I know that they were on the walk through Kelvinbridge.Would I be right
in saying the kelvingrove tunnel?
It is NOT the Kelvingrove tunnel.
It *might* be the Kelvindale tunnel, but the viaduct is throwing me. Today, only
the piers remain, suggesting it had a steel girder deck, not an arched brick viaduct.
James H _________________ The blinding obvious is what you showed to me.....
I know that they were on the walk through Kelvinbridge.Would I be right
in saying the kelvingrove tunnel?
You wouldn't be too far away but I think this may be the viaduct over the River Kelvin and the tunnel into Anniesland Gasworks from Dawsholm?. It's long since been demolished and only the support piers in the river remain.
Did you take these pics in the early 1980's as I'm sure there was some demolition around there in 1982.
Bugger looks like James just beat me to it
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Wow, never seen that viaduct before... thats pretty cool. Surprised they bothered demolishing it and left the pillars _________________ Now coming at you with 95% more significance, 1% less salt and virtually fat free!
the piers remain, suggesting it had a steel girder deck, not an arched brick viaduct.
James H
The photo's are all good and looks like the correct location but I reckon the recent image shows just the remains of the load bearing (lintels for want of a word, there's probably an appropriate civil engineering term for them) which originally supported the main span arches above.
The photo's are all good and looks like the correct location but I reckon the recent image shows just the remains of the load bearing (lintels for want of a word, there's probably an appropriate civil engineering term for them) which originally supported the main span arches above.
Possibly, but I'm sure I've seen old pics of that viaduct somewhere and it had
a steel-framed deck.
James H _________________ The blinding obvious is what you showed to me.....
Possibly the one further down the river? One half is steel deck, the other half is stone _________________ Now coming at you with 95% more significance, 1% less salt and virtually fat free!
Was havin a look on Google Earth and seen what looks like the possible exit to the Ruchill tunnel. Can anybody confirm? I haven't been up there yet because of the weather. Can't see the exit of the Tamshill tunnel either has it been covered in the Ruchill golf course makeover? Need to get up there and take a look.
Hello, Just new here and saw your post. I grew up in the Barnes Road area of Ruchil.
The tunnel you've pin pointed on Ruchill golf course is the Halloween Pen. It was a tunnel used by farmers to move sheep from one side of the canal to the other. The train tunnel was at the other end of the golf course and was known locally as the miley. There was also a railway bridge at the corner of Brassey Street and Smeaton Street which was filled in years ago. The line from there ran through to a station at the bottom end of Balmore road. The station building had been gone for years but the platforms remained and were used as part of the scrap yard.
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