429:
1396:
1842:
241:
721:, a large number of leases and working arrangements had been concluded with other railways being promoted or built nearby. This was mostly done by guaranteeing those shareholders an income on their capital, which meant no immediate cash was required. When the lines started working, suddenly a huge periodical payment was required, and the income was inadequate to satisfy it. There were also suggestions of improper share acquisitions, and in the period 1848 to 1850 a number of shareholder inquiries disclosed bad practices, and many board members had to resign in February 1850.
492:
1350:
47:
56:
900:
225:
615:
1642:. Joining the Arbroath and Forfar Railway there, it obtained access to both termini of that line. It was authorised to lease the A&FR. The Aberdeen Railway may have underestimated the cost of upgrading the A&FR's stone block track, and it ran out of money building its own main line; its construction was delayed and it encountered political difficulty in
728:(GP&GR) in 1847, but even more alarming revelations of financial impropriety emerged regarding that company, and the Caledonian considered getting authorisation to cancel the amalgamation. However, it was later decided to proceed, and the amalgamation took place by Act of Parliament of 7 August 1851. The GP&GR operated the line between Glasgow and
1666:
at first, only a periodical payment much later. The
Caledonian negotiated with the SCR, the SMJR and the Aberdeen Railway and believed it had captured them, but the SCR had other ideas. Much later the Caledonian found that the periodical lease payments were unaffordable, and it was rescued by the legal opinion that the lease agreements had been
1331:. Its purpose was to shorten the route for Caledonian mineral traffic, and it was worked by the Caledonian. In 1903–04 it was extended eastwards to Cathcart and Newton, enabling the heavy mineral trains to avoid the Joint Line and the congested area around Gushetfaulds from the Lanarkshire coalfields to
576:. The promoters had engaged in a frenzy of provisional acquisitions of other lines being put forward or already being constructed, as they considered it was vital to secure territory to their own control and to exclude competing concerns as far as possible. It was not the only Anglo-Scottish route; the
1253:
and enable a circular service from
Glasgow. The line was substantially ready in 1902 but by now street tramways were electrically operated and eminently successful. It was plain that a passenger service would not be viable against tram competition and the intended passenger service was never started.
1699:
The
Caledonian had now got what it had wanted from the outset: control of an extensive network of lines covering a considerable territorial area. This came at a cost: Parliament became increasingly uncomfortable with monopolies of this kind, and when the North British Railway protested, it was given
1665:
At this early stage the
Caledonian Railway saw itself as the future creator of an extensive network in Scotland, and it set about gaining control of as many other Scottish railways as possible. It did so not by purchasing them, but by leasing them. This had the advantage that no payment was required
1419:
terminal was later renamed Leith North. After 1900 the port authorities built new modern docks to the east of the former Leith docks, and the
Caledonian further extended its Leith line to reach the new facilities: the Leith New Lines opened in 1903. It had been planned to open a passenger service on
708:
used the new station; the
Stirling trains had to reverse at Gartsherrie Junction. The Garnkirk's old Glebe Street (Townhead) station was reduced to goods and mineral duties. In 1853–54 the Hayhill Fork, between Gartcosh and Garnqueen, was opened, enabling direct running from Buchanan Street towards
981:
by a 1,940 yd (1,770 m) viaduct; the company worked the line itself. It considerably shortened the route to the
Lanarkshire ironworks, and was heavily used at first, but the traffic was depleted by cheap imported iron ore within a decade. The Scottish part of the line was acquired by the
469:: a route running through the hilly lands would involve steep and lengthy gradients that were challenging for the engine power of the time; a route around them, either to the west or the east, involved much lengthier main lines, and made connection to both Edinburgh and Glasgow more problematic.
1166:
In competing with rival rail and steamer connections, the
Caledonian became frustrated with its reliance on independent steamer operators, and tried to obtain powers to operate the vessels directly; this was refused by Parliament on competition grounds, and in reaction the company founded the
1761:(SCR). The Caledonian absorbed the SCR in 1865 and the directors were dismayed at the level of commitment to a difficult construction scheme barely started. Construction took many years, reaching a "Killin" station in 1870 and completing in 1880, and money was always desperately tight.
1025:
Another scheme failed to get finance in 1866 and again in 1873, but in 1875 an Act was obtained to build a bridge crossing the Clyde and bringing the South Side route into the city centre. A four-track railway bridge crossing the river was designed by Blyth and
Cunningham and built by
802:
and many other places, with new lines built right up until 1905. When the coal became exhausted in the second half of the 20th century, the railways were progressively closed; passenger traffic had always been light and it too disappeared. Only the passenger traffic to the Lanark and
1550:
Several railways obtained their Acts of
Parliament on the same day as the Caledonian, on 31 July 1845. There was a frenzy of railway promotion in that year, and it seemed as if every locality must have its own line. The Scottish Central Railway had been described above; the
464:
It was clearly desirable to connect central Scotland into the emerging network. At first it was assumed that only one route from Scotland to England would be feasible, and there was considerable controversy over the possible route. A major difficulty was the terrain of the
946:
and Castle Douglas, and at a stroke the Caledonian had penetrated deep into the south-west, and to the ferry service to the north of Ireland, territory that the G&SWR had assumed was its own. The Portpatrick Railway later reformed with the Wigtownshire Railway as the
754:
Gradually the financial difficulties were got under control, by economy, and by the discovery that several of the lease agreements were illegal. Handsome dividends continued to be paid, but it was not until March 1853 that the dividend was paid wholly from revenue.
1914:
due to a signalman's error. An express passenger train then ran into the wreckage. A fire then broke out which killed 226 people and injured 246 in what remains the deadliest railway accident in the United Kingdom as of 2024. Two signalmen were later jailed for
1728:
Acquisition of the SNER and other lines brought a number of branch lines to communities off the main line. A number of infill lines were added towards the end of the 19th century. The Dundee and Forfar direct line was opened by the Caledonian in 1870 between
540:
Many competing schemes were put forward, not all of them well thought out, and two successive government commissions examined them. However, they did not have mandatory force, and after considerable rivalry, the Caledonian Railway obtained an authorising
1038:
on Gordon Street opened in December 1879. It had eight platforms, but was considered to be unsatisfactory, having narrow platforms; the circulating area was "ridiculously small"; there was no good cab stance and inadequate siding accommodation.
291:
Establishing itself as an intercity and cross-border railway, the Caledonian set about securing territory by leasing other authorised or newly built lines, and fierce competition developed with other, larger Scottish railways, particularly the
3761:
1053:
A ninth platform was added to Central station in 1889, but a major expansion took place in the years 1901–1906, when the platforms were lengthened and four platforms added on the west side; a second river crossing was provided. In 1904
311:
serving island resorts, and fast boat trains were run from Glasgow to steamer piers; the company was refused permission to operate its own steamers, and it formed a partnership with a nominally independent, but friendly, operator, the
248:
In the mid-1830s, railways in England evolved from local concerns to longer routes that connected cities, and then became networks. In Scotland it was clear that this was the way forward, and there was a desire to connect the
1013:
As early as 1846 proposals to cross the Clyde from Gushetfaulds to a Dunlop Street terminal had been put forward; the idea was killed by fierce opposition from the Clyde Bridges Trust (which would lose toll income) and the
958:, east of Carstairs, and the Caledonian feared that the next step would be an incursion by the NBR into Caledonian territory, possibly seeking running powers on the main line. To head this off, the Caledonian built its own
1508:
on 22 May 1848, and the Caledonian opened its branch to reach Greenhill Junction on 7 August 1848. The SCR remained independent for some time, mainly because of Parliamentary opposition to proposed mergers. The SCR built
626:
on 10 September 1847, and throughout between Glasgow and Carlisle on 15 February 1848. A continuous railway route between Glasgow and London existed for the first time. (It had been possible to travel via Edinburgh and
781:
was formed by them, opening in 1856. It was later absorbed by the Caledonian, but other lines followed in the sparsely populated but mineral-rich area. As new coal mines opened, so new branches were needed, connecting
3754:
1171:
in 1889. The CSPC expanded its routes and services considerably; following nationalisation of the railways in 1948 it became owned by British Railways, but was divested in 1968 and later became a constituent of
1720:
immediately north of Edinburgh, the NBR now had a rival route to Aberdeen. Competition between the companies on the east and west coast routes from London to Aberdeen led in 1895 to what the press called the
1062:, staffed with ten men. It was commissioned on 3 May 1908; it had 374 miniature levers, the largest of its type in the world, operating points and signals by electro-pneumatic and electro-magnetic equipment.
1888:
due to the failure of a wheel on the third wagon of the train. The derailed wagons fouled the opposite line; an express passenger train ran into them and was derailed. One person was killed and several were
3998:
3730:
4103:
3747:
412:. These two lines worked in harmony, merging to form the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway in 1841, and competing with the M&KR and its allies. All these lines used the local track gauge of
1454:
and Midcalder. This line connected to many further mines and industrial sites, and gave the Caledonian a passenger route between Glasgow and Edinburgh that competed with the North British Railway's
3935:
1539:, described below. It was absorbed by the SCR in 1865 immediately before the SCR amalgamated with the Caledonian Railway on 1 August 1865, finally having gained Parliamentary approval to do so.
1480:, west of Edinburgh. The branch line opened on 1 March 1894; the terminus was named Cramond Brig at first. The Caledonian intended to make the line into a loop, returning to the city by way of
962:
from Carstairs; it opened in 1867. Dolphinton had a population of 260 and two railways, and traffic was correspondingly meagre, and the line closed in 1945 to passengers and in 1950 to goods.
300:. The company established primacy in some areas, but remained less than successful in others; considerable sums were expended in the process, not always finding the approval of shareholders.
5176:
253:
to the incipient English network. There was controversy over the route that such a line might take, but the Caledonian Railway was formed on 31 July 1845 and it opened its main line between
1184:
In the final decades of the 19th century, as the cities spread into conurbations, the company's attention turned to increasing traffic in areas now thought of as "suburban". Street running
665:
was being promoted. The Caledonian acquired that line during its construction, and it opened in 1849. It gave an alternative and shorter access to another Glasgow passenger terminal, named
853:
were routes with significant passenger traffic. Many lines to coal and iron ore pits further east were built, but serving remote areas the lines closed when the mineral extraction ceased.
4065:
1420:
the line, and passenger stations had been built, but tram competition made it clear that an inner suburban passenger railway was unviable and the passenger service was never inaugurated.
1473:, and also leisure excursions: for a time it was known as "the picnic line", but it too succumbed to more convenient transport facilities by road, and it closed to passengers in 1943.
4070:
373:, opened throughout in 1794. This encouraged development of the coalfield, but dissatisfaction at the monopoly prices said to be exacted by the canal led to the construction of the
1677:
opened in 1847; it was taken over by the Scottish Central Railway, and its network came to the Caledonian with the SCR when that company was taken over by the Caledonian in 1865.
3841:
1423:
The Edinburgh main line passed close to numerous mineral workings, and several short branches and connections were made to collieries, iron workings and shale oil plants. The
4096:
982:
Caledonian Railway in 1873, and the whole line in 1895. Serious ice damage and later heavy maintenance costs made the line seriously unprofitable and it was closed in 1921.
