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were travelling in the
Directors' Saloon, a vehicle which Mr. C Hamilton Ellis once described as of "more than imperial splendour". The G&SW men had no such reverence for it. They called it, crudely, and no doubt unfairly, "The Shebeen". Some economist at St Enoch thought that a bit of mileage might be saved by tacking "the Shebeen" on the back of the 5.10. Now the 5.10 in those days went out by way of Paisley Canal, a route which has about as much curvature per mile as the Darjeeling-Himalayan, and with only ten minutes allowed in which to cover the first 8ÂĽ miles to Paisley, a driver hadn't much time to ponder over radii and centrifugal force.
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1657:' meeting held during 1879, the Chairman referred to a newspaper article which had made claims that the G&SWR held intentions to convert the canal into a railway line. At that time, there was extreme sensitivity among shareholders over what some saw as the directors' whimsical and expensive schemes, leading to the Chairman speaking out to deny the claim, stating: "That had not entered into the minds of any of the directors, nor was it thought of in the most remote manner, till they saw it in the newspaper." In the Chairman's own words, the suggestion of such a conversion: "was perfect nonsense".
2130:, to accept ScotRail train tickets on local bus services. Observing that only EMUs were intended to operate the route, Network Rail developed customised overhead line equipment (OLE) for the electrification scheme; according to Brian Sweeney, Network Rail asset engineer for electrification in Scotland, traditional practices were overturned where realistic and the lowest possible wire height for EMU operation was specified, however, the pre-electrification W7 gauge was retained for the line. These combined measures had the effect of lowering the scheme's cost to ÂŁ12 million.
1915:. The contractor for the aqueduct's construction was John Simpson and the cost of construction was ÂŁ5,440. It is a freestone masonry segmental arch of 88 ft 6in (27 m) span and a height over the water of about 30 feet (9 m). The bridge is probably the longest span masonry aqueduct of the canal age on a British canal, and one of the world's earliest bridges to carry a public railway. It had to be widened in order to carry the double track railway, the line also crosses the bridge at a slight skew because of the easing of the sharp canal curvature.
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traditional practices; further difficulties were present at the site of three of these bridges, as they were adjacent to station platforms, so any track lowering would necessitate platform re-construction as well. As the high costs of a conventional approach was judged to be around twice that of which could be justified by the business case, innovative measures and compromises alike were adopted for the planned electrification work.
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electrification, the line between
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Early on, the G&SWR undertook to keep the canal operational and open to traffic, as well as to pay ÂŁ3,471 annually to the canal company's proprietors. At the time therefore, there had been no declared intention to use the physical infrastructure of the canal for railway-related purposes; however,
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switchgear to be installed. The tight timetable of the route had also posed significant challenges to the diesel trains used in the route, although these constraints were partially the result of it being a single line, it was recognised that electric rolling stock would have less of a problem due to
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In later years, as a driver, Coutts got no. 80, a Manson 4-4-0, and he had her a long while. One night he was on the 5.10 with her, 50 minutes non-stop for the 41.9 miles to Ayr; Felix Hill was firing to him. Well, some of the "Heid Yins" were going down to
Turnberry Hotel for the weekend, and they
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was not navigable for large vessels at the time. In 1806, he obtained
Parliamentary authority to construct the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal. Montgomerie held hopes that other businessmen and investors would quickly subscribe to his scheme; however, only ÂŁ44,342 would prove to be forthcoming.
