Paisley East railway station

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Paisley East
Paisley East station in the early 1920s
Location
Location Paisley
Area Renfrewshire
Operations
Pre-grouping Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
History
1897 Built
1897 Never opened for passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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For other railway stations in Paisley, see Paisley railway station.

Paisley East was a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

[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.

As can be seen on the linked map,[1] it was situated on the north side of Glasgow Road on the site of what became the Kelburn cinema, now the Kelburn Retirement Flats near the Sherwood Church. From the station to Seedhill Road, the line ran down Lacy Street along a very high wall . The station was first turned into a garage [2] then demolished in 1928.[3] [4] However, the branch continued into Paisley East goods at Cecil Street crossing Lacy Street at street level. [5] [6] [7] The branch from Blackbyres junction to Paisley East goods closed on 31 December 1960. [8]

A rail tour operated by the Stephenson Locomotive Society on 1 September 1951.[9][10]started at Paisley East Goods at Cecil Street and made its way to Barrhead South. [11]

ex-Caledonian Railway 0-6-0 No. 57266 at Paisley East Mineral Depot
ex-Caledonian Railway 0-6-0 No. 57266 at Paisley East Mineral Depot











[edit] Links

  1. ^ 1923 map of area. The station is the black square in the centre above Glasgow Road (yellow).. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
  2. ^ Canadian Railways Magazine (1955)
  3. ^ Smith (1993)
  4. ^ Glasgow railways - a chronology website.
  5. ^ Seedhill Road bridge showing routes to goods yard and closed line to Paisley East Norris Forrest 1960.. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  6. ^ 1951 excursion emerging from coal yard crossing Lacy Street GH Robin.. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  7. ^ Train in coal yard 1949 GH Robin.. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  8. ^ Closed railway lines in Britain and Ireland.
  9. ^ Seller and Stevenson
  10. ^ Photographs of only passenger train journey in 1951. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
  11. ^ The Railway Magazine

[edit] References

  • Canadian National Magazine By Canadian National Railways V. 40, no. 12 (Jan. 1955)
  • Seller, W. S. and Stevenson, J. L. (1980). The Last Trains, Volume 2: Glasgow & Central Scotland. Edinburgh: Moorfoot Publishing. ISBN 0-906606-01-2.
  • Smith, W.A.C. and Anderson, P. An illustrated history of Glasgow's railways Irwell Press 1993
  • The Railway Magazine Nov 1951 issue
Preceding station Historical Railways Following station
Dykebar
Line and station closed		   Caledonian Railway

 Paisley and Barrhead District Railway

   Paisley Gilmour Street
Line never completed;
Station open