| Paisley East | |
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| Paisley East station in the early 1920s | |
| Location | |
| Place | Paisley |
| Area | Renfrewshire |
| Coordinates | 55°50′49″N 4°24′30″W / 55.847015°N 4.408441°WCoordinates: 55°50′49″N 4°24′30″W / 55.847015°N 4.408441°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Paisley and Barrhead District Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| History | |
| 1897 | Built |
| 1897 | Never opened for passengers |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-V W-Z |
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Paisley East was a railway station in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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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]
The location of the station and the goods yard can be fixed today because John Lyon's coal shop is still there (at 52 Glasgow Road) with a lion sculpture above the entrance [9]. It is now a hairdresser's salon. The station was directly opposite at the other side of Glasgow Road [10].
A rail tour operated by the Stephenson Locomotive Society on 1 September 1951.[11][12] started at Paisley East Goods at Cecil Street and made its way to Barrhead South.[13]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Dykebar Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway |
Paisley Gilmour Street Line never completed; Station open |
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References
Notes
- ^ "1923 map of area. The station is the black square in the centre above Glasgow Road (yellow).". http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/1923paisleyEastmap.jpg. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
- ^ Canadian Railways Magazine (1955)
- ^ Smith (1993)
- ^ "Glasgow railways - a chronology website". http://www.cat-flap.demon.co.uk/glasgow2.htm#2.
- ^ "Seedhill Road bridge showing routes to goods yard and closed line to Paisley East Norris Forrest 1960.". http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/seedhillbridge.jpg. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ "1951 excursion emerging from coal yard crossing Lacy Street GH Robin.". http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/scan/lacystreet.jpg. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ "Train in coal yard 1949 GH Robin.". http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/coalyardlacystreet.JPG. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ "Closed railway lines in Britain and Ireland". http://www.closedlines.free-online.co.uk/gb_sc_x.htm.
- ^ "Lyon's coal shop entrance 2008". http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/johnLyon.jpg. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "Google satellite". http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/googlesatpaisleyeast.jpg. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ Seller and Stevenson
- ^ "Photographs of only passenger train journey in 1951". http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sealed/paisley/railpage/lastjourney.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ The Railway Magazine
Sources
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Canadian National Magazine By Canadian National Railways V. 40, no. 12 (Jan. 1955)
- Seller, W.S.; Stevenson, J.L. (1980). The Last Trains, Volume 2: Glasgow & Central Scotland. Edinburgh: Moorfoot Publishing. ISBN 0-9066-0602-0. OCLC 25917538.
- Smith, W.A.C. and Anderson, P. An illustrated history of Glasgow's railways Irwell Press 1993
- Smith, W.A.C. (compiler); Thomas, John (Introduction) (not dated, but post-1977 and pre-1982). Rails Around Glasgow. Paisley: Scottish Steam Railtours Group. ISBN 0-9506-9090-2.
- The Railway Magazine Nov 1951 issue
- Dedicated web page
- RAILSCOT on Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
- Paisley East station on navigable OS map
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