4862:
1058:
was substantially changed to provide carriage washing and stabling facilities; it closed as a passenger station on 1 March 1905. Central station was operated by a single
4832:
4767:
3877:
3633:
1144:
and the islands to Glasgow became critical. The inconvenient situation of the Greenock station and pier encouraged thoughts of more convenient routes, and in 1862 the
816:
764:
5181:
327:; its capitalisation at that time was £57 million (equivalent to £4.11 billion today), and it had a single-track mileage of 2,827 miles (4,550 km).
5196:
5191:
5059:
5029:
4460:
4089:
3684:
1935:
1324:
1290:
355:
678:
743:
The Caledonian now worked trains at three termini in Glasgow: Buchanan Street, South Side (from the Clydesdale Junction line, mostly used for local trains to
557:
c. clxii), on 31 July 1845, for lines from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Carlisle. The share capital was to be £1,800,000 (equivalent to £225 million today).
5013:
4963:
4490:
4237:
4046:
1893:
1124:
in 1901–02. With challenging gradients to reach Scotland's highest village in otherwise remote territory, the line scraped a bare living and closed in 1938.
1002:, an "inadequate and very cramped station" in 1849, but the route from there to the southwards main line was very circuitous. The Caledonian also worked the
674:
589:
1156:; it opened on 13 May 1865 and in August 1893 it amalgamated with the Caledonian Railway, having been operated by the Caledonian Railway since its opening.
5201:
4727:
4558:
4543:
4287:
3623:
1826:
5090:
5069:
4872:
3618:
2105:
The earlier practice of paying dividends from capital made some shareholders feel good, but gave a misleading indication that the company was profitable.
948:
2442:
5171:
4588:
4212:
3448:
1754:
923:
1829:; due to serious problems raising capital, it took from 1901 to 1905 to open fully. The through traffic never developed and passenger connections at
5186:
5125:
4297:
4025:
3719:
3608:
3553:
1795:
1400:
1389:
991:
2620:
4907:
4654:
4644:
4480:
4440:
4332:
3548:
912:
1688:
in 1856. The SNER did not remain independent for long: it was absorbed by the Caledonian in 1866. At the time of the absorption the SNER and the
1455:
5130:
4877:
4822:
4485:
4272:
3929:
3909:
3593:
1270:
504:
2481:
4993:
4817:
4659:
4563:
4292:
4252:
4217:
2423:
2086:
2001:
1651:
1532:
1411:
encouraged, and half-funded, the construction of a branch from near Lothian Road, and this opened in 1861. A branch from the Granton line to
1344:
1242:
1007:
1003:
769:
If the Caledonian Railway had been formed as an intercity trunk line, its attention was early on turned to other demands. Local interests in
725:
2746:
2726:
2655:
2582:
2550:
2510:
2403:
2274:
2241:
2221:
1388:; but the NBR rejected the idea. Eventually in 1870 the Lothian Road station was much improved and extended, and the new terminus was named
5110:
5054:
4882:
4669:
3810:
3458:
205:
115:
1944:
1093:
miles (2.4 km) long. It was worked by the Caledonian and absorbed on 11 November 1889. The Caledonian Railway sought to develop both
1684:
opened in 1848 from Perth to Forfar, giving onward access to Aberdeen. The SMJR and the Aberdeen Railway amalgamated in 1856 to form the
5166:
5095:
5085:
5008:
4983:
4787:
4772:
4465:
4207:
3528:
1381:
1286:
324:
1163:, more conveniently situated than Greenock; this involved the expensive construction of Newton Street Tunnel, the longest in Scotland.
4927:
4593:
1385:
1262:
The area of the north bank of the river Clyde became increasingly important for industry, and therefore became heavily populated. The
1230:. It encountered fierce opposition, and the scheme was taken over by the Caledonian and converted into a route mainly in tunnel under
428:
374:
5049:
4867:
4317:
4307:
4129:
4035:
4030:
3967:
3689:
3679:
3638:
3603:
3482:
3404:
3371:
3344:
3323:
3280:
3224:
3146:
3110:
3079:
3049:
2980:
2817:
2792:
2767:
2689:
2530:
2347:
2327:
2307:
2165:
1681:
1552:
1332:
1043:
842:
733:
597:
297:
277:. In the obituary of the engineer Richard Price-Williams written in 1916 the contractor of the Caledonian Railway is stated to be
1395:
4978:
4852:
4689:
4674:
4510:
4430:
4277:
4267:
4020:
3982:
3977:
3799:
3739:
3669:
3583:
3497:
3492:
1579:
1510:
1302:
1266:
and its satellites had gained an early monopoly of this traffic, but its importance encouraged the Caledonian to enter the area.
1113:
573:
496:
437:
266:
1841:
5064:
4947:
4742:
4639:
4262:
4257:
4134:
4040:
3914:
1689:
1168:
1145:
1035:
999:
693:
313:
5140:
5115:
4902:
4827:
4802:
4709:
4470:
4322:
3714:
3643:
1685:
841:, and transport to local and more distant metal processing locations, dominated the Caledonian's activity in the region. The
3426:
233:
1369:. This was the first line to offer travel without change of carriage between Edinburgh and London: passengers on the rival
192:
railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and
5120:
5044:
4837:
4807:
4583:
4553:
4495:
4425:
3709:
3598:
3588:
3441:
1968:
1501:
1500:
on the same day as the Caledonian. The SCR needed a partner railway to get access to Glasgow and Edinburgh, but the rival
1380:
The unsatisfactory Edinburgh terminus needed improvement but funds were limited, and the Caledonian built a short spur to
1055:
787:
737:
445:
4367:
4998:
4812:
4500:
4242:
1885:
1874:
1855:
1010:, also inconveniently situated south of the Clyde: the Caledonian, therefore, had three unsatisfactory Glasgow termini.
647:
405:
240:
229:
31:
1700:
running powers over much of the Caledonian's northern system. There was worse to come: as the North British approached
1608:). The two short lines were modernised and altered to double track using standard gauge. At Forfar the SMJR joined the
1349:
5161:
5100:
5039:
4937:
4857:
4664:
4629:
4520:
4342:
4192:
4177:
3992:
3523:
3507:
1977:
1709:
1609:
1435:
995:
904:
783:
748:
662:
651:
409:
1807:
404:
The industrial development led to the construction of other railways contiguous with the M&KR, in particular the
4608:
1215:
to form a loop in 1894. It was worked by the Caledonian, although the company retained its independence until 1923.
4797:
4613:
4515:
4455:
4392:
4357:
4232:
3568:
3533:
1911:
1822:
1799:
1750:
1738:
1583:
1536:
1525:
1439:
1027:
1015:
846:
654:, which the Caledonian had leased from 1 January 1847 and 1 January 1846 respectively. The Glasgow station was the
4953:
4942:
4684:
4679:
4634:
4372:
4202:
4187:
3919:
3538:
3366:. Vol. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles.
1818:
1192:
1106:
1031:
942:
in 1861–62 and the Caledonian Railway worked that railway; it obtained running powers over the G&SWR between
3339:. Vol. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles.
1513:, which became the focus of several railways at that traffic centre, and a Joint Committee managed the station.
1188:
were already responding to the demand for passenger travel in these areas, but as yet they used horse traction.
642:
The Caledonian Railway's Edinburgh line from Carstairs opened on 1 April 1848. The terminal at Edinburgh was at
365:
In the closing years of the 18th century, the pressing need to bring coal cheaply to Glasgow from the plentiful
5105:
4312:
4302:
4227:
4222:
3699:
3694:
3674:
3543:
3434:
3186:
3166:
2944:
2916:
2888:
2860:
2081:
1758:
1693:
1674:
1628:
1560:
1493:
873:
4762:
46:
1574:; at Perth it used the Scottish Central Railway joint station. The main line ran through the fertile area of
532:
288:
Although the company was supported by Scottish investors, more than half of its shares were held in England.
4973:
4777:
4752:
4435:
4327:
4247:
4197:
3653:
3628:
1851:
1821:
made a short extension into Strathearn, and this encouraged ideas of completing a link right through to the
1517:
1219:
966:
4568:
1234:. It opened in 1896, further encouraging suburban passenger travel. It closed in 1959 but reopened (as the
4450:
3212:
2061:
2057:
2031:
1354:
1231:
1076:
441:
1825:. There were wild dreams of Irish cattle imports coming to Perth markets over the route. This became the
1741:
was promoted as a potential alternative main line; it opened in 1895 but remained simply a rural branch.
688:
The Caledonian recognised that the Townhead terminus was unsatisfactory and constructed a deviation from
5003:
4887:
4704:
4144:
3924:
3904:
3899:
3861:
3846:
3821:
3788:
3563:
3558:
3311:
1780:
1370:
1263:
1246:
1094:
826:
729:
577:
565:
440:, the first intercity line, opened in 1830 and was an immediate success. It was quickly followed by the
293:
2834:
1195:
was promoted as an independent concern but heavily supported by the Caledonian. It opened in 1886 from
884:
in 1868, although at that time the then small village did not generate much business for the railway.
393:
by James Beaumont Neilson in 1828, led to a huge and rapid increase in iron production and demand for
4958:
4782:
4757:
4747:
4362:
3613:
3272:
3102:
3071:
3041:
3021:
3001:
2396:
A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 6, Scotland, the Lowlands and the Borders
1859:
1712:, which became jointly owned in 1881. The NBR had already built an independent line from Arbroath to
1624:
1424:
1208:
1173:
915:
was opened in 1860, having been taken over by the Caledonian during construction. It was extended to
718:
609:
585:
366:
213:
3208:
1469:
opened on 1 August 1874. The line was successful in encouraging residential building, especially at
377:(M&KR), Scotland's first public railway; it opened in 1826. Development of the use of blackband
5135:
4897:
4847:
4598:
4578:
4377:
3704:
2043:
1899:
On 16 July 1914, 16-year-old ‘wagon greaser’ James Beck was walking between two railway lines near
1647:
1278:
931:
666:
628:
453:
449:
1896:
when the crank axle of the locomotive hauling it failed. A few passengers suffered minor injuries.
876:
wanted a railway connection. The wealthy middle class saw the town as an elegant location and the
55:
30:
This article is about the historical Scottish railway company. For the modern preserved line, see
4917:
4912:
4792:
4737:
4732:
4694:
4603:
4525:
4282:
2180:
1783:
1627:
service operated by the Caledonian Railway Company. Its rails "ran along a hedge-lined route" to
1477:
778:
581:
420:), and they were referred to as "the coal lines"; passenger traffic was not a dominant activity.
204:, with a dense network of branch lines in the area surrounding Glasgow. It was absorbed into the
1764:
The line was never profitable although it contributed greatly to the development of the town of
1578:
and the SMJR adopted two existing short lines that were on a suitable alignment. They were the
892:
When the main line was built, no branches were provided in the thinly populated terrain of the
4988:
4932:
4420:
4415:
3871:
3851:
3400:
3377:
3367:
3350:
3340:
3319:
3286:
3276:
3252:
3230:
3220:
3194:
3174:
3152:
3142:
3130:
3116:
3106:
3085:
3075:
3055:
3045:
3025:
3005:
2976:
2813:
2788:
2763:
2742:
2722:
2685:
2651:
2616:
2578:
2546:
2526:
2506:
2477:
2438:
2419:
2399:
2343:
2323:
2303:
2270:
2237:
2217:
2161:
1916:
1722:
1713:
1575:
1497:
959:
830:
822:
774:
655:
542:
456:
in 1838, so that London was linked with the Lancashire and West Midlands centres of industry.