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was lifted, and the land around
Paisley Canal station, including the line and the goods yard, was sold on and was mainly redeveloped for housing. The station building itself was converted for use as a restaurant, while the station footbridge was demolished and the space between the platforms filled
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Paisley Canal was 17
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and franchise operators, in this case ScotRail, had the benefit of significantly reducing the cost of the line's electrification. For the six-week construction period, ScotRail waived its compensation payment rights normally associated with short notice disruptive possessions and also arranged for
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was awarded a fixed-price design and construct contract to perform all
Paisley Canal electrification works with a six-month programme. During July 2012, electrification of the section of line from Corkerhill to Paisley Canal commenced. For the next six months, the majority of work was carried out
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Away they went, thunder-and-turf, out the Canal Road. Coutts took Saucel at about his usual , and he slid the whole crowd in "The
Shebeen" under the table. Paisley Canal station did the same; and so did Elderslie. Right out at the cow's tail and getting all the wag, the distinguished party had a
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During 1894–1895, construction work on the Canal line was focused upon the building of extensive carriage sidings at
Bellahouston, as well as an engine shed at nearby Corkerhill. The availability of affordable land at these locations had rendered such schemes much more economical, but came at the
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During the following year, on 5 February 1886, the Potterhill branch of the Canal line opened; this was built to account for the expanding industrial importance of Paisley. Soon, a total of eight westbound and seven eastbound stopping trains were running each day on the Canal line; of these, five
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only two years beforehand. On this occasion, there was no serious opposition to the proposal raised, thus an Act of Parliament authorising this work was passed. However, this outcome had meant that the G&SWR had found itself in the position of having to raise money for the building of the new
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to acquire the canal, which it did so at a cost of ÂŁ91,000; however, it had long since possessed a controlling stake in the canal company, having purchased its debt in connection with G&SWR's earlier acquisition of the Ardrossan Railway, with which the canal's financial affairs had been long
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at the expense of having to adopt a circuitous route between its destinations. During the reconstruction works, many of the loops and sharper turns which had been taken by the course of the canal were eased, often via the use of earthworks, as the higher-speed railway was less tolerant of sharp
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For this reopening, the intermediate stations located at Corkerhill, Mosspark and Crookston were also restored at the same time. Subsequent to the line's re-launch, new stations at Hawkhead (one platform) and Dumbreck (two platforms) have been opened. Most stations have only a single working
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it ran alongside the Glasgow and South Western Railway line running from Paisley Gilmour Street station to Johnstone and beyond, before crossing it via a dive-under crossing. The line terminated at a station at North Johnstone, however another junction near Elderslie provided access onto the
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Surveys of the route determined a conventional electrification scheme would have an estimated cost of between ÂŁ20 and ÂŁ28 million. A large proportion of these costs were due to the challenge posed by nine of the line's twelve overbridges, which required electrification clearance work under
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electrification project. However, even this traffic was diverted onto the line through Paisley Gilmour Street, and the Paisley Canal line was closed completely to all traffic between Hawkhead and Elderslie, partly as a result of the resignalling scheme associated with the
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during possessions held at weekends and after 8pm on Mondays to Thursdays; a nine-day blockade of the line was also necessary, during which track, bridge, and station modifications, including the rebuilding of the platform at Hawkhead station, were performed.
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While Network Rail's 2010, route plan update stated that the Paisley Canal electrification programme was to commence during 2014; the work in fact occurred two years earlier due to rapid and favourable progress made during the planning phase. In June 2012,
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During 1881, the same year as the canal's conversion work been authorised by Parliament, it was permanently closed to traffic and drained in preparation for building the railway on top of its former route. The canal had been built as a
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were extended to run onto or from Potterhill, while the remainder ran through to Johnstone. A triangular junction was built to provide access to the Potterhill line. The Potterhill branch would later form the base of the
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among others) were also run. During the line's latter years, as a cost reduction exercise, the signal boxes were only single-shift staffed, resulting in the last train of the day being run around 7pm.
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2047:Disposal of land at Paisley Canal and beyond
1900:The line crosses the White Water of Cart at
1880:; opened 1 June 1886; closed 1 January 1917.
1802:; opened by LMS 1938; closed 1 January 1939;
1847:Potterhill Junction; for Potterhill branch;
1181:
1173:
4482:Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway
4254:Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge
3495:
3481:
3473:
3396:Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme
2961:
2947:
2939:
2705:"Paisley Canal 'Low Cost' Electrification"
2508:Glasgow and Dunbartonshire's Lost Railways
2401:
2399:
2397:
2395:
1134:
1126:
1018:
1010:
435:
427:
305:
280:
266:
228:
4224:Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction
2393:
2391:
2389:
2387:
2385:
2383:
2381:
2379:
2377:
2375:
2314:
2312:
2310:
1842:Corsebar Junction; for Potterhill branch;
1564:, who had headed and championed both the
619:
611:
2268:. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing Limited.
