Bishopton No 2 Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Bishopton No 2 Tunnel (1841-)Opened on the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway.
Description
This double track tunnel is west of Bishopton and Bishopton No 1 Tunnel. It is 350yds long.
Construction of the Bishopton Cutting and two tunnels was slow and difficult due to whinstone rock. The cutting is 2,300 yard long and required blasting.
The two tunnels together are referred to as Bishopton Tunnel - 770 yds long.
About 333 yards west of the tunnel is a class 'AM' listed cast iron aqueduct, Bishopton Aqueduct, which carries a small burn over the railway. Engineer William MacKenzie.
Tags
Tunnel11/04/2020
| Nearby stations Bishopton Bowling Bowling [CR] Northbrae Rockbank South Crook Dumbarton East Old Kilpatrick Kilpatrick Georgetown [NFF] Langbank Dumbarton Central Netherfield [Bishopton] Dalreoch Georgetown | Bishopton No 1 Tunnel Bishopton Aqueduct ROF Bishopton Yard Bowling Oil Terminal Dunglass Junction [West] Dunglass Junction [East] Auchentorlie Tunnel Bowling Shipyard Tourist/other Bishopton Tunnel Signal Box Dunglass Castle Bell^s Monument Lang Dyke Dumbuck Signal Box Littlemill Distillery Bowling Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
BuglesDuring construction of the tunnel bugles were sounded to warn locals in advance of blasting. |
Books
 Caley to the Coast: Rothesay by Wemyss Bay (Oakwood Library of Railway History) |