320:
209:
2667:
4842:
4162:
4139:
3972:
3573:
3487:
2037:
1556:
893:
661:
During the process of seeking Parliamentary authorisation, the Caledonian observed that the
466:
270:
1817:
encouraged many visitors, who used Crieff as a railhead and continued by road. In 1893 the
1504:(E&GR) would provide that. The SCR opened from Greenhill Junction with the E&GR to
926:
was opened. The line was encouraged by the Caledonian Railway, giving westward access into
17:
5034:
4968:
4922:
4892:
4649:
4573:
4548:
4445:
3987:
3962:
3866:
3856:
3502:
3477:
2019:
2013:
2007:
1983:
1813:
Crieff now had two railway connections, using the same station. The upsurge in tourism in
1705:
1659:
1567:
1505:
1408:
1148:
was authorised. It was an independent company intending to provide a fast connection from
1047:
994:, and almost simultaneously, it acquired access to the South Side station planned for the
689:
646:. Glasgow was reached over the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway (successor to the
569:
3421:
208:
in 1923. Many of its principal routes are still used, and the original main line between
4081:
1535:
was opened in 1858. It achieved considerable significance as the starting point for the
899:
4397:
4382:
3648:
3578:
3135:
2236:, originally written in 1945, published by Monkland Library Services Department, 1984,
2191:
1873:
On 23 October 1899, an express passenger train was in collision with a cattle train at
1867:
1730:
1635:
1462:
1281:, opening progressively between 1894 and 1896. In 1896 the Caledonian gained access to
1149:
1137:
935:
554:
509:
370:
308:
278:
155:
5155:
4475:
4337:
4182:
4172:
4167:
3300:
1200:
1196:
1117:
927:
896:. Four independent companies made branches themselves, and the Caledonian built two.
881:
877:
867:
390:
4505:
4352:
3771:
2025:
1863:
1769:
1717:
1481:
1366:
1245:
was incorporated in 1897 and transferred to the Caledonian in 1902; it was to link
1153:
1019:
990:
When the Caledonian's first main line opened, it used the Townhead terminus of the
978:
974:
643:
522:
382:
282:
250:
224:
1461:
The first main line had bypassed a considerable centre of industry located on the
1140:
assumed ever increasing importance, and journey transit times from settlements in
681:, worked by the Caledonian. One day, they hoped, they might extend that line into
2719:
A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 15: North of Scotland
2682:
Battle for the North: the Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th-century railway wars
2186:
436:
During this period, the first long-distance railways were opened in England; the
3264:
3244:
1830:
1776:
1667:
1412:
1374:
1282:
1235:
939:
850:
670:
632:
335:
127:
2187:"The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)"
1881:
1814:
1451:
1443:
1442:
ironworks from the west, and in 1869 the line was extended from near there to
1428:
1384:; talks had taken place about using the E&GR and NBR station, later named
1223:
1059:
970:
955:
834:
791:
744:
636:
614:
592:
had opened in 1841 with the declared intention of reaching Carlisle by way of
398:
3217:
The pre-grouping railways : their development, and individual characters
3198:
3120:
3089:
3009:
1612:, another earlier stone block railway, in this case using the track gauge of
1582:
and the Newtyle and Glammiss Railway. Both were unsuccessful adjuncts to the
1542:
The Scottish Central Railway was absorbed by the Caledonian Railway in 1865.
1476:
Speculative residential development encouraged the construction of a line to
717:
In the period between formation of the Caledonian Railway and the opening of
3381:
3354:
3290:
3256:
3234:
3178:
3156:
3029:
2358:
1900:
1737:, developing commuter travel to Dundee but otherwise only a rural line. The
1708:, which opened in 1878, the NBR sought and was given joint ownership of the
1431:, opened in 1860 was the most significant, and carried a passenger service.
1362:
1328:
1212:
1133:
1121:
697:
685:. Meanwhile, the line was leased (for 999 years) to the Caledonian in 1849.
561:
386:
378:
304:
258:
197:
1862:
due to errors by the station master and signalman, compounded by a lack of
880:
opened in 1866. Commuting was already in fashion. The line was extended to
3059:
1757:
to the railway network, but it had been promised financial support by the
833:. The area contained the rapidly-growing iron production area surrounding
1643:
1639:
1470:
1274:
1250:
1227:
1204:
943:
838:
804:
795:
705:
701:
682:
623:
593:
394:
343:
331:
262:
201:
189:
1159:
In 1889 the Caledonian itself opened an extension line from Greenock to
1904:
1655:
1466:
1160:
1098:
916:
254:
193:
74:
1892:
On 2 April 1909, a passenger train became divided and was derailed at
1222:
was authorised as an independent company to build a surface line from
1046:(G&SWR); it had to be reconstructed as a through station, and the
773:
promoted a branch line to their town, opening in 1855. Coal owners in
1803:
1734:
1701:
1571:
1521:
1447:
1320:
1141:
799:
770:
274:
2132:. London: The Railway Publishing Company Limited. 1920. p. 158.
1415:
was made in 1864. This line was opened to passengers from 1879: the
1907:) when he was hit by an oncoming train and as a result, was killed.
1365:
on 15 February 1848; its terminus was a one-platform station named
1840:
1416:
1394:
1348:
930:, and worked by it; the Caledonian acquired the line in 1865. The
898:
613:
427:
346:, running express passenger services and a heavy mineral traffic.
239:
223:
2056:
From July 1865, the Caledonian Railway adopted "a version of the
1112:
With the intention of revitalising the lead mining industry, the
323:
and the Caledonian Railway was a constituent of the newly formed
1765:
1692:
were engaged in building a through line at Aberdeen, with a new
1185:
724:
The company had obtained Parliamentary powers to merge with the
339:
4085:
3743:
3430:
319:
In 1923 the railways of Great Britain were "grouped" under the
3416:
2160:, John Donald Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh, first edition 1983,
1716:, north of Montrose, and so, with the opening in 1890 of the
1492:
The Caledonian Railway had intended to lease, or absorb, the
639:
at Gateshead / Newcastle by congested road bridge or ferry.)
3948:
3362:
Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984).
2064:". From September 1888 a further riband was added below the
1528:
in 1856, and it was worked by the SCR and absorbed in 1865.
2060:, without, so far as is known, getting the blessing of the
1079:
was opened from Beattock on 2 April 1883. It was just over
1516:
The SCR itself managed to absorb some local railways; the
658:
terminus of the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway.
1050:
trains (operated by the Caledonian) continued to use it.
1042:
The Bridge Street terminus was jointly operated with the
3890:
2234:
The Monkland Canal – a Sketch of the Early History
1586:, built using stone block sleepers and a track gauge of
677:). The South Side station was already being used by the
174:
2,836 miles 66 chains (4,565.4 km) (1919)
166:
1,118 miles 13 chains (1,799.5 km) (1919)
3318:(1st ed.). Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Ltd.
2320:
Britain's First Trunk Line – the Grand Junction Railway
1438:, now leased by the Caledonian, had long since reached
872:
With the Barrhead line in full operation, interests in
2474:
The Caledonian: Scotland's Imperial Railway: A History
2269:, Strathkelvin Public Libraries, Kirkintilloch, 1995,
2267:
The Monkland and Kirkintilloch and Associated Railways
3316:
The Origins of the Scottish Railway System: 1722-1844
2158:
The Origins of the Scottish Railway System: 1722–1844
736:(G&SWR), and the Paisley line used a terminus at
584:
on 22 June 1846, forming part of what has become the
216:
railway (with a modified entry into Glasgow itself).
4066:
History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923–1947
3101:(5th edition; 4th impression ed.). Shepperton:
3070:(5th edition; 3rd impression ed.). Shepperton:
2256:, Strathkelvin Public Libraries, Kirkintilloch, 1976
954:
The North British Railway opened its branch line to
196:. It progressively extended its network and reached
5078:
5022:
4718:
4622:
4534:
4406:
4153:
4117:
4010:
3947:
3889:
3831:
3662:
3516:
3465:
3364:
A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain
3337:
A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain
2289:, Strathkelvin District Libraries and Museums, 1981
1753:was an independent company intended to connect the
1650:, on the southern margin of the city, extending to
596:; it did so in 1850, changing its name then to the
531:
521:
516:
503:
477:
170:
162:
126:
121:
111:
80:
70:
65:
4389:Independent lines worked by the Caledonian Railway
3134:
2943:
2915:
2887:
2859:
369:coalfield had been met by the construction of the
5177:London, Midland and Scottish Railway constituents
4768:Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company
3193:(Revised ed.). London: Educational Book Co.
3099:British railways pre-grouping atlas and gazetteer
3068:British railways pre-grouping atlas and gazetteer
3038:British railways pre-grouping atlas and gazetteer
3018:British railways pre-grouping atlas and gazetteer
2998:British railways pre-grouping atlas and gazetteer
2300:The Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1830–1980
4701:Independent lines worked by the Highland Railway
3634:Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
2435:The Glasgow and South Western Railway: A History
2340:The London & Birmingham Railway 150 Years On
817:Caledonian Railway branches in North Lanarkshire
765:Caledonian Railway branches in South Lanarkshire
2342:, David & Charles plc, Newton Abbot, 1987,
1854:with a freight train that was being shunted at
1353:Caledonian lines are shown in red on this 1905
580:opened its coastal route between Edinburgh and
3685:Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
2613:The Glasgow, Cowal and Bute Route Through Time
2476:, Stenlake Publishing Limited, Catrine, 2014,
2437:, Stenlake Publishing Limited, Catrine, 2104,
2418:, Stenlake Publishing Limited, Catrine, 2014,
2175:
2173:
1936:Robert Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton
1880:On 6 April 1906, an express freight train was
1850:On 2 October 1872, an express passenger train
1361:The Caledonian Railway entered Edinburgh from
1325:Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
1291:Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
1109:, to Edinburgh and Glasgow for several years.
673:quays at General Terminus (over the connected
356:History of the Caledonian Railway (until 1850)
4097:
3832:
3755:
3442:
3173:(1st ed.). London: Educational Book Co.
1631:. It later closed and the rails were lifted.
1465:southwest of Edinburgh, and a branch line to
1403:, passing Dalry Road Locomotive Depot in 1962
1273:was nominally independent, running from near
829:was a keen competitor, having taken over the
713:Financial problems, and Greenock amalgamation
679:Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
265:in 1848, making an alliance with the English
236:(formerly part of the North British Railway).
8:
3397:Through Scotland with the Caledonian Railway
2390:
1446:on the Edinburgh main line, passing through
1176:(CalMac), which remains in state ownership.
837:, and servicing that industry with coal and
751:), and Bridge Street (on the Paisley line).
675:General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
590:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
560:The Glasgow and Edinburgh lines combined at
39:
3624:Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
3219:. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
2577:, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1979,
2569:
2567:
2388:
2386:
2384:
2382:
2380:
2378:
2376:
2374:
2372:
2370:
2152:
2150:
2148:
1827:Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway
1779:to Oban is open today, connected to the ex-
1634:The Aberdeen Railway was to run north from
631:since 1846, but this involved crossing the
432:Former Caledonian Main Line, Edinburgh 2011
5091:Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway
4863:Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge
4104:
4090:
4082:
4071:List of companies involved in the grouping
3762:
3748:
3740:
3619:Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
3449:
3435:
3427:
3137:Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies
2523:The Little Railways of South West Scotland
969:was opened in 1869, linking iron mines in
951:; the Caledonian was a one-quarter owner.
949:Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
777:pressed for a railway connection, and the
696:. It opened on 1 November 1849. Trains to
622:The main line was opened from Carlisle to
474:
54:
45:
4833:Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction
2975:. Newton Abbot: David & Charles Plc.
2721:, David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1989,
2650:, David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1976,
2525:, David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1969,
2503:The Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railways
2398:, David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1984,
2183:inflation figures are based on data from
924:Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
759:South Lanarkshire: mainly mineral traffic
4011:
3720:Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
3609:North and South Western Junction Railway
3554:Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
1833:were poor, discouraging through travel.
1802:to the SMJR network; it was extended to
1796:Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway
1377:on foot to continue their rail journey.
1034:was complete on 1 October 1878. The new
992:Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway
903:A former Caledonian Railway building in
4773:Charlestown Railway and Harbour Company
3549:Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
2762:. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 16.
2708:, David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1966
2468:
2466:
2464:
2462:
2460:
2458:
2456:
2454:
2452:
2450:
2118:
2098:
913:Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
5182:Pre-grouping British railway companies
5131:Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway
5060:Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint
5030:Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction
4823:Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway
4461:Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction
3594:Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
2960:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2932:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2917:"A last look round at the week's news"
2904:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2876:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2812:. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 10.
2254:The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
1271:Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
618:The Caledonian Railway first main line
38:
5197:British companies established in 1830
5192:Railway companies established in 1830
4818:Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
4349:Lines built by the Caledonian Railway
4112:Historical Scottish railway companies
3457:Constituent railway companies of the
2787:. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 7.
2615:, Amberley Publishing, Stroud, 2014,
2416:The North British Railway — A History
2216:, Richard Stenlake, Ochiltree, 1993,
2124:
2122:
2087:Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway
1984:Sir Charles Bine Renshaw, 1st Baronet
1910:On 22 May 1915, a troop train was in
1563:also got their Acts on the same day.
1533:Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway
1488:Stirling, Perth, Callander and Crieff
1345:Caledonian Railway lines to Edinburgh
1243:Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
1004:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
726:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
533:Text of statute as originally enacted
212:and Glasgow is in use as part of the
7:
5014:Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness
4964:North British, Arbroath and Montrose
4491:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr
4238:General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour
3459:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1297:The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
1207:(the eastern arm of the present-day
206:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
116:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
27:British pre-grouping railway company
5096:Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway
4728:Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick
4559:Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction
4288:Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie
3529:Brechin and Edzell District Railway
3191:Harmsworth's universal encyclopedia
3171:Harmsworth's universal encyclopedia
3141:. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
2668:"‘Soldiering On’ ……… and Magdalene"
2545:, Oakwood Press, Headington, 1990,
2214:Monkland: the Canal that Made Money
1912:a head-on collision at Quintinshill
1870:working. Twelve people were killed.
1287:Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway
1128:From Greenock to the Firth of Clyde
325:London Midland and Scottish Railway
307:passenger traffic developed on the
5202:1923 disestablishments in Scotland
5070:Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint
4873:Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh
4026:London, Brighton & South Coast
3422:The Caledonian Railway on Railscot
3417:The Caledonian Railway Association
2394:John Thomas revised J S Paterson,
2302:, Robert Hale Ltd., London, 1980,
2142:Obituary of Richard Price-Williams
1775:The western part of the line from
1180:Glasgow and Paisley suburban lines
568:, and the route then crossed over
375:Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
244:Caledonian Engineers Saloon No. 41
25:
4733:Anstruther and St Andrews Railway
4589:Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction
4213:Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie
4130:Glasgow and South Western Railway
4036:South Eastern and Chatham Railway
4031:London, Chatham and Dover Railway
3690:Furness and Midland Joint Railway
3680:Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
3639:Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway
3604:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
3483:Glasgow and South Western Railway
2889:"Caledonian Railway Chairmanship"
2835:"They started – and died - young"
1682:Scottish Midland Junction Railway
1553:Scottish Midland Junction Railway
1044:Glasgow and South Western Railway
922:In 1863 an independent line, the
734:Glasgow and South Western Railway
598:Glasgow and South Western Railway
298:Glasgow and South Western Railway
5172:Early Scottish railway companies
5126:Perth, Almond Valley and Methven
4298:Perth, Almond Valley and Methven
3670:Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
3584:Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
3498:London and North Western Railway
3493:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
3271:(Revised ed.). Shepperton:
3251:(1st ed.). London: Nelson.
2833:Esbester, Mike (1 August 2017).
2739:The Railways of Upper Strathearn
2573:Colin Johnston and John R Hume,
2541:Stuart Edgar and John M Sinton,
2287:The Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
1950:The Hon Edward Plunkett, RN 1850
1786:, but the remainder has closed.
1654:in 1854. There were branches to
1580:Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway
1303:Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
1211:) in 1886, and was extended via
1114:Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch
1066:Extending the network after 1880
497:Parliament of the United Kingdom
490:
438:Liverpool and Manchester Railway
269:which connected Carlisle to the
267:London and North Western Railway
5187:1830 establishments in Scotland
4948:Newburgh and North Fife Railway
4908:Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton
4655:Inverness and Aberdeen Junction
4481:Girvan and Portpatrick Junction
4333:Symington, Biggar and Broughton
4135:Great North of Scotland Railway
3675:Citadel Station Joint Committee
2717:John Thomas and David Turnock,
1884:2 miles (3.2 km) south of
1690:Great North of Scotland Railway
1319:-mile (10.5 km) line from
1293:), built jointly with the NBR.
1169:Caledonian Steam Packet Company
1146:Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
1105:from both places, combining at
998:. It extended from Townhead to
973:with the Caledonian Railway at
857:Developing the network: to 1880
314:Caledonian Steam Packet Company
5141:Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway
5116:Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway
4918:Leven and East of Fife Railway
4903:Kirkcaldy and District Railway
4878:Glasgow and Milngavie Junction
4710:Wick and Lybster Light Railway
4486:Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle
4273:Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire
3811:London, Midland & Scottish
3715:Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
3644:Wick and Lybster Light Railway
2839:Railway Work, Life & Death
2706:The Callander and Oban Railway
2322:, Adams and Dart, Bath, 1972,
2130:The Railway Year Book for 1920
1974:Sir James Thompson 1901 - 1906
1686:Scottish North Eastern Railway
843:Rutherglen and Coatbridge line
807:branches remain in operation.
460:Connecting Scotland and London
1:
4994:Slamannan and Borrowstounness
4660:Inverness and Aviemore Direct
4564:Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla
4293:Paisley and Barrhead District
4253:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock
4228:Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen
4218:Dunblane, Doune and Callander
3710:Preston and Longridge Railway
3599:Maryport and Carlisle Railway
2945:"The New Caledonian Chairman"
2611:Chris Hogg and Lynn Patrick,
1969:James Clark Bunten (engineer)
1646:itself. It opened in 1850 to
1502:Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
1484:, but this idea was shelved.
692:to a new Glasgow terminus at
446:London and Birmingham Railway
5111:Invergarry and Fort Augustus
5055:Glasgow and Renfrew District
5009:West of Fife Mineral Railway
4999:Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway
4883:Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank
4670:Inverness and Perth Junction
3269:Main Lines Across the Border
3249:Main Lines Across the Border
3040:(5th ed.). Shepperton:
2741:, Oakwood Press, Usk, 2004,
2648:Forgotten Railways: Scotland
2505:, Oakwood Press, Usk, 1991,
1959:William Johnston 1854 - 1859
1808:Crieff & Methven Railway
1620:). The SMJR opened in 1848.
1101:as watering places, and ran
648:Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
635:at Berwick by road, and the
406:Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
99:; 101 years ago
86:; 177 years ago
32:Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
5086:Brechin and Edzell District
4984:Strathendrick and Aberfoyle
4788:Dunfermline and Queensferry
4630:Buckie and Portessie Branch
4466:Castle Douglas and Dumfries
4208:Crieff and Methven Junction
3968:Glasgow & South Western
3731:(Full list of constituents)
3524:Arbroath and Forfar Railway
3508:North Staffordshire Railway
3097:Conolly, W. Philip (1980).
2543:The Solway Junction Railway
2068:motto; this bore the words
1978:Sir James King, 1st Baronet
1710:Dundee and Arbroath Railway
1638:, a few miles northwest of
1623:The Inchture Express was a
1610:Arbroath and Forfar Railway
1566:The SMJR built a line from
1436:Wishaw and Coltness Railway
1028:Sir William Arrol & Co.
996:Clydesdale Junction Railway
888:Branches south of Carstairs
663:Clydesdale Junction Railway
652:Wishaw and Coltness Railway
549:Caledonian Railway Act 1845
479:Caledonian Railway Act 1845
410:Wishaw and Coltness Railway
385:, and the invention of the
234:Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway
18:Caledonian Railway Act 1845
5218:
5167:Companies based in Glasgow
4928:Monkland and Kirkintilloch
4680:Kyle of Lochalsh Extension
4021:London & South Western
3983:London & North Western
3978:Lancashire & Yorkshire
3800:London & North Eastern
3569:Dundee and Newtyle Railway
3534:Callander and Oban Railway
2070:Caledonian Railway Company
1995:Chief mechanical engineers
1798:opened in 1858 to connect
1751:Callander and Oban Railway
1745:Callander and Oban Railway
1739:Forfar and Brechin Railway
1584:Dundee and Newtyle Railway
1537:Callander and Oban Railway
1496:(SCR), which obtained its
1342:
865:
814:
762:
607:
472:United Kingdom legislation
361:The Lanarkshire coal lines
353:
29:
5050:Glasgow and Paisley Joint
4868:Glasgow City and District
4471:Dalry and North Johnstone
4441:Ayrshire and Wigtownshire
4318:Scottish Midland Junction
4308:Rutherglen and Coatbridge
4278:Leadhills and Wanlockhead
4058:
3779:
3774:British railway companies
3728:
3539:Cathcart District Railway
3187:Hammerton, John Alexander
3167:Hammerton, John Alexander
2896:. Scotland. 7 August 1901
2810:Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6
2785:Trains in Trouble: Vol. 5
2760:Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2
1956:William Baird 1852 - 1854
1945:John James Hope Johnstone
1819:Crieff and Comrie Railway
1704:with the building of the
1399:An empty stock train for
1289:(originally built by the
1193:Cathcart District Railway
572:and continued on through
489:
484:
53:
44:
5106:Hagdale Chromate Railway
4979:Stirling and Dunfermline
4853:Forth and Clyde Junction
4848:Fife and Kinross Railway
4690:Sutherland and Caithness
4675:Inverness and Ross-shire
4431:Ayr and Maybole Junction
4358:CR Cleland and Midcalder
4268:Lanarkshire and Ayrshire
3700:Lancashire Union Railway
3544:Charnwood Forest Railway
3020:(4th ed.). London:
3000:(3rd ed.). London:
2866:West Somerset Free Press
2758:Trevena, Arthur (1981).
2680:McKean, Charles (2007).
2593:Johnston and Hume, p. 37
2082:Carlisle railway history
1941:William Lockhart MP 1844
1877:. One person was killed.