1337:
1329:
1319:
1311:
16:Railway line in Scotland, United Kingdom
4164:Charlestown Railway and Harbour Company
2845:The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow
2249:
1904:. This was originally an aqueduct, the
1622:Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton
1595:, being furnished with a 25 kV AC
1562:Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton
1208:Paisley & Barrhead District Railway
845:Paisley & Barrhead District Railway
263:
230:
4558:Pre-grouping British railway companies
4522:Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway
4451:Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint
4421:Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction
4214:Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway
3852:Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction
2445:, pull out map: Glasgow and the Clyde.
2442:
2361:
2350:
2259:
2257:
2255:
2253:
1795:on the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Line.
1000:
992:
416:
20:
4209:Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
3740:Lines built by the Caledonian Railway
3503:Historical Scottish railway companies
3336:Rural lines and Great Scenic Railways
2920:Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
2737:from the original on 26 December 2020
2711:from the original on 26 December 2020
2653:from the original on 15 November 2013
2581:Paxton, Roland; Shipway, Jim (2007).
2293:. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
1820:; closed January 1917; reopened 1919;
1720:expense of additional empty mileage.
1362:
7:
4405:Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness
4355:North British, Arbroath and Montrose
3882:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr
3629:General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour
2469:
2227:Canal Junction (Elderslie) with the
1777:Shields Junction; with St Enoch line
1635:Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal
1566:Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal
4583:Standard gauge railways in Scotland
4487:Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway
4119:Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick
3950:Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction
3679:Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie
3462:Waverley Route Heritage Association
3401:Stirling–Alloa–Kincardine rail link
3377:Railway electrification in Scotland
2323:. Newton Abbot: David and Charles.
1526:. The line currently terminates at
636:Glasgow & Paisley Joint Railway
4578:Transport in Paisley, Renfrewshire
4461:Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint
4264:Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh
3452:Scottish Industrial Railway Centre
2585:. London: Thomas Telford Limited.
2406:Shirres, David (3 December 2012).
14:
4553:Glasgow and South Western Railway
4124:Anstruther and St Andrews Railway
3980:Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction
3604:Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie
3521:Glasgow and South Western Railway
2847:. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers.
2674:"Paisley Canal timetable changes"
2223:Glasgow and South Western Railway
2192:Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
1667:Glasgow and South Western Railway
1578:Glasgow and South Western Railway
1196:
1110:
964:
4517:Perth, Almond Valley and Methven
3689:Perth, Almond Valley and Methven
2901:
2510:. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing.
1472:
1446:
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415:
405:
404:
383:
376:
369:
347:
340:
314:
239:
29:
4588:1885 establishments in Scotland
4339:Newburgh and North Fife Railway
4299:Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton
4046:Inverness and Aberdeen Junction
3872:Girvan and Portpatrick Junction
3724:Symington, Biggar and Broughton
3526:Great North of Scotland Railway
3049:Glasgow–Edinburgh (via Falkirk)
2977:Cross-border lines and services
2408:"Paisley Canal electrification"
2082:Strathclyde Passenger Transport
1896:Blackhall Bridge 7 January 2015
1757:Johnstone North railway station
1440:
1280:
1229:
1048:
1036:Corsebar Jn & Potterhill Jn
957:
315:
4532:Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway
4507:Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway
4309:Leven and East of Fife Railway
4294:Kirkcaldy and District Railway
4269:Glasgow and Milngavie Junction
4101:Wick and Lybster Light Railway
3877:Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle
3664:Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire
2731:"Transport Scotland Proposals"
2649:. DVV Media UK. 11 June 2012.
