Date: 31/08/2023

Concerns raised over travel disruption and the local economy as Shields Road closes for a year for £12.6m bridge upgrade.

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Concerns raised over travel disruption and the local economy as Shields Road closes for a year for £12.6m bridge upgrade.

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View west over the series of bridges which carry Shields Road over the railways south west of Glasgow Central. From right to left: Glasgow Central to Paisley (former Glasgow and Paisley Joint), High Street to Shields Road (former City of Glasgow Union), Larkfield to Shields Road (former General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway). Only the first of these carries a regular timetabled passenger service. A further line carried the now closed portion of the Paisley Canal line over the General terminus line (which had earlier burrowed under the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal) and under Shields Road. Another tunnel carried a closed line from the CGU to meet the approach to General Terminus.
Location: Shields Road [GPJ]
Company: Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
/06/2023 Network Rail

The St Enoch platform at Shields Road shorttly after demolition. Photographed from a passing excursion train in May 1967.
Location: Shields Road [CGU]
Company: City of Glasgow Union Railway
/05/1967 Colin Miller

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