Just to finish off my research into a rather eventful 1895, with some last few Blantyre stories of that year. On the evening of Tuesday 8th January 1895, it was very icy and cold. A man named Hendry was found lying between the rails by the stationmaster Mr Ogilvy at High Blantyre Station. A little […]
I have a few old (pre digital) photos taken in Blantyre in 1999. Whilst they weren’t of much interest at the time, they may be now, almost 20 years later. Looking back at the Station, near the Village, Low Blantyre. What do you think? Has it changed much? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. […]
We all know that there is a railway line to the north end of Blantyre that branches out towards Glasgow and in the opposite direction to Hamilton. It may surprise you however, to know just how much of Blantyre was previously criss-crossed with railway lines and what a large part of Blantyre the railway […]
I love this photo of Station Road and suspect it was taken for many reasons, not just its charm. Capturing an everyday scene of horse and cart traffic, not a sign of any vehicle, unlike the parked cars on either side today. It was taken in 1910, perhaps due to the recent upgrade of […]
John Niven was 9 years old in August 1929. On Friday 19th July that year, like many children he left his home that summer weekend at 9 John Street to go out and play in Blantyre streets. However, things were about to take a turn for the worse. He headed over to Station Road and […]
High Blantyre Railway Station stopped its passenger service in 1945, perhaps as a casualty of immediate post war cuts and transformation of the UK’s infrastructure. Gordon Cook recently sent me some examples of High Blantyre Station passenger tickets. The colourful tickets, some used, others still with the return stub intact, travel between High Blantyre and […]
Pictured here in mid 1970s, is the railway bridge at Glasgow Road being demolished. No longer in service or required, the bridge connected Hamilton West Station to High Blantyre Station and was situated at the corner of Whistleberry Road and Glasgow Road. It was being removed to make way for the new East Kilbride Expressway. […]