2233:Dalry and North Johnstone Line
1952:Run down of passenger services
1761:Dalry and North Johnstone Line
1671:Glasgow and Paisley joint line
1582:Glasgow and Paisley joint line
1459:Dalry and North Johnstone Line
1287:
1236:
1189:
881:
1:
4385:Slamannan and Borrowstounness
4051:Inverness and Aviemore Direct
3955:Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla
3684:Paisley and Barrhead District
3644:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock
3619:Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen
3609:Dunblane, Doune and Callander
2647:Railway Gazette International
1738:City of Glasgow Union Railway
1551:Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
1528:Paisley Canal railway station
1473:
1407:
1371:
1142:
1117:
1084:
1077:
950:
928:
903:
826:
541:
470:
451:Shields Junction (simplified)
384:
377:
370:
348:
341:
4573:Railway lines opened in 1885
4502:Invergarry and Fort Augustus
4446:Glasgow and Renfrew District
4400:West of Fife Mineral Railway
4390:Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway
4274:Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank
4061:Inverness and Perth Junction
3432:Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
2994:London North Eastern Railway
2610:. London: Ian Allan Limited.
2114:their greater acceleration.
1755:. This is not the G&SWR
1661:Congestion on the joint line
1616:The Paisley Canal line, 1885
1553:to the latter's terminus at
1258:
1222:
859:
706:
662:
463:
4477:Brechin and Edzell District
4375:Strathendrick and Aberfoyle
4179:Dunfermline and Queensferry
4021:Buckie and Portessie Branch
3857:Castle Douglas and Dumfries
3599:Crieff and Methven Junction
3427:Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway
2869:Jowett, Alan (March 1989).
2757:"Office of Rail Regulation"
2506:Stansfield, Gordon (2003).
2485:. Ellon: Caledonian Books.
2206:which it utilised to reach
2009:Use as a diversionary route
1447:
1414:
1378:
1164:
797:
775:
753:
731:
684:
4604:
4319:Monkland and Kirkintilloch
4071:Kyle of Lochalsh Extension
3442:Keith and Dufftown Railway
3023:Glasgow South Western Line
2185:Connections to other lines
4568:Railway lines in Scotland
4441:Glasgow and Paisley Joint
4259:Glasgow City and District
3862:Dalry and North Johnstone
3832:Ayrshire and Wigtownshire
3709:Scottish Midland Junction
3699:Rutherglen and Coatbridge
3669:Leadhills and Wanlockhead
3151:Cumbernauld (and Falkirk)
2970:Railway lines in Scotland
1808:; opened 1 December 1896;
1481:
1466:
1455:
1433:
1422:
1393:
1386:
1353:
1346:
1302:
1295:
1273:
1266:
1251:
1244:
1215:
1204:
1157:
1150:
1103:
1092:
1070:
1063:
1041:
1034:
983:
972:
943:
936:
921:
911:
896:
889:
874:
867:
852:
841:
812:
805:
790:
783:
768:
761:
746:
739:
724:
714:
699:
692:
677:
670:
655:
628:
577:
549:
488:
478:
456:
444:
396:
392:
363:
356:
334:
323:
308:
227:
28:
4497:Hagdale Chromate Railway
4370:Stirling and Dunfermline
4244:Forth and Clyde Junction
4239:Fife and Kinross Railway
4081:Sutherland and Caithness
4066:Inverness and Ross-shire
3822:Ayr and Maybole Junction
3749:CR Cleland and Midcalder
3659:Lanarkshire and Ayrshire
3322:
3311:
3300:
3289:
3278:
3267:
3256:
3248:Edinburgh commuter lines
3234:
3223:
3212:
3201:
3190:
3179:
3168:
3157:
3146:
3135:
3124:
3113:
3102:
3091:
2544:: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
2289:Holland, Julian (2013).
2212:Polloc and Govan Railway
2208:St Enoch railway station
2194:(now shared between the
1919:Operational difficulties
4456:Kilsyth and Bonnybridge
4365:The St. Andrews Railway
4144:Border Counties Railway
4134:Bathgate and Coatbridge
3812:Ardrossan and Johnstone
3654:Hamilton and Strathaven
3649:Greenock and Wemyss Bay
3639:Glasgow Central Railway
2843:Wham, Alasdair (2000).
2703:Sweeney, Brian (2012).
2163:electric multiple units
2026:Hunterston Ore Terminal
1297:Elderslie West Junction
1246:Elderslie East Junction
4219:Edinburgh and Northern
4194:Edinburgh and Dalkeith
4189:Edinburgh and Bathgate
4000:St Combs Light Railway
3842:Bridge of Weir Railway
3769:CR Hamiltonhill Branch
3714:Scottish North Eastern
3184:Motherwell–Cumbernauld
3083:Glasgow commuter lines
2934:Gazetteer for Scotland
2321:The Canals of Scotland
2319:Lindsay, Jean (1968).