1845:Wreckage at Quintinshill
1768:. A branch was built to
1759:Scottish Central Railway
1675:Dundee and Perth Railway
1629:Inchture railway station
1614:5 ft 6 in
1561:Dundee and Perth Railway
1494:Scottish Central Railway
1285:with the opening of the
851:Carfin to Midcalder line
414:4 ft 6 in
5065:Kilsyth and Bonnybridge
4974:The St. Andrews Railway
4753:Border Counties Railway
4743:Bathgate and Coatbridge
4421:Ardrossan and Johnstone
4263:Hamilton and Strathaven
4258:Greenock and Wemyss Bay
4248:Glasgow Central Railway
3915:Great North of Scotland
3695:Goods Traffic Committee
3654:Yorkshire Dales Railway
3629:Solway Junction Railway
3267:; Cross, Derek (1982).
3247:; Cross, Derek (1960).
3211:; Riemsdijk, John van;
2952:. England. 20 June 1906
2924:. England. 16 June 1906
2808:Earnshaw, Alan (1990).
2783:Earnshaw, Alan (1989).
2684:. Granta Publications.
2185:Clark, Gregory (2017).
2066:Nemo me impune lacessit
1989:Henry Allan 1918 - 1923
1965:J.C. Bolton 1880 - 1897
1962:Thomas Hill 1868 - 1880
1953:John Duncan 1850 - 1852
1823:Callander and Oban line
1546:North and east of Perth
1518:Crieff Junction Railway
1220:Glasgow Central Railway
1036:Glasgow Central station
986:Glasgow Central station
967:Solway Junction Railway
862:Busby and East Kilbride
281:and the civil engineer
230:locomotive no. 419
60:1920 map of the railway
4828:Edinburgh and Northern
4803:Edinburgh and Dalkeith
4798:Edinburgh and Bathgate
4609:St Combs Light Railway
4451:Bridge of Weir Railway
4378:CR Hamiltonhill Branch
4323:Scottish North Eastern
2868:. England. 22 May 1897
2362:The Caledonian Railway
2062:Lord Lyon King of Arms
1846:
1404:
1401:Princes Street station
1358:
1355:Railway Clearing House
1339:Edinburgh and Lothians
1167:nominally independent
908:
619:
442:Grand Junction Railway
433:
245:
237:
5121:Lochaber Narrow Gauge
5045:Darvel and Strathaven
5004:West Highland Railway
4898:Kinross-shire Railway
4888:Kelvin Valley Railway
4808:Edinburgh and Glasgow
4705:Dornoch Light Railway
4584:Formartine and Buchan
4496:Greenock and Ayrshire
4426:Ayr and Dalmellington
4145:North British Railway
4041:South Eastern Railway
3663:Former joint railways
3564:Dornoch Light Railway
3559:Dearne Valley Railway
3466:Constituent companies
3395:Mullay, A. J. (2010)
3335:Thomas, John (1971).
1844:
1696:; it opened in 1867.
1524:to what later became
1511:Perth General station
1456:route through Falkirk
1398:
1371:North British Railway
1352:
1264:North British Railway
1132:In the mid-1850s the
1056:Bridge Street station
902:
827:North British Railway
617:
578:North British Railway
431:
294:North British Railway
243:
227:
4959:North Berwick Branch
4813:Edinburgh and Hawick
4793:East of Fife Railway
4783:Devon Valley Railway
4758:Border Union Railway
4544:Aberdeen and Turriff
4501:Kilmarnock and Troon
4243:Garnkirk and Glasgow
3614:North London Railway
3517:Subsidiary companies
2971:Dow, George (1973).
2861:"News in a nutshell"
1790:The Strathearn lines
1652:Guild Street station
1625:horse-drawn carriage
1373:needed to cross the
1209:Cathcart Circle Line
1174:Caledonian MacBrayne
1032:Clyde railway bridge
610:Caledonian Main Line
586:East Coast Main Line
214:West Coast Main Line
5136:Skye Marble Railway
5101:Dundee and Arbroath
5040:Dundee and Arbroath
4938:Montrose and Bervie
4858:Gifford and Garvald
4665:Inverness and Nairn
4521:Paisley and Renfrew
4343:Wishaw and Coltness
4193:Clydesdale Junction
4178:Arbroath and Forfar
3993:North Staffordshire
3920:Hull & Barnsley
3770:The "Big Four" pre-
3705:North Union Railway
3312:Robertson, C. J. A.
2298:Frank Ferneyhough,
2044:William Pickersgill
1136:connections on the
1018:(who insisted on a
1006:with a terminus at
934:had opened between
932:Portpatrick Railway
629:Newcastle upon Tyne
450:North Union Railway
41:
5162:Caledonian Railway
4695:Sutherland Railway
4640:Duke of Sutherland
4614:Strathspey Railway
4594:Keith and Dufftown
4549:Aboyne and Braemar
4526:Paisley Canal Line
4516:Maybole and Girvan
4511:Maidens and Dunure
4407:Glasgow and South
4393:Callander and Oban
4373:CR Hamilton Branch
4283:Lesmahagow Railway
4233:Forfar and Brechin
4125:Caledonian Railway
3473:Caledonian Railway
3131:Awdry, Christopher
2318:Norman W Webster,
2181:Retail Price Index
1847:
1784:West Highland Line
1772:, opened in 1903.
1526:Gleneagles station
1444:Midcalder Junction
1405:
1359:
909:
779:Lesmahagow Railway
620:
582:Berwick-upon-Tweed
434:
246:
238:
182:Caledonian Railway
81:Dates of operation
40:Caledonian Railway
5149:
5148:
4943:Mallaig Extension
4933:Monkland Railways
4778:Coatbridge Branch
4685:Perth and Dunkeld
4635:Dingwall and Skye
4416:Ardrossan Railway
4383:CR The Switchback
4368:CR Douglas Branch
4203:Crieff and Comrie
4188:Cathcart District
4118:Primary companies
4079:
4078:
3737:
3736:
3589:Knott End Railway
2670:- Westmuir.org.uk
2443:978 1 84033 648 1
2424:978-1-84033-647-4
2156:C J A Robertson,
2052:Armorial bearings
1917:culpable homicide
1837:Notable accidents
1723:Race to the North
1714:Kinnaber Junction
1498:Act of Parliament
1357:map of Edinburgh.
1333:Ardrossan Harbour
1103:The Tinto Express
960:Dolphinton branch
831:Monkland Railways
823:North Lanarkshire
811:North Lanarkshire
775:South Lanarkshire
732:jointly with the
543:act of Parliament
538:
537:
485:Act of Parliament
330:It extended from
321:Railways Act 1921
178:
177:
16:(Redirected from
5209:
4843:Eyemouth Railway
4645:Findhorn Railway
4623:Highland Railway
4537:Scotland Railway
4436:Ayr to Mauchline
4313:Scottish Central
4303:Polloc and Govan
4223:Dundee and Perth
4163:Aberdeen Railway
4140:Highland Railway
4106:
4099:
4092:
4083:
4013:
3950:
3892:
3834:
3824:
3819:
3813:
3808:
3802:
3797:
3791:
3786:
3764:
3757:
3750:
3741:
3574:Harborne Railway
3488:Highland Railway
3451:
3444:
3437:
3428:
3385:
3358:
3329:
3307:
3294:
3260:
3238:
3202:
3182:
3160:
3140:
3124:
3093:
3063:
3033:
3013:
2987:
2986:
2973:Railway Heraldry
2968:
2962:
2961:
2959:
2957:
2947:
2940:
2934:
2933:
2931:
2929:
2919:
2912:
2906:
2905:
2903:
2901:
2891:
2884:
2878:
2877:
2875:
2873:
2863:
2856:
2850:
2849:
2847:
2845:
2830:
2824:
2823:
2805:
2799:
2798:
2780:
2774:
2773:
2755:
2749:
2735:
2729:
2715:
2709:
2702:
2696:
2695:
2677:
2671:
2665:
2659:
2644:
2638:
2635:
2629:
2623:
2621:978 144 562 1081
2609:
2603:
2600:
2594:
2591:
2585:
2575:Glasgow Stations
2571:
2562:
2559:
2553:
2539:
2533:
2519:
2513:
2499:
2493:
2490:
2484:
2470:
2445:
2432:
2426:
2412:
2406:
2392:
2365:
2356:
2350:
2336:
2330:
2316:
2310:
2296:
2290:
2283:
2277:
2263:
2257:
2250:
2244:
2232:George Thomson,
2230:
2224:
2212:Guthrie Hutton,
2210:
2204:
2203:
2201:
2199:
2177:
2168:
2154:
2143:
2140:
2134:
2133:
2126:
2106:
2103:
2038:John F. McIntosh
1852:was in collision
1810:opened in 1866.
1619:
1615:
1607:
1603:
1601:
1600:
1596:
1593:
1557:Aberdeen Railway
1520:had opened from
1318:
1317:
1313:
1310:
1116:was opened as a
1092:
1091:
1087:
1084:
965:The independent
894:Southern Uplands
845:, later linking
551:
550:
494:
493:
480:
475:
467:Southern Uplands
448:in 1838 and the
424:English railways
419:
415:
397:and coal in the
271:English Midlands
158:
152:
148:
146:
145:
141:
138:
107:
105:
100:
94:
92:
87:
58:
49:
42:
21:
5217:
5216:
5212:
5211:
5210:
5208:
5207:
5206:
5152:
5151:
5150:
5145:
5074:
5018:
4969:Peebles Railway
4954:Newport Railway
4950:(worked by NBR)
4923:Macmerry Branch
4893:Kincardine Line
4720:
4714:
4650:Fortrose Branch
4618:
4536:
4535:Great North of
4530:
4446:Barrhead Branch
4409:Western Railway
4408:
4402:
4328:Solway Junction
4198:Crieff Junction
4155:
4149:
4113:
4110:
4080:
4075:
4054:
4006:
3943:
3885:
3842:Alexandra Docks
3827:
3817:
3816:
3806:
3805:
3795:
3794:
3784:
3783:
3775:
3772:nationalisation
3768:
3738:
3733:
3724:
3658:
3512:
3503:Midland Railway
3478:Furness Railway
3461:
3455:
3413:
3392:
3390:Further reading
3374:
3361:
3347:
3334:
3326:
3310:
3299:
3283:
3263:
3243:
3227:
3209:Heap, Christine
3207:
3185:
3165:
3149:
3129:
3113:
3096:
3082:
3066:
3052:
3036:
3016:
2996:
2991:
2990:
2983:
2970:
2969:
2965:
2955:
2953:
2942:
2941:
2937:
2927:
2925:
2914:
2913:
2909:
2899:
2897:
2886:
2885:
2881:
2871:
2869:
2858:
2857:
2853:
2843:
2841:
2832:
2831:
2827:
2820:
2807:
2806:
2802:
2795:
2782:
2781:
2777:
2770:
2757:
2756:
2752:
2737:Bernard Byrom,
2736:
2732:
2716:
2712:
2703:
2699:
2692:
2679:
2678:
2674:
2666:
2662:
2645:
2641:
2636:
2632:
2626:
2610:
2606:
2601:
2597:
2592:
2588:
2572:
2565:
2560:
2556:
2540:
2536:
2521:David L Smith,
2520:
2516:
2500:
2496:
2491:
2487:
2482:978 1840 335842
2471:
2448:
2433:
2429:
2413:
2409:
2393:
2368:
2357:
2353:
2337:
2333:
2317:
2313:
2297:
2293:
2284:
2280:
2264:
2260:
2251:
2247:
2231:
2227:
2211:
2207:
2197:
2195:
2184:
2178:
2171:
2155:
2146:
2141:
2137:
2128:
2127:
2120:
2115:
2110:
2109:
2104:
2100:
2095:
2078:
2054:
2049:
2020:Dugald Drummond
2014:George Brittain
2008:Benjamin Connor
2002:Robert Sinclair
1997:
1992:
1931:
1926:
1839:
1792:
1747:
1617:
1613:
1605:
1598:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1588:4 ft
1587:
1548:
1490:
1409:Granton Harbour
1347:
1341:
1315:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1299:
1260:
1258:North Clydeside
1182:
1130:
1089:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1073:
1068:
1000:Buchanan Street
988:
977:, crossing the
890:
870:
864:
859:
819:
813:
767:
761:
715:
694:Buchanan Street
690:Milton Junction
612:
606:
570:Beattock Summit
555:8 & 9 Vict.
