----   The Branch from High Street Station to Bridgeton Central closed to passenger traffic on the 5th of November 1979 when the former Caledonian Bridgeton Cross station reopened as part of the refurbished Argyle line. Under the original "Clyderail" proposals the former North British route was to be retained but the Station closed, with the formation of the branch being diverted to make a junction with the Argyle line at Bridgeton Cross Station, but this part of the Clyderail proposals was not adopted. The branch was retained as carriage sidings until the 1st of June 1987 when the new depot at Yoker opened. The ¾mile long branch was originally opened by the North British Railway from Bridgeton Cross North Junction to the terminus, then known as Bridgeton Cross on the 1st of June 1892. Until the 1st of January 1917 there was an intermediate station on the south side of the Gallowgate aptly called Gallowgate Central.  In 1893 a spur was built by the Glasgow and South Western from St.Johns to Bridgeton Cross South Junction (just to the north of Gallowgate Central) which allowed trains from St.Enoch and the west to run through to Bridgeton but this line was never a success and was an early closure in February 1913. For budding "Milk Crate Gang impersonators", the formation of the branch would seem to be still intact as far as Crownpoint Road, although the cuttings are heavily overgrown and Bridgeton Central station site has been completely redeveloped with private houses.  The last known use for the station buildig was as a bookmakers! Unless otherwise stated, all photographs on this page were taken by and used with the kind permission of Mike Cooper. Note: I have found some photographs of Glasgow Green and Bridgeton Cross Station at http://urbanadventure.org/2002trip/scotland/glasgow3.htm Even in 1978 the station retained it's promenant "Blue Train" logo and "British Railways" station sign.  Only the entrance canopy has been adapted to the late 1960s corporate identity. Following the closure of the former Caledonian Bridgeton Cross station, the need to have an identifying title was no longer needed and in later years the "Central" was dropped and the terminus just became know as Bridgeton A unit at the bufferstops (showing the wrong headcode - 15 is Airdrie or Helensburgh via Singer)  The area behind the unit would have been excavated for the link to the former Caledonian line had the full Clyderail proposals been implemented. General view looking towards the station throat and Crownpoint Roadbridge.  The station canopy stood for many years in a partially dismantled state and in later years had a derelict look. The station retained semaphore signals to the end.  See the later shot immediately below Mike Cooper returned to visit the station site in January 1992 (below right) and February 2003 (below left) and took these photographs which make excellent "then and now" shots to compare with the above right photograph.  The main reference ponts are the retaining wall (centre left) and the church steeple which dominates the skyline above that. These two views which appeared on the original "Subterranean  Glasgow" site show the complex civil engineering works involved with constructing an urban branch and were taken from the Kerr Street overbridge and show the trackbed (above left) looking south towards Crownpoint Street and (above right) looking north towards Major Street.  The signalbox was tucked in against the left hand wall of the above left photograph.  Photographs used with permission of - "Jack (Pyromancer & Midnight)".  Keep an eye on "The Underworld" Where I am told that more of the legendary Milk Crate Gang's work will be re-appearing. A line up of units in the carriage sidings.  The station was a convenient terminus for services to and from the west of Glasgow, particularly at peak hours, and carriage cleaning an crew changing was carried out until these functions were centralised at Yoker in 1987 Line up of 303s in the carriage sidings at Bridgeton, this time looking from the station throat.  Note the truncated semaphore signals. This photograph taken by and used with kind permission of Alan Trotter of Eastbank MRC The branch joined the main line at Bridgeton Cross North Junction, almost at the platform ends of High Street Station.  A six car set formed of units (303)022 and (311)093 head down the branch during January 1978.  Note the small insulators on the overhead catenery, indicating that the wires in this area were energised at 6.25kV.  303022 had the dubious distinction of having crashed into buffers at Lanark in June 1975 and both units had relatively short lives. 303022 was stored unserviceable in December 1985 then used as an asbestos storage vehicle at Glasgow Works for a while before being cut up in June 1986 by Vic Berry.  311093 lasted a little longer, being withdrawn in December 1987 and cut up by Mayer Newall.