Depots, Garages, & Other Establishments.

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Glasgow Corporation Tramways/Transport
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Knightswood Garage.
1875 Great Western Road.
Opened 1932, closed 2004.
Purpose built bus garage.

 
(Aerial view)
(Construction view)
(Recent photos - 1, 2)

Larkfield Garage.
197 Victoria Road.
Opened 1929.
Purpose built bus garage.
(Aerial view)
(Map)
(Recent photos
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)

Bus Overhall Works.
Butterbiggins Road.
Opened 1941.
Built next to Larkfield Garage.
(Plan)


Ibrox Garage.
Helen Street.
Opened 1943, closed 1984.
Purpose built bus garage.

(Aerial view)
(Recent photos - 1, 2)

Bridgeton Garage.
Fordneuk Street.
Opened 1965, closed 1976.
Purpose built bus garage.

Now the home of the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust.
(Recent photos - 1, 2, 3, 4)


Gartcraig Garage.
Gartcraig Road.
Opened 1961, closed 1986.
Purpose built bus garage.
(Construction view)
(Recent photos - 1, 2)

Finnieston Garage.
Finnieston Street.
Opened 1930, closed 1932.
A temporary bus garage. Leased from a commercial company, 'Carlaw's Cars' for two years.
(Recent photos - 1, 2)

Hampden Garage.
Aikenhead Road.
Opened 1950, closed 1967.
Purpose built trolleybus garage.
(Trolleybus service map)
(Recent photos - 1, 2)


Experimental Tramway Power Station.

Keppochill Road.

Opened 1898, closed 1901.
Was part of Springburn Depot.

Pinkston Power Station.
North Canal Bank Street.
  Opened 1901.
Pinkston supplied power for the trams, & Subway. It was transferred to the South of Scotland Electricity Board, in 1958.
(Commemorative plaque)

Bearsden Electrical Sub-station.
Milngavie Road.
  Opened 1924, closed 1956.
Later sold, & converted into a hall.
(Recent photo)


Whitevale Electrical Sub-station.
Rowchester Street.
Was part of Whitevale Depot.

Partick Electrical Sub-station.
10 Benalder Street.
(Recent photo)

Kinning Park Electrical Sub-station.
Admiral Street.
Was part of Kinning Park Depot.
(Recent photo)
In addition to those noted above, electrical sub-stations were also located at,
 Coplawhill, Barrhead, Baillieston, Dalmuir, Paisley,
Dalhousie, Possilpark, Rutherglen, Scotstoun, & Spiersbridge.



Kinning Park Granary.
Located next to Kinning Park Depot, this facility stored, and prepared, horse provender for delivery to the depots.
(1894 illustration)
(Recent photos - 1, 2)

Battlefield Tramway Shelter.
(Recent photo)

St Enoch Square Bus Stance.
(Recent photo)

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