2237:Bridge of Weir Railway
2190:Shields Junction with
2077:
1944:
1930:
1897:
1800:Bellahouston Park Halt
1753:Bridge of Weir Railway
1733:
1617:
1547:Bridge of Weir Railway
1426:Bridge of Weir Railway
716:Bellahouston Park Halt
644:Paisley Gilmour Street
39:service to Glasgow at
4512:Lochaber Narrow Gauge
4436:Darvel and Strathaven
4395:West Highland Railway
4289:Kinross-shire Railway
4279:Kelvin Valley Railway
4199:Edinburgh and Glasgow
4096:Dornoch Light Railway
3975:Formartine and Buchan
3887:Greenock and Ayrshire
3817:Ayr and Dalmellington
3536:North British Railway
3447:Royal Deeside Railway
3437:Fife Heritage Railway
3353:Glasgow South Western
2910:at Wikimedia Commons
2789:Thomas, John (1971).
2170:diesel multiple units
2136:Babcock International
2104:As part of the 1980s
2090:Paisley Canal station
2074:Paisley Canal station
2071:
2053:Paisley Canal station
2000:diesel multiple units
1931:
1925:
1895:
1873:Meikleriggs Junction;
1731:
1615:
1555:Greenock Princes Pier
4563:Transport in Glasgow
4350:North Berwick Branch
4204:Edinburgh and Hawick
4184:East of Fife Railway
4174:Devon Valley Railway
4149:Border Union Railway
3935:Aberdeen and Turriff
3892:Kilmarnock and Troon
3634:Garnkirk and Glasgow
3411:Levenmouth rail link
3016:TransPennine Express
3001:West Coast Main Line
2984:East Coast Main Line
2672:First ScotRail Ltd.
2418:on 26 December 2020.
2264:Ross, David (2014).
2126:its sister company,
1793:Bellahouston station
1541:, and beyond. After
4527:Skye Marble Railway
4492:Dundee and Arbroath
4431:Dundee and Arbroath
4329:Montrose and Bervie
4249:Gifford and Garvald
4056:Inverness and Nairn
3912:Paisley and Renfrew
3734:Wishaw and Coltness
3584:Clydesdale Junction
3569:Arbroath and Forfar
2684:on 13 November 2012
2347:. 25 February 1889.
2196:Ayrshire Coast Line
2106:Ayrshire Coast Line
2030:Ayrshire Coast Line
1906:River Cart Aqueduct
1867:Potterhill Junction
1608:The Ardrossan Canal
916:(original location)
4086:Sutherland Railway
4031:Duke of Sutherland
4005:Strathspey Railway
3985:Keith and Dufftown
3940:Aboyne and Braemar
3917:Paisley Canal Line
3907:Maybole and Girvan
3902:Maidens and Dunure
3798:Glasgow and South
3784:Callander and Oban
3764:CR Hamilton Branch
3674:Lesmahagow Railway
3624:Forfar and Brechin
3516:Caledonian Railway
3457:Strathspey Railway
3384:Completed projects
3074:Aberdeen–Inverness
3011:Caledonian Sleeper
2930:Paisley Canal Line
2908:Paisley Canal Line
2078:
1980:were also closed.
