Glenfield railway station (Paisley)

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Glenfield
Base of bridge crossing the station platform 2007
Location
Location	Paisley
Area	Renfrewshire
Operations
Pre-grouping	Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
History
1897	Built
1897	Never opened for passengers
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Glenfield was a railway station to the south west of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Contents 1 History 2 Links 3 References 4 Notes

[edit] 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 ^[1]. It's easy to find the long concrete platform by walking into the trees at the above location ^[2] Railway photographer GH Robin took three pictures there, ^[3] two during the only time passengers disembarked at Glenfield on an enthusiast excursion in September 1951 ^[4][5] It was rented out as a private house while goods trains were still using the line.^[6] The photograph below shows the excursion train and the tenant's vegetable garden.

[edit] Links

1. ^ Google satellite image of approx. location. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
2. ^ Station platform 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
3. ^ Station and train GH Robin. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
4. ^ Excursion 1951 GH Robin. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
5. ^ Excursion photograph 2 - 1951 GH Robin. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
6. ^ Gammell

[edit] References

• Gammell, C. J. (1999). Scottish branch lines. ISBN 086093540X.

[edit] Notes

The GH Robin photographs are the copyright of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow.

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Barrhead (New) Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway  Paisley and Barrhead District Railway		Stanely Line and station closed