Talk:The Switchback

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When and why did the name The Switchback arise? Was it an official designation? Newspaper accounts only refer to the popular carnival ride attraction, which adopted that name in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Did the name apply to the whole or part of the route? Do you know of any contemporary sources that used the name?

Great aerial photos and Dalmarnock viaduct one. Thanks for correcting my geography. I do not understand why it was necessary to demolish all of the historic viaduct stonework when rejuvenating the east end area. Were there no protests? I wish I could zoom on the Carntyne picture, an intersection I find confusing. Do we have 3 levels with Caledonian on top NBR in the middle and the roads on the bottom? I have multiple previous suppositions to correct on my next update, which should reduce my inaccuracies. May I ask, did you take Latin at school? DMBanks1 (talk) 23:10, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Re Latin: afraid not. My mum did tho, if you're needing something translated she could give it a go? My knowledge of the Switchback is almost non existent, extending only to living locally and being aware of a disused bridge beside Dalmarnock Station. Oh and I walked along some of the overgrown tracks between there and Celtic Park on the way to a football match once, must have been about 2002. What I added to the article today I was more or less learning at the same time. I agree the name seems a bit casual but nothing I can remember reading to describe it more formally. I also agree it was a shame to get rid of all the stonework but modern developers are lazy, they want a blank canvas, and by that point Dalmarnock was almost uninhabited so there was nobody there to protest, and those who did live nearby were probably glad to see some regeneration, including the station. This map is the best I can offer for the Carntyne section, at least it shows the lines when all in use. Today that's another waste ground with few reference points to the past, sad. Otherwise I always find railscot to be informative and accurate (particularly approaching from the level of ignorance I usually am) with a few decent photos from different eras, but I'm sure you've been there already. Crowsus (talk) 23:34, 10 May 2020 (UTC)