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Post by Waverley on Sept 5, 2012 9:50:22 GMT 1
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Post by adaline on Sept 10, 2012 20:34:26 GMT 1
Charlie I got this from a site called Hidden Glasgow don't know how to put link on but this is what it said.
Dalmarnock depot 22nd March 1961. 50 trams destroyed and over half the depot was gutted, and left roofless, but it was pressed back into service until the end of the trams in 1962.
Adaline
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Post by pwm437 on Sept 11, 2012 19:18:51 GMT 1
Aye Adaline, the 22nd March 1961 was a bad day for the east end. As well as the fire at Ruby Street destroying all those trams, the sawmill premises of A T Begg on London Road were also badly damaged by fire, meanwhile 12 men were injured at Beardmore's at Parkhead when molten metal exploded.
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Post by adaline on Sept 11, 2012 23:17:37 GMT 1
Thanks Peter I don't remember the fire at the depot but I vaguely remember the fire at Beggs sawmill I don't think I remember the fire as such I think it was my grandparents talking about it. Well I was only 6 years old then.
Adaline
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Post by Tam McGowan on Jul 18, 2013 0:09:16 GMT 1
I watched the last trams at Bridgeton X with my Ma. I had a penny that was placed on the tram lines and flattened i had it for years,loads of people done that. Oh happy days.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 22:40:36 GMT 1
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Post by Waverley on Jul 27, 2013 21:50:21 GMT 1
I remember it well Adaline. When A T Beggs went up in flames the firemen evacuated all the buildings surrounding the saw mills. However, true to fate they couldn't waken me and my Granda so they left us lying there snoring our 'heids aff' whilst the rest of number 9 Arrol Place was stood out in the street covered in blankets etc.,, The building was still smouldering the next morning when me and my then pal Alec Plunkett went to inspect the building. We stepped inside the original main gate of the saw mills and the railway sleeper entrance literally floated due to the amount of water that had been pumped onto the main building during the fire.
The incident is still spoke about whenever the Bulloch's meet up at family events as it seems that my auld Pop took the same attitude during the Blitz in 1941 when the Germans came over. He refused to leave the house when everyone was running to the shelters which were built in 'the front' of Arrol Place. His attitude was ' they bar studs shot me twice in the last War they sure as Hell wullnae kill me in this wan'...aye, we don't make them like that anymore.
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Post by adaline on Jul 29, 2013 16:24:47 GMT 1
Aye your auld pop sure sounds like my auld granda...2 auld brigton men canny beat them.
Adaline
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Post by Waverley on Jul 29, 2013 19:32:19 GMT 1
Aye they broke the mould when they created they auld guys Adaline. Here is a report of both fires from the Daily Record at the time...
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