Glenfield railway station (Paisley)
- Glenfield railway station (Paisley)
Infobox UK disused station
name = Glenfield
caption = Base of bridge crossing the station platform 2007
original = Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
pregroup = Caledonian Railway
locale = Paisley
borough = Renfrewshire
platforms =
years = 1897
events = Built
years1 = 1897
events1 = Never opened for passengers
Glenfield was a railway station to the south west of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
History
The station was originally part of the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway. The line was opened in 1897 and used for freight until the 1960s but none of the stations including this one opened for passenger travel. It was on the west side of (what is now) Glenburn Road opposite Knockside Avenue [ citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/glenfieldstationgoogle.jpg|title= Google satellite image of approx. location|accessdate=2007-12-27 ] . It's easy to find the long concrete platform by walking into the trees at the above location ][ citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/glenfieldplatform.jpg|title= Station platform 2007|accessdate=2007-12-27 ] Railway photographer GH Robin took three pictures there, ][ citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/glenfieldstation.jpg|title= Station and train GH Robin|accessdate=2007-12-27 ] two during the only time passengers disembarked at Glenfield on an enthusiast excursion in September 1951 ][ citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/scan/glenfieldexcursion.jpg|title= Excursion 1951 GH Robin|accessdate=2007-12-27 ] ][ citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/scan/glenfieldstationbridgesmall.jpg|title= Excursion photograph 2 - 1951 GH Robin|accessdate=2007-12-27 ] It was rented out as a private house while goods trains were still using the line.][Gammell] The photograph below shows the excursion train and the tenant's vegetable garden.]
References
Notes
ources
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* Gammell, C. J. (1999). "Scottish branch lines". ISBN 086093540X.
Notes
The GH Robin photographs are the copyright of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow.
External links
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/railpage/stjamestoglenfield.htm Dedicated web page]
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