548:
547:
510:8 & 9 Vict.
499:
491:
478:
473:
462:
426:
417:
413:
363:
358:
352:
303:A considerable
222:
154:
150:
143:
139:
136:
134:
133:4 ft
132:
103:
101:
98:
96:
90:
88:
85:
61:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5215:
5213:
5205:
5204:
5199:
5194:
5189:
5184:
5179:
5174:
5169:
5164:
5154:
5153:
5147:
5146:
5144:
5143:
5138:
5133:
5128:
5123:
5118:
5113:
5108:
5103:
5098:
5093:
5088:
5082:
5080:
5076:
5075:
5073:
5072:
5067:
5062:
5057:
5052:
5047:
5042:
5037:
5032:
5026:
5024:
5020:
5019:
5017:
5016:
5011:
5006:
5001:
4996:
4991:
4986:
4981:
4976:
4971:
4966:
4961:
4956:
4951:
4945:
4940:
4935:
4930:
4925:
4920:
4915:
4910:
4905:
4900:
4895:
4890:
4885:
4880:
4875:
4870:
4865:
4860:
4855:
4850:
4845:
4840:
4835:
4830:
4825:
4820:
4815:
4810:
4805:
4800:
4795:
4790:
4785:
4780:
4775:
4770:
4765:
4763:Campsie Branch
4760:
4755:
4750:
4745:
4740:
4735:
4730:
4724:
4722:
4716:
4715:
4713:
4712:
4707:
4702:
4698:
4697:
4692:
4687:
4682:
4677:
4672:
4667:
4662:
4657:
4652:
4647:
4642:
4637:
4632:
4626:
4624:
4620:
4619:
4617:
4616:
4611:
4606:
4601:
4596:
4591:
4586:
4581:
4579:Denburn Valley
4576:
4571:
4566:
4561:
4556:
4551:
4546:
4540:
4538:
4532:
4531:
4529:
4528:
4523:
4518:
4513:
4508:
4503:
4498:
4493:
4488:
4483:
4478:
4473:
4468:
4463:
4458:
4453:
4448:
4443:
4438:
4433:
4428:
4423:
4418:
4412:
4410:
4404:
4403:
4401:
4400:
4398:Killin Railway
4395:
4390:
4386:
4385:
4380:
4375:
4370:
4365:
4360:
4355:
4350:
4346:
4345:
4340:
4335:
4330:
4325:
4320:
4315:
4310:
4305:
4300:
4295:
4290:
4285:
4280:
4275:
4270:
4265:
4260:
4255:
4250:
4245:
4240:
4235:
4230:
4225:
4220:
4215:
4210:
4205:
4200:
4195:
4190:
4185:
4180:
4175:
4170:
4165:
4159:
4157:
4151:
4150:
4148:
4147:
4142:
4137:
4132:
4127:
4121:
4119:
4115:
4114:
4111:
4109:
4108:
4101:
4094:
4086:
4077:
4076:
4074:
4073:
4068:
4063:
4059:
4056:
4055:
4053:
4052:
4051:
4050:
4038:
4033:
4028:
4023:
4017:
4015:
4008:
4007:
4005:
4004:
4003:
4002:
3990:
3985:
3980:
3975:
3970:
3965:
3960:
3954:
3952:
3945:
3944:
3942:
3941:
3940:
3939:
3927:
3922:
3917:
3912:
3910:Great Northern
3907:
3902:
3896:
3894:
3887:
3886:
3884:
3883:
3882:
3881:
3869:
3864:
3859:
3854:
3849:
3844:
3838:
3836:
3829:
3828:
3826:
3825:
3814:
3803:
3792:
3780:
3777:
3776:
3769:
3767:
3766:
3759:
3752:
3744:
3735:
3734:
3729:
3726:
3725:
3723:
3722:
3717:
3712:
3707:
3702:
3697:
3692:
3687:
3682:
3677:
3672:
3666:
3664:
3660:
3659:
3657:
3656:
3651:
3649:Wirral Railway
3646:
3641:
3636:
3631:
3626:
3621:
3616:
3611:
3606:
3601:
3596:
3591:
3586:
3581:
3579:Killin Railway
3576:
3571:
3566:
3561:
3556:
3551:
3546:
3541:
3536:
3531:
3526:
3520:
3518:
3514:
3513:
3511:
3510:
3505:
3500:
3495:
3490:
3485:
3480:
3475:
3469:
3467:
3463:
3462:
3456:
3454:
3453:
3446:
3439:
3431:
3425:
3424:
3419:
3412:
3411:External links
3409:
3408:
3407:
3391:
3388:
3387:
3386:
3372:
3359:
3345:
3332:
3330:
3324:
3308:
3304:Red for Danger
3301:Rolt, L. T. C.
3296:
3295:
3281:
3261:
3241:
3239:
3225:
3213:Science Museum
3204:
3203:
3183:
3163:
3161:
3147:
3126:
3125:
3111:
3094:
3080:
3064:
3050:
3034:
3014:
2994:
2989:
2988:
2981:
2963:
2935:
2907:
2894:Dundee Courier
2879:
2851:
2825:
2818:
2800:
2793:
2775:
2768:
2750:
2730:
2710:
2697:
2690:
2672:
2660:
2658:, pp. 91 to 92
2639:
2630:
2624:
2604:
2595:
2586:
2563:
2554:
2534:
2514:
2494:
2485:
2446:
2427:
2407:
2366:
2351:
2331:
2311:
2291:
2278:
2258:
2245:
2225:
2205:
2192:MeasuringWorth
2169:
2144:
2135:
2117:
2116:
2114:
2111:
2108:
2107:
2097:
2096:
2094:
2091:
2090:
2089:
2084:
2077:
2074:
2053:
2050:
2048:
2047:
2041:
2035:
2029:
2023:
2017:
2011:
2005:
1998:
1996:
1993:
1991:
1990:
1987:
1981:
1975:
1972:
1966:
1963:
1960:
1957:
1954:
1951:
1948:
1942:
1939:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1924:Office holders
1922:
1921:
1920:
1908:
1897:
1890:
1878:
1871:
1868:absolute block
1838:
1835:
1791:
1788:
1746:
1743:
1731:Broughty Ferry
1547:
1544:
1489:
1486:
1463:Water of Leith
1390:Princes Street
1343:Main article:
1340:
1337:
1298:
1295:
1259:
1256:
1181:
1178:
1138:Firth of Clyde
1129:
1126:
1077:Moffat Railway
1072:
1071:Moffat Railway
1069:
1067:
1064:
987:
984:
936:Castle Douglas
889:
886:
866:Main article:
863:
860:
858:
855:
815:Main article:
812:
809:
763:Main article:
760:
757:
714:
711:
608:Main article:
605:
602:
536:
535:
529:
528:
525:
519:
518:
514:
513:
507:
501:
500:
495:
487:
486:
482:
481:
471:
461:
458:
425:
422:
371:Monkland Canal
362:
359:
354:Main article:
351:
348:
309:Firth of Clyde
279:Thomas Brassey
221:
218:
188:) was a major
176:
175:
172:
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
156:standard gauge
130:
124:
123:
119:
118:
113:
109:
108:
82:
78:
77:
72:
68:
67:
63:
62:
59:
51:
50:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5214:
5203:
5200:
5198:
5195:
5193:
5190:
5188:
5185:
5183:
5180:
5178:
5175:
5173:
5170:
5168:
5165:
5163:
5160:
5159:
5157:
5142:
5139:
5137:
5134:
5132:
5129:
5127:
5124:
5122:
5119:
5117:
5114:
5112:
5109:
5107:
5104:
5102:
5099:
5097:
5094:
5092:
5089:
5087:
5084:
5083:
5081:
5077:
5071:
5068:
5066:
5063:
5061:
5058:
5056:
5053:
5051:
5048:
5046:
5043:
5041:
5038:
5036:
5033:
5031:
5028:
5027:
5025:
5021:
5015:
5012:
5010:
5007:
5005:
5002:
5000:
4997:
4995:
4992:
4990:
4987:
4985:
4982:
4980:
4977:
4975:
4972:
4970:
4967:
4965:
4962:
4960:
4957:
4955:
4952:
4949:
4946:
4944:
4941:
4939:
4936:
4934:
4931:
4929:
4926:
4924:
4921:
4919:
4916:
4914:
4913:Leven Railway
4911:
4909:
4906:
4904:
4901:
4899:
4896:
4894:
4891:
4889:
4886:
4884:
4881:
4879:
4876:
4874:
4871:
4869:
4866:
4864:
4861:
4859:
4856:
4854:
4851:
4849:
4846:
4844:
4841:
4839:
4836:
4834:
4831:
4829:
4826:
4824:
4821:
4819:
4816:
4814:
4811:
4809:
4806:
4804:
4801:
4799:
4796:
4794:
4791:
4789:
4786:
4784:
4781:
4779:
4776:
4774:
4771:
4769:
4766:
4764:
4761:
4759:
4756:
4754:
4751:
4749:
4746:
4744:
4741:
4739:
4736:
4734:
4731:
4729:
4726:
4725:
4723:
4719:North British
4717:
4711:
4708:
4706:
4703:
4700:
4699:
4696:
4693:
4691:
4688:
4686:
4683:
4681:
4678:
4676:
4673:
4671:
4668:
4666:
4663:
4661:
4658:
4656:
4653:
4651:
4648:
4646:
4643:
4641:
4638:
4636:
4633:
4631:
4628:
4627:
4625:
4621:
4615:
4612:
4610:
4607:
4605:
4602:
4600:
4597:
4595:
4592:
4590:
4587:
4585:
4582:
4580:
4577:
4575:
4572:
4570:
4569:Boddam Branch
4567:
4565:
4562:
4560:
4557:
4555:
4554:Alford Valley
4552:
4550:
4547:
4545:
4542:
4541:
4539:
4533:
4527:
4524:
4522:
4519:
4517:
4514:
4512:
4509:
4507:
4504:
4502:
4499:
4497:
4494:
4492:
4489:
4487:
4484:
4482:
4479:
4477:
4476:Darvel Branch
4474:
4472:
4469:
4467:
4464:
4462:
4459:
4457:
4454:
4452:
4449:
4447:
4444:
4442:
4439:
4437:
4434:
4432:
4429:
4427:
4424:
4422:
4419:
4417:
4414:
4413:
4411:
4405:
4399:
4396:
4394:
4391:
4388:
4387:
4384:
4381:
4379:
4376:
4374:
4371:
4369:
4366:
4364:
4361:
4359:
4356:
4354:
4351:
4348:
4347:
4344:
4341:
4339:
4338:Talla Railway
4336:
4334:
4331:
4329:
4326:
4324:
4321:
4319:
4316:
4314:
4311:
4309:
4306:
4304:
4301:
4299:
4296:
4294:
4291:
4289:
4286:
4284:
4281:
4279:
4276:
4274:
4271:
4269:
4266:
4264:
4261:
4259:
4256:
4254:
4251:
4249:
4246:
4244:
4241:
4239:
4236:
4234:
4231:
4229:
4226:
4224:
4221:
4219:
4216:
4214:
4211:
4209:
4206:
4204:
4201:
4199:
4196:
4194:
4191:
4189:
4186:
4184:
4183:Busby Railway
4181:
4179:
4176:
4174:
4171:
4169:
4168:Alloa Railway
4166:
4164:
4161:
4160:
4158:
4152:
4146:
4143:
4141:
4138:
4136:
4133:
4131:
4128:
4126:
4123:
4122:
4120:
4116:
4107:
4102:
4100:
4095:
4093:
4088:
4087:
4084:
4072:
4069:
4067:
4064:
4061:
4060:
4057:
4049:
4048:
4044:
4043:
4042:
4039:
4037:
4034:
4032:
4029:
4027:
4024:
4022:
4019:
4018:
4016:
4009:
4001:
4000:
3996:
3995:
3994:
3991:
3989:
3986:
3984:
3981:
3979:
3976:
3974:
3971:
3969:
3966:
3964:
3961:
3959:
3956:
3955:
3953:
3946:
3938:
3937:
3933:
3932:
3931:
3930:North Eastern
3928:
3926:
3925:North British
3923:
3921:
3918:
3916:
3913:
3911:
3908:
3906:
3905:Great Eastern
3903:
3901:
3900:Great Central
3898:
3897:
3895:
3888:
3880:
3879:
3875:
3874:
3873:
3870:
3868:
3865:
3863:
3862:Great Western
3860:
3858:
3855:
3853:
3850:
3848:
3845:
3843:
3840:
3839:
3837:
3830:
3823:
3815:
3812:
3804:
3801:
3793:
3790:
3789:Great Western
3782:
3781:
3778:
3773:
3765:
3760:
3758:
3753:
3751:
3746:
3745:
3742:
3732:
3727:
3721:
3718:
3716:
3713:
3711:
