Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:22 am Post subject: ABANDONED & DISUSED RAILWAYS: Buchanan St. Tunnel
Hi all. I have done a full urban exploration now of the abandoned and disused Buchanan Street Tunnel. Full information and all 24 photographs can be found in the link below:
Southern Portal Entrance
Looking North Towards Sighthill
Daylight Hitting Off The Southern Portal Entrance
Three Views Looking Inside The Tunnel Towards The Southern Portal Entrance
Looking North Towards Sighthill
Looking Up The Air Vent Which Did Have Ladders Which Led Upto The Rotunda Building That Is At The Bottom Of Sighthill Park To The Present Day At Pinkston Road
A Photograph Of The Northern Portal To The Tunnel Which Is Now All Filled In Completely With Bricks. Notice The Arch Which Leads To The Rotunda Building At The Bottom Of Sighthill Park At Pinkston Road
A Photograph Looking Up The Air Vent Half Way Through The Tunnel Which Is Filled In At The Top With Wood Or Metal Sheeting. Stone Structures Are Placed At The Top Of The Matierial Used To Fill This Air Vent At The Top Of Sighthill Park
Well that answers that question then ... No Skeleton.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: ABANDONED & DISUSED RAILWAYS: Buchanan St. Tunnel
jonno22 wrote:
Looking Up The Air Vent Which Did Have Ladders Which Led Upto The Rotunda Building That Is At The Bottom Of Sighthill Park To The Present Day At Pinkston Road
A Photograph Of The Northern Portal To The Tunnel Which Is Now All Filled In Completely With Bricks. Notice The Arch Which Leads To The Rotunda Building At The Bottom Of Sighthill Park At Pinkston Road
A Photograph Looking Up The Air Vent Half Way Through The Tunnel Which Is Filled In At The Top With Wood Or Metal Sheeting. Stone Structures Are Placed At The Top Of The Matierial Used To Fill This Air Vent At The Top Of Sighthill Park
Excellent. These answer a few questions.
James H _________________ The blinding obvious is what you showed to me.....
That vent in the roof of the tunnel I reckon was bang on half way down. As the shaft at the end, although we couldn't see any daylight, I definitely reckon it goes up into that small round brick building. There was evidence of ladders having once been there to get up and down the shaft, but they have been removed since.
Generally, the Buchanan Tunnel was fairly clean - not too much mud/sludge. No Graffiti either. _________________ "No Frills" Airline,,,You cannot board the plane unless you have the exact change
I t was extremely hard to get the last few photographs. I am sure Orion38 would happily tell you I was there for at least 16 minutes taking some of the final outcome photographs. The lighting was extremely difficult. I bumped the ISO right up because I can let away with any noise as noise adds detail to the tunnel environment. I am glad you all like the photographs and yes Cybers and James it does answer the many questions that have been asked about what is inside the tunnel and what is at the end of it hence why I really wanted to go back and visit the tunnel. At the end there is a lot of very slippy sandstone but apart from that the tunnel is very stright with a very slight curve to the right towards the northern portal. All in all a very enjoyable and fascinating visit to this amazing tunnel. Any more question you want to know about the tunnel feel free to ask away and I'll reply when I can:)
However I took the liberty to tweak up the light levels in your pics cos it was like looking in a coal bunker at midnight with a pair of scant's over yer heid trying to make out any detail.
Also you could have lit the whole place up by using a torch and painted it with light on a long exposure and tripod, it's a piece of piss and way cheaper than an expensive flashgun in this kind of situation.
orion83uk wrote:
No Graffiti either.
Apparently not... just gutted there wasn't a Skeleton to back up the urban myth.
I know its a piece of cake but it was really dark down there and I done the best I could to get a decent(ish) photograph, enough to make out above basic detail. We didnt have the best of torches. I may revisit, though I am very happy with what I acheived last night:)
I ain't knocking it mate you did good in the circumstances but if you want to get proper results you just need to invest in a decent torch and a bit of photoshop skills which will work wonders for your hard earned pics.
Just look at all the good shitz they knock out over on 28dl who regularly work in low light conditions.... it's an occupational hazard after all
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Great photos, I have heard about all these tunnels under Glasgow, these photos tell me, to let the younger guys do the exploring, I will stay up top
I put a lot of my photos through the programme that came with my camera, makes a difference, more so for photos that are shot in town with shadows on them.
I still know hee haw about taking photos right enough but it wont stop me
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Excellent. These answer a few questions.
