Photographs of Military Port No 1 Railway
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Faslane: View over Faslane Exchange Sidings, photographed around 1978.This was a fascinating place - like something out of Casey Jones. It was laid during WW2 as Military Port No 1 Railway using wartime continental standards (light flat bottom rail spiked through baseplates onto the sleepers, staggered joints, right-hand running, etc). The yard had 7 lines at one time I believe, although latterly only one track was used for traffic to and from Shipbreaking Industries Ltd. The line was felt to pose a potential security threat as it ran through the Faslane Base and its last chance of survival went when the option to use it during the rebuilding of Faslane for Vanguard was rejected in the 1980s.
Johnny Trippick [//1978] Ref: 22482 |
Faslane: West Highland Line, looking along the Faslane branch - September 1981. See photo ref 14629 for newer view.
Alistair MacKenzie [15/09/1981] Ref: 13264 |
Faslane: West Highland Line, sidings at Faslane Branch serving Faslane ship breakers yard and military establishment. Military Port No 1. Taken 15 September 1981.
Alistair MacKenzie [15/09/1981] Ref: 14118 |
Faslane: West Highland Line, remains of trackbed on Faslane siding.
Alistair MacKenzie [17/04/2007] Ref: 14625 |
Faslane: West Highland Line, remains of bridge on Faslane siding.
Alistair MacKenzie [17/04/2007] Ref: 14626 |
Faslane: West Highland Line, remains of bridge on Faslane siding.
Alistair MacKenzie [17/04/2007] Ref: 14627 |
Faslane: West Highland Line, Faslane siding crossing track to Laigh Balernock farm.
Alistair MacKenzie [17/04/2007] Ref: 14628 |
Faslane: West Highland Line, trackbed of Faslane siding. See photo ref 13264 for older view.
Alistair MacKenzie [17/04/2007] Ref: 14629 |
Faslane Junction: Military exchange sidings in 1984 looking towards Faslane. The connection to the WHL (off picture right) had been removed by this time but track part of the way down to Faslane was still in place.
John McIntyre [//1984] Ref: 11059 |