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20-04-2009, 01:19 AM
Finally made it back to this place, its been over ten years since last time I was down it - graff has changed a bit, weeds are much the same but there was one major change.........



The old station as it once looked on the surface
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the history bit - misses the fact that the building was used as a club and a stray ciggie was blamed for the fire that burnt the place to the ground in 1970 during a battle of the bands contest
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looking in the above said ventilation shaft


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the entrance to the tunnel
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inside the tunnel looking back to entrance
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the station entrance from the tunnel


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the sight that greets you of the platforms as you enter the station part


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platform
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underneath stairs up
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roof tiles and arches
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the ventilation from below
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stairs up
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hold on this is new...scaffolding and huts?
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they are adding new support - there were brackets on opposite wall also so they must be installing beams


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a tantalizing look down the tunnel past the station down under Gt Western Road


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the first tunnel is 227 yards the second Gt Western Road tunnel is 700 yards - with nothing more than my Tescos torch it was time to turn back although there was a tantalizing chink of light in the distance....although I guess you cant get past this tunnel to next as there is the refurbed Kelvinside Tube Station at end of this.