Dawsholm railway station

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Dawsholm Railway Station (Grid Reference NS562689) was a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. [1] The station closed in 1908 but Dawsholm locomotive shed, code 65D, continued in use until 1964. [2]

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References

  1. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/161857/photographs/glasgow+dawsholm+station/?&sort_typ=archnum&sort_ord=-1
  2. http://www.stgregorybarbarigo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/DawsholmEngineShed.pdf
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kirklee   Caledonian Railway
Glasgow Central Railway
 Terminus

Coordinates: 55°53′30″N4°18′01″W / 55.8918°N 4.3002°W / 55.8918; -4.3002