3708:
3706:
3703:
3701:
3698:
3696:
3693:
3691:
3688:
3686:
3683:
3681:
3678:
3676:
3673:
3671:
3668:
3667:
3665:
3661:
3655:
3652:
3650:
3647:
3645:
3642:
3640:
3637:
3635:
3632:
3630:
3627:
3625:
3622:
3620:
3617:
3615:
3612:
3610:
3607:
3605:
3602:
3600:
3597:
3595:
3592:
3590:
3587:
3585:
3582:
3580:
3577:
3575:
3572:
3570:
3567:
3565:
3562:
3560:
3557:
3555:
3552:
3550:
3547:
3545:
3542:
3540:
3537:
3535:
3532:
3530:
3527:
3525:
3522:
3521:
3519:
3515:
3509:
3506:
3504:
3501:
3499:
3496:
3494:
3491:
3489:
3486:
3484:
3481:
3479:
3476:
3474:
3471:
3470:
3468:
3464:
3460:
3452:
3447:
3445:
3440:
3438:
3433:
3432:
3429:
3423:
3420:
3418:
3415:
3414:
3410:
3406:
3405:9781840334913
3402:
3398:
3394:
3393:
3389:
3383:
3379:
3375:
3373:0-9465-3712-7
3369:
3365:
3360:
3356:
3352:
3348:
3346:0-7153-5408-6
3342:
3338:
3333:
3331:
3327:
3325:0-8597-6088-X
3321:
3317:
3313:
3309:
3305:
3302:
3298:
3297:
3292:
3288:
3284:
3282:0-7110-1118-4
3278:
3274:
3270:
3266:
3262:
3258:
3254:
3250:
3246:
3242:
3240:
3236:
3232:
3228:
3226:0-1129-0432-7
3222:
3218:
3214:
3210:
3206:
3205:
3200:
3196:
3192:
3188:
3184:
3180:
3176:
3172:
3168:
3164:
3162:
3158:
3154:
3150:
3148:1-8526-0049-7
3144:
3139:
3138:
3132:
3128:
3127:
3122:
3118:
3114:
3112:0-7110-0320-3
3108:
3104:
3100:
3095:
3091:
3087:
3083:
3081:0-7110-0320-3
3077:
3073:
3069:
3065:
3061:
3057:
3053:
3051:0-7110-0320-3
3047:
3043:
3039:
3035:
3031:
3027:
3023:
3019:
3015:
3011:
3007:
3003:
2999:
2995:
2993:
2992:
2984:
2982:0-7153-5896-0
2978:
2974:
2967:
2964:
2951:
2950:Leeds Mercury
2946:
2939:
2936:
2923:
2918:
2911:
2908:
2895:
2890:
2883:
2880:
2867:
2862:
2855:
2852:
2840:
2836:
2829:
2826:
2821:
2819:0-906899-37-0
2815:
2811:
2804:
2801:
2796:
2794:0-906899-35-4
2790:
2786:
2779:
2776:
2771:
2769:0-906899-03-6
2765:
2761:
2754:
2751:
2748:
2747:0 85361 622 1
2744:
2740:
2734:
2731:
2728:
2727:0 946537 03 8
2724:
2720:
2714:
2711:
2707:
2704:John Thomas,
2701:
2698:
2693:
2691:9781862079403
2687:
2683:
2676:
2673:
2669:
2664:
2661:
2657:
2656:0 7153 7185 1
2653:
2649:
2646:John Thomas,
2643:
2640:
2634:
2631:
2628:
2625:
2622:
2618:
2614:
2608:
2605:
2599:
2596:
2590:
2587:
2584:
2583:0 7153 7569 5
2580:
2576:
2570:
2568:
2564:
2558:
2555:
2552:
2551:0 85361 395 8
2548:
2544:
2538:
2535:
2532:
2531:0-7153-4652-0
2528:
2524:
2518:
2515:
2512:
2511:0 85361 408 3
2508:
2504:
2501:C E J Fryer,
2498:
2495:
2489:
2486:
2483:
2479:
2475:
2469:
2467:
2465:
2463:
2461:
2459:
2457:
2455:
2453:
2451:
2447:
2444:
2440:
2436:
2431:
2428:
2425:
2421:
2417:
2411:
2408:
2405:
2404:0 946537 12 7
2401:
2397:
2391:
2389:
2387:
2385:
2383:
2381:
2379:
2377:
2375:
2373:
2371:
2367:
2363:
2360:
2355:
2352:
2349:
2348:0-7153-8968-8
2345:
2341:
2338:David Gould,
2335:
2332:
2329:
2328:0-239-00105-2
2325:
2321:
2315:
2312:
2309:
2308:0-7091-8137-X
2305:
2301:
2295:
2292:
2288:
2282:
2279:
2276:
2275:0 904966 41 0
2272:
2268:
2262:
2259:
2255:
2249:
2246:
2243:
2242:0 946120 03 X
2239:
2235:
2229:
2226:
2223:
2222:1 872074 28 6
2219:
2215:
2209:
2206:
2194:
2193:
2188:
2182:
2176:
2174:
2170:
2167:
2166:0-8597-6088-X
2163:
2159:
2153:
2151:
2149:
2145:
2139:
2136:
2131:
2125:
2123:
2119:
2112:
2102:
2099:
2092:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2079:
2075:
2073:
2071:
2067:
2063:
2059:
2058:Scottish arms
2051:
2045:
2042:
2039:
2036:
2033:
2030:
2027:
2024:
2021:
2018:
2015:
2012:
2009:
2006:
2003:
2000:
1999:
1994:
1988:
1985:
1982:
1979:
1976:
1973:
1970:
1967:
1964:
1961:
1958:
1955:
1952:
1949:
1946:
1943:
1940:
1937:
1934:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1918:
1913:
1909:
1906:
1902:
1898:
1895:
1891:
1887:
1883:
1879:
1876:
1872:
1869:
1865:
1861:
1857:
1853:
1849:
1848:
1843:
1836:
1834:
1832:
1828:
1824:
1820:
1816:
1811:
1809:
1805:
1801:
1797:
1789:
1787:
1785:
1782:
1778:
1773:
1771:
1767:
1762:
1760:
1756:
1752:
1744:
1742:
1740:
1736:
1732:
1726:
1724:
1719:
1715:
1711:
1707:
1703:
1697:
1695:
1694:Joint station
1691:
1687:
1683:
1678:
1676:
1671:
1669:
1663:
1661:
1657:
1653:
1649:
1645:
1641:
1637:
1632:
1630:
1626:
1621:
1618:1,676 mm
1611:
1606:1,384 mm
1585:
1581:
1577:
1573:
1569:
1564:
1562:
1558:
1554:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1534:
1529:
1527:
1523:
1519:
1514:
1512:
1507:
1503:
1499:
1495:
1487:
1485:
1483:
1479:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1464:
1459:
1457:
1453:
1449:
1445:
1441:
1437:
1434:The original
1432:
1430:
1426:
1421:
1418:
1414:
1410:
1407:The owner of
1402:
1397:
1393:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1378:
1376:
1372:
1368:
1364:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1338:
1336:
1334:
1330:
1326:
1322:
1304:
1296:
1294:
1292:
1288:
1284:
1280:
1276:
1272:
1267:
1265:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1239:
1237:
1233:
1232:Argyle Street
1229:
1225:
1221:
1216:
1214:
1210:
1206:
1202:
1201:Mount Florida
1198:
1197:Pollokshields
1194:
1189:
1187:
1179:
1177:
1175:
1170:
1164:
1162:
1157:
1155:
1151:
1147:
1143:
1139:
1135:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1119:
1118:light railway
1115:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1100:
1096:
1078:
1070:
1065:
1063:
1061:
1057:
1051:
1049:
1048:Greenock line
1045:
1040:
1037:
1033:
1029:
1023:
1021:
1017:
1011:
1009:
1008:Bridge Street
1005:
1001:
997:
993:
985:
983:
980:
976:
972:
968:
963:
961:
957:
952:
950:
945:
941:
937:
933:
929:
928:Dumfriesshire
925:
920:
918:
914:
906:
901:
897:
895:
887:
885:
883:
882:East Kilbride
879:
878:Busby Railway
875:
869:
868:Busby Railway
861:
856:
854:
852:
848:
844:
840:
836:
832:
828:
824:
818:
810:
808:
806:
801:
797:
793:
789:
785:
780:
776:
772:
766:
758:
756:
752:
750:
746:
741:
739:
738:Bridge Street
735:
731:
727:
722:
720:
719:the main line
712:
710:
707:
703:
699:
695:
691:
686:
684:
680:
676:
672:
669:, and to the
668:
664:
659:
657:
653:
649:
645:
640:
638:
634:
630:
625:
616:
611:
604:The main line
603:
601:
599:
595:
591:
587:
583:
579:
575:
571:
567:
563:
558:
556:
552:
544:
534:
530:
526:
524:
520:
515:
511:
508:
506:
502:
498:
488:
483:
476:
470:
468:
459:
457:
455:
451:
447:
444:in 1837, the
443:
439:
430:
423:
421:
418:1,372 mm
411:
407:
402:
400:
396:
392:
391:iron smelting
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
360:
357:
350:Early history
349:
347:
345:
341:
337:
333:
328:
326:
322:
317:
315:
310:
306:
301:
299:
295:
289:
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
242:
235:
231:
226:
219:
217:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
151:1,435 mm
131:
129:
125:
120:
117:
114:
110:
95: –
83:
79:
76:
73:
69:
64:
57:
52:
48:
43:
37:
33:
19:
4748:Blane Valley
4506:Largs Branch
4456:Cairn Valley
4363:CR Main Line
4353:Balerno line
4124:
4045:
4014:constituents
3997:
3957:
3951:constituents
3934:
3893:constituents
3876:
3835:constituents
3472:
3396:
3363:
3336:
3315:
3303:
3268:
3265:Nock, Oswald
3248:
3245:Nock, Oswald
3216:
3190:
3170:
3136:
3098:
3067:
3037:
3017:
2997:
2972:
2966:
2954:. Retrieved
2949:
2938:
2926:. Retrieved
2921:
2910:
2898:. Retrieved
2893:
2882:
2870:. Retrieved
2865:
2854:
2842:. Retrieved
2838:
2828:
2809:
2803:
2784:
2778:
2759:
2753:
2738:
2733:
2718:
2713:
2705:
2700:
2681:
2675:
2663:
2647:
2642:
2633:
2627:
2612:
2607:
2602:Awdry, p. 78
2598:
2589:
2574:
2557:
2542:
2537:
2522:
2517:
2502:
2497:
2488:
2473:
2472:David Ross,
2434:
2430:
2415:
2414:David Ross,
2410:
2395:
2361:
2354:
2339:
2334:
2319:
2314:
2299:
2294:
2286:
2285:Don Martin,
2281:
2266:
2265:Don Martin,
2261:
2253:
2252:Don Martin,
2248:
2233:
2228:
2213:
2208:
2196:. Retrieved
2190:
2157:
2138:
2129:
2101:
2069:
2065:
2055:
2026:Hugh Smellie
1980:1906 - 1908
1886:Kirtlebridge
1875:Coupar Angus
1864:interlocking
1856:Kirtlebridge
1812:
1793:
1774:
1770:Ballachulish
1763:
1755:western seas
1748:
1727:
1718:Forth Bridge
1698:
1679:
1672:
1664:
1633:
1622:
1565:
1555:(SMJR), the
1549:
1541:
1531:In 1858 the
1530:
1515:
1491:
1482:Corstorphine
1475:
1460:
1433:
1427:branch from
1422:
1406:
1379:
1367:Lothian Road
1360:
1301:In 1888 the
1300:
1268:
1261:
1240:
1217:
1190:
1183:
1165:
1158:
1154:Isle of Bute
1131:
1111:
1102:
1074:
1052:
1041:
1024:
1020:swing bridge
1012:
989:
979:Solway Firth
975:Kirtlebridge
964:
953:
921:
910:
891:
871:
820:
768:
753:
742:
740:in Glasgow.
