london 11 ways to travel via. The english railway station is an accessible, engaging and comprehensively illustrated general history of the architectural development and social history of the british railway station, from the dawn of the railway age to the ravages of the 1960s and. What had to happen before the canadian pacific railway. The line left the exeter plymouth line at brent which became a junction station and followed the scenic avon valley for 12. Old glasgow kelvinbridge station 18961964, ex glasgow. Walking tours of the citys musical history are run by glasgow music city tours every saturday in summer group tours resume on 11 april 2020. Some are now gone but the photos live onold glasgow stations. Rome2rio makes travelling from old street station to glasgow queen street easy. The glasgow subway is an underground light rapid transit line in glasgow, scotland. Kelvinbridge is the common name of the great western bridge, a cast iron road and pedestrian bridge located in the west end of the city of glasgow, scotland, built to carry the great western road a82 at a high level across the river kelvin. In march 2016, strathclyde partnership for transport spt awarded contracts for the supply of 17 new trains for the subway. The station continued for passenger services until 1952, and continued for freight until the line closed in 1964. A book of the names and address of people living in a city.
Kelvinbridge was a railway station for the kelvinbridge area in the west end of glasgow, close. Above it, sits a classical victorian cast iron bridge called, wait for it, kelvinbridge. Our entrance was the old station parcels room, which still has the open window with bars through which passengers would buy railway tickets. Kelvinbridge station opened in 1896 and in 1901 was the main station used to take visitors to the glasgow international exhibition in kelvingrove park. The station was opened in 1896 by the caledonian railway company as part of the nowdefunct glasgow central railway line. Nov 15, 2014 the english railway station is an accessible, engaging and comprehensively illustrated general history of the architectural development and social history of the british railway station, from the dawn of the railway age to the ravages of the 1960s and the stations rebirth at the end of the 20th century. Why glasgow is britains best city for music lovers. The school has some interesting historical connections the political. Sep 25, 2017 kelvinbridge station opened in 1896 and in 1901 was the main station used to take visitors to the glasgow international exhibition in kelvingrove park. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Kirklee railway station, kelvindale, glasgow 1969 3 views kirklee railway station, kelvindale, glasgow 1969 feb 02, 2020 george square glasgow city centre circa 1875. What is left of glasgow s botanic gardens railway station has been. Guide bridge railway station, manchester, united kingdom. Kelvinbridge subway station city centre meets west end.
St enoch subway station is a station on the glasgow subway in scotland. Further along the same line, theres another abandoned station at kelvinbridge, and theres even a secret derelict platform hidden in central station. It is located north of the river clyde in glasgow city centre. Formerly a cable railway, the subway was later electrified, but. The kelvin bridge kelvinbridge glasgow, united kingdom yelp. This station was opened by the glasgow district subway on 14 december 1896, but closed the same day with the remainder of the system. The partick station modernisation project was completed in 2009, and resulted in a complete redevelopment at the station, which hosts a railway station, a subway station and a bus terminal on the outside. This station is closed, however the very fine booking office still stands. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
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