View from SSW showing SW front of passenger station with Buchanan House under construction in background

Description View from SSW showing SW front of passenger station with Buchanan House under construction in background

Date 1966

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 681209

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Buchanan Street Station, Glasgow The first station on this site was opened in 1849 by the Caledonian Railway, and was the terminus for its Anglo-Scottish services. The terminus was a temporary one, but lasted until the 1920s, when the London Midland & Scottish Railway rebuilt it, though still on a modest scale. This shows the frontage of the station from the south-west. On the left the steel frame of the new British Railways Scottish Region offices is taking shape. The steel-framed, timber-clad frontage and ramped carriageway are parts of the London Midland & Scottish Railway's reconstruction. Buchanan Street Station was closed later in 1966 and its services diverted to Queen Street Station. Buchanan Street passenger station was demolished soon after closure, and the goods station had been demolished by 1971. The Glasgow Caledonian University and Buchanan Bus Station were built on the site. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/66/34/27

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/681209

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