Ferguslie railway station

Ferguslie was a railway station to the west of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It was constructed as a planned extension of railway passenger services in the Paisley area by the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway, which opened in 1897, but none of the stations opened for passengers. The line was only used for freight services and closed in 1960s. The track has been lifted and the station buildings removed.

Ferguslie
Site of former Ferguslie station. Aldi shop is on the right, Newton Terrace on the left. The main Glasgow to Ayr railway can be seen in the background. The photograph was taken from the national cycle track, formerly the Paisley Canal line which ran above the station. The bridge has been filled in.
Location
PlacePaisley
AreaRenfrewshire
Coordinates55.838°N 4.464°W / 55.838; -4.464
Grid referenceNS457633
Operations
Original companyPaisley and Barrhead District Railway
Platforms2
History
1897Built but never opened for passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station was originally part of the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway. The line was opened in 1897 and used for freight until the 1960s but none of the stations including this one opened for passenger travel. It was situated about one hundred yards south of the main A761 Paisley to Elderslie road between the Aldi shop at Fulbar Road and Newton Terrace.

Railway photographers Norris Forrest[1] and GH Robin took pictures in the vicinity of the station.[2][3][4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Stanely
Line and station closed		   Caledonian Railway
Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
   Paisley St James
Line closed; station open
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See also
Railway Stations in Paisley
Glasgow, Paisley &
Greenock Railway
Glasgow, Paisley,
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Walkinshaw N & S Junctions
(P&BDR)
Ferguslie
Paisley St James
(GP&GR)
 Paisley Gilmour Street
Wallneuk Junction
Paisley and Renfrew Railway
 Paisley Hamilton Street
(P&RR)
(P&RR)
Greenlaw Goods
Paisley Abercorn
(P&RR)
(BB G&SWR)
Potterhill
Arkleston Junction
(PCL)
Paisley West
Paisley East
(P&BDR)
(PCL)
Paisley Canal
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
 Hawkhead
(PCL)
(P&BDR)
Stanely
Paisley Canal Line
(P&BDR)
Glenfield
Dykebar
(P&BDR)
Gleniffer Goods Depot
Blackbyres West Junction (P&BDR)
Paisley & Barrhead
District Railway
Barrhead Branch (G&SWR)

Notes

The Norris Forrest photographs are the copyright of the Great North of Scotland Railway Association.[5] The GH Robin photographs are the copyright of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow.

References
  1. "Ferguslie station platform with Paisley Canal line above in February 1960 - Norris Forrest". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  2. "PBDR line going under main Paisley to Ayr at Ferguslie - GH Robin". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  3. "Ferguslie station with train in 1953 - GH Robin". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  4. "Station platform with train and staff in 1949 - GH Robin". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  5. "Great North of Scotland Railway Association".


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