Clarkston Railway Station
Pre 1914
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A black and white photograph of Clarkston Railway Station.
Title:
Clarkston Railway Station
Date of work:
Pre 1914
Reference number:
2199
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
IMG
Source:
Photograph cabinet - Clarkston
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright:
General notes:
An important contribution to Clarkston's growth in the latter half of the 19th century was the arrival of the railways. Clarkston Railway Station was opened on New Year's Day, 1866 by the Busby Railway Company. It was the businessmen of Busby who decided to promote a railway line from the neighbourhood of Pollokshaws to Busby. Their chairman was Joseph C. Wakefield of the calico printing works, Inglis & Wakefield, Busby. Clarkston station was important as it served a residential area rather than an industrial one and became a focus of growth. In 1882 the Busby Railway Company amalgamated with the Caledonian Railway Company.
Language:
English
Record number:
9263704