Polmadie

Polmadie train depot. The West Coast Main Line tracks are on the left, with a Class 318 train running on the Argyle Line to the right. A Virgin "Voyager" train is entering the stabling area to the left. The M74 extension will run immediately to the left of this maintenance yard.

Polmadie is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, and adjacent to the Gorbals.

The most prominent landmark within Polmadie is the twin chimneys of a now disused waste incinerator plant operated by Glasgow City Council. Also located in the area is a large railway maintenance depot for Virgin Trains, which is the most northerly train stabling and maintenance area on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), since the line runs through Polmadie on its final approach into Central railway station. The area is also home to BOC's industrial gases filling plant and main Scottish base.

The area will eventually be bisected by the controversial extension to the M74 motorway. The present plans for the project entail an elevated dual carriageway road to be constructed alongside the WCML tracks and atop the site of derelict houses in the area. In addition, an interchange on the motorway will be provided with Polmadie Road.

Polmadie waste facility

Polmadie is the home of Glasgow's only materials recovery facility (MRF) ^[1] . The MRF is based in the building of an old incinerator

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Coordinates: 55°49′N, 4°14′W

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