Glasgow Central N.R. Office Demolition 'COMPLETE'

[jonnorail]

Hi all. Massive progress has been made at GlaSgow Central High Level station. At the weekend, Overnight on Saturday 14th / Sunday 15th November 2009 the final two Network Rail building located on platforms 11 and 12 were demolished by Balfour Beatty. One of the buildings as a Network Rail office and the other a storage unit building. With all office / storage buildings now demolished between platforms 11 and 14 work can now commence on extending platform 12 straight through and down into the station (When the carpark site area is safe to do so) and work can also commence on the construction of the brand new platform 13. Balfour Beatty are working hard in the former carpark area which is where the platform 12 will be extended and platform 13 newly built.

I visited the statio today to take update photographs showing the rather different Glasgow Central which can be viewed below as well as full information provided by clicking on the links provided:

Photographs:
A general view of platform 12 which shows the 'Officeless' view:
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139474.html

Different views - wide angle and closer up views showing the empty spaces of where offices / storage unit buildings once existed (captions can be read in full by clicking on the photograph(s) direct link:
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139475.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139476.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139477.html
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http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139479.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139480.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139481.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139482.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139483.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139484.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139485.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139486.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139487.html
http://jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net/p62139488.html

Best Regards

Jonathan McGurk

Railway and Freelance Photographer

www.jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net

 

[jopsuk]

So is the track going to be moved? I've still not got my head around how the tracks and platforms will go through the archway. Is there a publicly avilable plan of the final layout?

 

[jonnorail]

there is no public plan that I am aware of as of yet. The tracks for platforms 12 and 13 ill be realigned and there will be points afer the arch.

Best Regards

Jonathan McGurk

Railway and Freelance Photographer

www.jonathanmcgurk.fotopic.net