Photos taken from the 1970's onwards
Edinburgh Waverley PSB c1976.
Haymarket Temporary TD.
Edinburgh Waverley TD and 'new' Data Preparation system. c1985. The Data Prep. system was 'rescued' from Derby Reasearch when they were clearing out a lab. The system used a large 12" hard disc.
Motherwell Panel 4 TD upgrade - From Elliott 905 to Vaughan Harmon c1996. Factory Acceptance Testing to Installation.
Motherwell Panel 4 build and PMUX testing. c1996
Greenhill TD before the box was relocated and given a new NX panel with a ScR VDU TD in 1990.
Paisley TD Factory Acceptance Testing c1985.
June 2026 - I had occasion to walk past the old rail headquarters, Buchanan House, in Port Dundas Street Glasgow the other day and this is what I saw..
or more like what I didn't see..it was gone.
The building was originally built is 1966 and I first set foot in it in 1975 when I took a summer job for the 'Passanger Transport Survey' section. Little did I know that four years later I would join the S&T department and work in that building for the next 17 years.
The S&T department was located on the fifth floor in the back section of the building and the Electronics Section was right at the rear of that in the open plan drawing office. Over time the Electronics Section moved to two other offices on the fifth flour - we were too noisy building our TDM's etc., the first was mid way between the Telecoms and Signalling departments. During that time we also had an office in the Scottish & Newcastle building next door and from the 5th floor office we also witnessed its demolition. We finally moved to the front of the 5th floor where it became apparent that the building was seriously crumbing, a couple of times a bit of concrete fell off the facade and landed near the main entrance.
The building was later clad in some form of skin to make it look a bit better but it seemed to continue to have problems as that was covered in netting for it's remaining years.
I understand that the vacated space will be used for housing..
Below, one half of the signalling design office in 1979.
Queen Street Station
The demolition and rebuilding of Queen St. Station facad, 2017/2021.
