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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
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3457674060_dd8484dc12_o.jpg
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
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3456857375_3e773b1273_o.jpg
looking in the above said ventilation shaft
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3457675590_379dc54958.jpg?v=0
the entrance to the tunnel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3456861825_eca0b55660_o.jpg
inside the tunnel looking back to entrance
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3457678812_e9fde50420_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3457679190_b23429cc69_o.jpg
the station entrance from the tunnel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/3457675306_fdded84377_o.jpg
the sight that greets you of the platforms as you enter the station part
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3457679026_b4c97c933f_o.jpg
platform
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3457678396_0517168b2f_o.jpg
underneath stairs up
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3457678048_19bd8713e3_o.jpg
roof tiles and arches
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3457677786_c7afe85aab_o.jpg
the ventilation from below
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3457675916_808fee6b4d_o.jpg
stairs up
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3457676232_7a0b0f7285_o.jpg
hold on this is new...scaffolding and huts?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/3457677270_3e859aa80a_o.jpg
they are adding new support - there were brackets on opposite wall also so they must be installing beams
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3456859879_615a26c1d3_o.jpg
a tantalizing look down the tunnel past the station down under Gt Western Road
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3457676664_454c897e73_o.jpg
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.
The old station as it once looked on the surface
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3457674060_dd8484dc12_o.jpg
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
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3456857375_3e773b1273_o.jpg
looking in the above said ventilation shaft
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3457675590_379dc54958.jpg?v=0
the entrance to the tunnel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3456861825_eca0b55660_o.jpg
inside the tunnel looking back to entrance
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3457678812_e9fde50420_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3457679190_b23429cc69_o.jpg
the station entrance from the tunnel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/3457675306_fdded84377_o.jpg
the sight that greets you of the platforms as you enter the station part
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3457679026_b4c97c933f_o.jpg
platform
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3457678396_0517168b2f_o.jpg
underneath stairs up
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3457678048_19bd8713e3_o.jpg
roof tiles and arches
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3457677786_c7afe85aab_o.jpg
the ventilation from below
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3457675916_808fee6b4d_o.jpg
stairs up
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3457676232_7a0b0f7285_o.jpg
hold on this is new...scaffolding and huts?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/3457677270_3e859aa80a_o.jpg
they are adding new support - there were brackets on opposite wall also so they must be installing beams
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3456859879_615a26c1d3_o.jpg
a tantalizing look down the tunnel past the station down under Gt Western Road
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3457676664_454c897e73_o.jpg
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.