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October 2018

October 2018 At A Glance
Rudy at Maryhill Station.
Rudy on our walk at Kelvindale.
Rudy in October 2018
6 New Stations ✓
5 New Places Explored 3 Day Trips by Rail 6 Train Journeys

Looking back on October 2018, Rudy enjoyed three day trips by train and visited six new stations. Along the way we caught 6 trains.

3rd October 2018

Day Trip: Wednesday, 3rd Oct 18
Rudy at Maryhill Station.
At Kelvindale.
Rudy at Kelvindale Station.
Day Trip Photos

Rudy caught one train this Wednesday afternoon. We travellled from Maryhill to Kelvindale.

3rd October 2018

Maryhill Locks
Rudy on our walk at Maryhill.

An afternoon walk between Maryhill and Maryhill stations.

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Station 8 3rd October 2018

For our "official" visit here, Rudy went past Maryhill Locks and then caught the 14:10 train to Kelvindale. He didn't take many photos so most of these are from later visits. This is one of his local stations after all!
Rudy at Maryhill Station.

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Station 9 3rd October 2018

A very dreich day for our first visit to station number 9. Kelvindale is a new station, opened in 2005. It was originally proposed to name it Dawsholm so Rudy went to visit the park there.
Rudy at Kelvindale Station.
3rd October 2018

Dawsholm Park
Rudy on our walk at Kelvindale.

Glasgow's West End doesn't have an exact border but Dawsholm Park provides a useful western boundary if you ever want to define limits. The 33 hectares (81 acres) is mostly "natural" woodland with a criss-cross network of paths but there's also a c
15th October 2018

Day Trip: Monday, 15th Oct 18
Rudy at Partick Station.
At Kilpatrick.
Rudy at Bowling Station.
Day Trip Photos

Rudy caught two trains this afternoon, travelling from Maryhill to Partick, Kilpatrick and Partick.

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Station 10 15th October 2018

Our first "Big Walk" station visit. At Kilpatrick we walked all the way to Bowling - via the River Clyde, the Forth & Clyde Canal and lastly on the route of the old Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway.
Rudy at Kilpatrick Station.
15th October 2018

The Saltings
Rudy on our walk at Kilpatrick.

Rudy pretends to like stunning river views but really he's catching the scent of seaweed that lies at the high water mark here. The Saltings nature reserve has lots of wildlife to search for even if you can't see them, it's nose to the ground explori
15th October 2018

Bowling Basin
Rudy on our walk at Bowling.

An afternoon walk at Bowling train station.
15th October 2018

Old Railway Line
Rudy on our walk at Bowling.

An afternoon walk at Bowling train station.

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Station 11 15th October 2018

A Monday evening visit to Bowling station in West Dunbartonshire, West Central Scotland. We caught the 16:33 train to Partick after our walk - and after taking our station selfie of course!
Rudy at Bowling Station.
27th October 2018

Day Trip: Saturday, 27th Oct 18
Rudy on a train between Anniesland and Dalreoch.
Dalreoch Station.
Rudy at Dalreoch Station.
Day Trip Photos

Rudy caught three trains and one bus this afternoon, travelling from Maryhill to Anniesland, Dalreoch, Partick and Maryhill.

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Station 12 27th October 2018

A Saturday afternoon visit to Dalreoch station in West Dunbartonshire, West Central Scotland. We arrived at 14:20 on a train from Anniesland. We got our station selfie & some photos then went for a walk
Rudy at Dalreoch Station.

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Station 13 27th October 2018

A Saturday evening visit to Dumbarton Central station in West Dunbartonshire, West Central Scotland. We caught the 16:11 train to Partick after our walk - and after taking our station selfie of course!
Rudy at Dumbarton Central Station.