If you travel through Queen Street Station in Glasgow on your daily commute. Stop for a moment and take a look up. This is what the capitals on the 1870s cast iron columns which support its roof look like!

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Queen Street Station was built by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and opened in 1842 as a terminus for Scotland's first intercity rail service.

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The sweeping arch of the Victorian engine shed of Queen Street Station in Glasgow. Made of cast iron, it was designed by James Carswell and erected by P. and W. MacLennan in the 1870s.

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