Paisley Hamilton Street railway station
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| Paisley Hamilton Street | |||
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| Location | Paisley | ||
| Area | Renfrewshire | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Original company | Paisley and Renfrew Railway | ||
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow & South Western | ||
| Platforms | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 3 April 1837 | Opened, with loco haulage | ||
| July 1835 | Leased to tenant | ||
| 31 July 1852 | Bought by G&SWR | ||
| 23 January 1866 | Services suspended for line doubling and re-gauging | ||
| 1 February 1866 | Station Closed | ||
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Paisley (Hamilton Street) railway station was an early railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It was built in 1837 by the Paisley and Renfrew Railway; and, together with the station at Renfrew Wharf, was one of two terminal stations on the line. Both stations offered passengers and goods facilities.[1]
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[edit] History
The station opened on 3 April 1837, with steam locomotive haulage on the 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) gauge, (Scotch gauge) line.[2] The intention was to both supplement and complete with passenger and goods services on the River Cart between Paisley and Renfrew.
The station was entered through either carriage or foot-gates. These led to a booking office, with a passenger waiting room behind it; the upper floor, above, was reserved for the use of the manager.[1] Behind this was the Train shed, which had two platforms running the whole length of the shed. There was a separate locomotive shed; and a goods warehouse, which had one railway line running through it.[1]
During the sumer months there was a half-hourly service service, the journey took 12 minutes, with ten journeys in each direction per day.[1]
In 1842, to save money, the steam locomotive was replaced by horse haulage.[2]
[edit] Closure
On 23 January 1866, train services were suspended on the line to enable the tracks to be doubled throughout; the line to be converted to Standard Gauge and for it to be connected to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, at Arkleston Junction.[3]
Paisley Hamilton Street station closed on 1 February 1866; it was replaced by the Glasgow and South Western Railway's Paisley Abercorn station, when the line reopened on 1 May 1866.[3]
The station is shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1923, still with tracks in situ; it is marked as a goods station.
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[edit] Footnotes
[edit] sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Whishaw, Francis [1840] (Reprinted and republished 1969). The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland practically described and illustrated, 3rd, Newton Abbott: David & Charles (1842 edition - London: John Weale). ISBN 0-7153-4786-1.
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| Renfrew Wharf Line and station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway |
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