I was down the Botanics tunnels a couple of times in June of this year, and thoroughly explored them. There is a little man-sized door in the steel gate, which was never locked when I was there, apart from a floor bolt that was easily removed from outside. Perhaps they have re-padlocked it?
There are a couple of other ways in... at the Kelvinbridge end of the tunnel there is a steel door blocking access. However, there is a large gap between the top of the door and the ceiling of the tunnel/station which, if one were so inclined, might be easily climbable. Just don't come to me with a lawyer if you break your neck.
My next "project" is finding a way into the Yorkhill tunnel. They've put up an impassable steel gate to keep out the pill-poppers who used to hold raves inside it, and the other end (which once exited near Kelvinhaugh Street) has been backfilled for decades and is all but unrecognisable. The only feasible way in now is through the ventilation gaps in the ceiling of the tunnel, which are visible just inside the Yorkhill hospital wall on Old Dumbarton Road, but I'm going to have to buy a caving ladder to get down there safely.
Strangely, if you look through the small gap between the steel door and the stone wall, you can see a desk and chair just sitting there in the middle of the tunnel. Weird.
Haven't been down there for a while. Heard it was well secured recently. Some
other tunnels (click for big pic version)...
James H
The top one is missing one tunnel. We found it when we were scouting the River Kelvin area, it's near Maryhill. It's close to, and probably fed into, the Chapel Street tunnel. There is also a huge, overgrown railway bridge near it. I've marked the entrance on this edited version of your map:
Is there a way into the tunnel that runs from Bridgeton, under Abercromby Street, the Gallowgate etc?
Would be interested in finding out. Although, if there is, it's probably full of jackeys.
haha no doubt. I only noticed it a few months ago on a bridge that runs across Kerr St, must have been for the old Bridgeton Station I would think. Possible to see it from one of the scabby bits of spare ground at the Gallowgate too. More investigation required. _________________ My Real Name: Pete
The top one is missing one tunnel. We found it when we were scouting the River Kelvin area, it's near Maryhill. It's close to, and probably fed into, the Chapel Street tunnel. There is also a huge, overgrown railway bridge near it. I've marked the entrance on this edited version of your map:
The bridge you mention was at the south side of Maryhill Central station and the
view was as shown below. When the station was closed the shopping centre
were made to build a tunnel under their building in case the rail line was ever
restored.
James H _________________ The blinding obvious is what you showed to me.....
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