Glasgow, Carlisle Street, Cowlairs Works; Interior General View
SC 609404
Description Glasgow, Carlisle Street, Cowlairs Works; Interior General View
Date 1968
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 609404
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Cowlairs Works, Carlisle Street, Glasgow This works was founded in 1842 by the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway as their Glasgow locomotive sheds and maintenance works. After the North British Railway absorbed the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway in 1865 it developed the works as its central workshops, moving the locomotive shed to Eastfield in 1904. This shows the interior of the wagon shop, looking along its length. Note the wrought-iron roof trusses, made of light rolled sections, which allow the supporting columns to be widely spaced. There is a broad working area beside the rail track. These workshops were designed for building and repairing wagons. At first, these wagons were mainly of wooden construction, and the supporting facilities included a sawmill and timber stores. The number of wagons to be dealt with is suggested by the length of this building. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H68/455/2A
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