Caldwell railway station

Caldwell railway station
Caldwell railway station
	The site of the station in 2007. Station building is on the distant right.
General information
Location	Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire ; Scotland
Coordinates	55°45′49″N4°30′19″W / 55.7636°N 4.5054°W
Grid reference	NS428550
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways
Key dates
27 March 1871	Opened as Caldwell
2 April 1962	Renamed Uplawmoor
7 November 1966	Closed to passengers

Last updated October 19, 2024

Caldwell railway station was a railway station near the village of Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway. The station was renamed to Uplawmoor railway station in 1962, four years prior to its closure.

History

The station opened on 27 March 1871 as Caldwell.^[1] The station spent most of its existence as this name, and was only renamed to Uplawmoor upon the closure of the station with the same name on the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 2 April 1962.^[2] The station closed permanently on 7 November 1966.^[2]

The Neilston Curling Club members enjoyed concessions granted by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Company for members and their curling stones to travel between Neilston and Caldwell stations and return for the cost of the single journey. A key for the club's Curling house was also kept at the then Caldwell station.^[3]

In 1966 the station was temporarily renamed 'Tannochbrae' for an episode of Dr. Finlay's Casebook.^[4]^[5] BR Class J36 0-6-0 steam locomotive No. 65345 was repainted at Thornton m.p.d. for use in the filming.^[5]

Today the line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line, with the original station building still standing as a private residence. Many local campaigns to re-open the station have come and gone without success.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Lugton Line open; station closed		Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway		Neilston Low Line open; station closed

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References

Notes

1 2 3 Butt, page 51
1 2 3 4 Butt, page 237
↑ Neilston CC Archived 15 April 2013 at archive.today Retrieved : 20-12-12
↑ Wham, Page 22
1 2 Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (December 1966). Railway Magazine. Vol. 112, no. 788. photo, p. 727.{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Wham, Alasdair (2009). Trossachs and West Highlands : exploring the lost railways. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1-8723-5034-9. OCLC 551401593.

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[butt51-1] 1 2 3 Butt, page 51

[butt237-2] 1 2 3 4 Butt, page 237

[3] Neilston CC Archived 15 April 2013 at archive.today Retrieved : 20-12-12

[4] Wham, Page 22

[:0-5] 1 2 Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (December 1966). Railway Magazine. Vol. 112, no. 788. photo, p. 727.{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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