723:
716:
687:
660:
644:Lothian Road
641:
621:
559:
546:
539:
527:31 July 1845
523:Royal assent
463:
435:
403:
383:David Mushet
364:
329:
318:
302:
290:
287:
283:George Heald
251:Central Belt
247:
220:Introduction
185:
181:
179:
171:Track length
71:Headquarters
36:
5079:Other lines
5023:Joint lines
4599:Moray Coast
2561:Ross, p. 64
2492:Ross, p. 63
2364:, Ian Allan
2032:John Lambie
1986:1908 - 1918
1971:1898 - 1901
1947:1845 - 1850
1831:Balquhidder
1777:Crianlarich
1668:ultra vires
1413:Leith Docks
1375:River Tweed
1283:Loch Lomond
1238:) in 1979.
1236:Argyle Line
940:Portpatrick
650:), and the
633:River Tweed
389:process of
338:, and from
336:Portpatrick
228:Caledonian
128:Track gauge
5156:Categories
5035:City Union
4838:Esk Valley
4738:Ballochney
4604:Morayshire
4154:Caledonian
3958:Caledonian
3159:. CN 8983.
2922:The Sphere
2113:References
1815:Strathearn
1706:Tay Bridge
1576:Strathmore
1452:Fauldhouse
1429:Auchengray
1425:Wilsontown
1224:Rutherglen
1060:signal box
971:Cumberland
956:Dolphinton
849:, and the
835:Coatbridge
792:Strathaven
788:Stonehouse
745:Motherwell
709:Stirling.
667:South Side
637:River Tyne
566:Clydesdale
399:Coatbridge
4989:Slamannan
4047:Full list
3999:Full list
3936:Full list
3878:Full list
3872:Taff Vale
3273:Ian Allan
3199:219858827
3121:221481275
3103:Ian Allan
3090:256832221
3072:Ian Allan
3042:Ian Allan
3022:Ian Allan
3010:221386661
3002:Ian Allan
2359:O.S. Nock
2046:1914–1923
2040:1895–1914
2034:1891–1895
2022:1882–1890
2016:1876–1882
2010:1856–1876
2004:1847–1856
1901:Shawfield
1860:main line
1806:when the
1648:Ferryhill
1382:Haymarket
1363:Carstairs
1329:Ardrossan
1305:opened a
1279:Dumbarton
1213:Shawlands
1122:Elvanfoot
1107:Symington
1016:Admiralty
919:in 1864.
698:Edinburgh
574:Annandale
562:Carstairs
452:reaching
387:hot blast
379:ironstone
367:Monklands
259:Edinburgh
198:Edinburgh
122:Technical
112:Successor
4062:See also
3973:Highland
3852:Cambrian
3822:Southern
3382:12521072
3355:16198685
3314:(1983).
3291:11622324
3257:12273673
3235:19513618
3215:(1985).
3189:(1925).
3179:52464434
3169:(1920).
3157:19514063
3133:(1990).
3074:. 1974.
3044:. 1972.
3030:38260240
3024:. 1965.
3004:. 1963.
2076:See also
1929:Chairmen
1894:Crawford
1889:injured.
1882:derailed
1660:Montrose
1644:Aberdeen
1640:Arbroath
1602: in
1559:and the
1471:Colinton
1386:Waverley
1275:Maryhill
1251:Barrhead
1228:Maryhill
1205:Cathcart
1186:tramways
1150:Rothesay
944:Dumfries
905:Hamilton
839:iron ore
805:Larkhall
796:Muirkirk
784:Coalburn
749:Hamilton
706:Carlisle
702:Stirling
683:Ayrshire
656:Townhead
624:Beattock
594:Dumfries
512:c. clxii
505:Citation
408:and the
395:iron ore
344:Carlisle
332:Aberdeen
296:and the
263:Carlisle
210:Carlisle
202:Aberdeen
190:Scottish
147: in
66:Overview
4721:Railway
4574:Deeside
4156:Railway
3988:Midland
3963:Furness
3867:Rhymney
3857:Cardiff
2956:30 July
2928:30 July
2900:30 July
2872:30 July
1905:Glasgow
1858:on the
1800:Methven
1656:Brechin
1636:Guthrie
1597:⁄
1478:Barnton
1467:Balerno
1440:Cleland
1323:on the
1314:⁄
1247:Paisley
1161:Gourock
1152:on the
1134:steamer
1099:Peebles
1088:⁄
917:Peebles
847:Airdrie
730:Paisley
454:Preston
305:steamer
255:Glasgow
232:at the
194:Glasgow
142:⁄
102: (
89: (
75:Glasgow
3820:
3818:
3809:
3807:
3798:
3796:
3787:
3785:
3403:
3380:
3370:
3353:
3343:
3322:
3289:
3279:
3255:
3233:
3223:
3197:
3177:
3155:
3145:
3119:
3109:
3088:
3078:
3060:811476
3058:
3048:
3028:
3008:
2979:
2816:
2791:
2766:
2745:
2725:
2688:
2654:
2619:
2581:
2549:
2529:
2509:
2480:
2441:
2422:
2402:
2346:
2326:
2306:
2273:
2240:
2220:
2164:
1804:Crieff
1735:Forfar
1702:Dundee
1572:Forfar
1522:Crieff
1448:Shotts
1321:Giffen
1142:Argyll
1095:Moffat
1030:; the
825:, the
800:Darvel
771:Lanark
588:. The
545:, the
401:area.
275:London
163:Length
4173:Alyth
3847:Barry
2844:6 May
2637:Awdry
2198:7 May
2093:Notes
1568:Perth
1506:Perth
1417:Leith
1120:from
874:Busby
671:Clyde
517:Dates
3891:LNER
3401:ISBN
3378:OCLC
3368:ISBN
3351:OCLC
3341:ISBN
3320:ISBN
3287:OCLC
3277:ISBN
3253:OCLC
3231:OCLC
3221:ISBN
3195:OCLC
3175:OCLC
3153:OCLC
3143:ISBN
3117:OCLC
3107:ISBN
3086:OCLC
3076:ISBN
3056:OCLC
3046:ISBN
3026:OCLC
3006:OCLC
2977:ISBN
2958:2017
2930:2017
2902:2017
2874:2017
2846:2024
2814:ISBN
2789:ISBN
2764:ISBN
2743:ISBN
2723:ISBN
2686:ISBN
2652:ISBN
2617:ISBN
2579:ISBN
2547:ISBN
2527:ISBN
2507:ISBN
2478:ISBN
2439:ISBN
2420:ISBN
2400:ISBN
2344:ISBN
2324:ISBN
2304:ISBN
2271:ISBN
2238:ISBN
2218:ISBN
2200:2024
2162:ISBN
2028:1890
1938:1844
1866:and
1794:The
1766:Oban
1749:The
1733:and
1680:The
1673:The
1658:and
1269:The
1249:and
1241:The
1218:The
1203:and
1191:The
1097:and
1075:The
938:and
911:The
798:and
747:and
704:and
340:Oban
273:and
261:and
200:and
180:The
104:1923
97:1923
91:1847
84:1847
3949:LMS
3833:GWR
2179:UK
1781:NBR
1570:to
1327:to
1277:to
1226:to
1199:to
1022:).
821:In
564:in
381:by
342:to
334:to
5158::
4012:SR
3399:.
3376:.
3349:.
3285:.
3275:.
3229:.
3151:.
3115:.
3105:.
3084:.
3054:.
2948:.
2920:.
2892:.
2864:.
2837:.
2566:^
2449:^
2369:^
2189:.
2172:^
2147:^
2121:^
2072:.
1725:.
1670:.
1662:.
1458:.
1450:,
1392:.
1335:.
794:,
790:,
786:,
700:,
600:.
316:.
285:.
257:,
186:CR
153:)
4105:e
4098:t
4091:v
3763:e
3756:t
3749:v
3450:e
3443:t
3436:v
3384:.
3357:.
3328:.
3306:.
3293:.
3259:.
3237:.
3201:.
3181:.
3123:.
3092:.
3062:.
3032:.
3012:.
2985:.
2848:.
2822:.
2797:.
2772:.
2694:.
2202:.
1919:.
1903:(
1616:(
1604:(
1599:2
1595:1
1592:+
1590:6
1316:2
1312:1
1309:+
1307:6
1090:2
1086:1
1083:+
1081:1
907:.
553:(
416:(
184:(
149:(
144:2
140:1
137:+
135:8
106:)
93:)
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.