1947:Changes since 1960
1898:
1736:The line left the
1734:
1675:Caledonian Railway
1665:By this time, the
1618:
1516:Paisley Canal line
1348:Johnstone Junction
1065:Meiklerig Junction
289:Paisley Canal line
24:Paisley Canal line
4540:
4539:
4334:Mallaig Extension
4324:Monkland Railways
4169:Coatbridge Branch
4076:Perth and Dunkeld
4026:Dingwall and Skye
3807:Ardrossan Railway
3774:CR The Switchback
3759:CR Douglas Branch
3594:Crieff and Comrie
3579:Cathcart District
3509:Primary companies
3470:
3469:
3420:Heritage railways
3006:Avanti West Coast
2906:Media related to
2880:978-1-85260-086-0
2592:978-0-7277-3487-7
2551:978-1-85260-508-7
2360:Missing or empty
2275:978-1-84033-648-1
2064:Partial reopening
1970:Elderslie station
1863:Corsebar Junction
1646:Act of Parliament
1642:Ardrossan Railway
1626:Ardrossan Harbour
1570:Ardrossan Railway
1512:
1511:
1508:
1507:
649:
648:
571:
570:
257:
256:
253:
252:
4595:
4234:Eyemouth Railway
4036:Findhorn Railway
4014:Highland Railway
3928:Scotland Railway
3827:Ayr to Mauchline
3704:Scottish Central
3694:Polloc and Govan
3614:Dundee and Perth
3554:Aberdeen Railway
3531:Highland Railway
3497:
3490:
3483:
3474:
3391:Airdrie–Bathgate
3372:Current projects
3358:Kyle of Lochalsh
3325:
3323:
3314:
3312:
3303:
3301:
3292:
3290:
3281:
3279:
3270:
3268:
3259:
3257:
3237:
3235:
3226:
3224:
3215:
3213:
3204:
3202:
3193:
3191:
3182:
3180:
3171:
3169:
3160:
3158:
3149:
3147:
3140:Croy (and Alloa)
3138:
3136:
3127:
3125:
3116:
3114:
3105:
3103:
3094:
3092:
3054:Edinburgh–Dundee
2963:
2956:
2949:
2940:
2905:
2892:
2858:
2839:
2812:
2779:
2778:
2776:
2774:
2769:on 24 March 2009
2768:
2762:. Archived from
2761:
2753:
2747:
2746:
2744:
2742:
2727:
2721:
2720:
2718:
2716:
2700:
2694:
2693:
2691:
2689:
2680:. Archived from
2669:
2663:
2662:
2660:
2658:
2639:
2633:
2632:
2630:
2628:
2618:
2612:
2611:
2606:Smith, David L.
2603:
2597:
2596:
2578:
2572:
2571:
2540:(1st ed.).
2534:(October 1995).
2528:
2522:
2521:
2503:
2497:
2496:
2479:
2473:
2467:
2446:
2440:
2434:
2433:
2426:
2420:
2419:
2414:. Archived from
2403:
2370:
2369:
2363:
2358:
2356:
2348:
2341:
2335:
2334:
2316:
2305:
2304:
2286:
2280:
2279:
2261:
1902:Blackhall Bridge
1888:Blackhall Bridge
1789:Dumbreck station
1683:perfect nonsense
1476:
1475:
1450:
1449:
1443:
1442:
1417:
1416:
1410:
1409:
1403:
1402:
1381:
1380:
1374:
1373:
1365:
1364:
1340:
1339:
1332:
1331:
1322:
1321:
1314:
1313:
1290:
1289:
1283:
1282:
1261:
1260:
1239:
1238:
1232:
1231:
1225:
1224:
1199:
1198:
1192:
1191:
1184:
1183:
1176:
1175:
1167:
1166:
1145:
1144:
1137:
1136:
1129:
1128:
1120:
1119:
1113:
1112:
1087:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1058:
1057:
1051:
1050:
1029:
1028:
1021:
1020:
1013:
1012:
1003:
1002:
995:
994:
967:
966:
960:
959:
953:
952:
931:
930:
906:
905:
884:
883:
862:
861:
836:
835:
829:
828:
822:
821:
800:
799:
778:
777:
756:
755:
734:
733:
709:
708:
687:
686:
665:
664:
632:
622:
621:
614:
613:
604:
603:
596:
595:
589:
588:
553:
544:
543:
536:
535:
528:
527:
521:
520:
514:
513:
507:
506:
500:
499:
473:
472:
466:
465:
450:
438:
437:
430:
429:
419:
418:
408:
407:
387:
386:
380:
379:
373:
372:
351:
350:
344:
343:
318:
317:
306:
282:
275:
268:
259:
243:
229:
210:
206:
204:
203:
199:
196:
173:Number of tracks
33:
21:
4603:
4602:
4598:
4597:
4596:
4594:
4593:
4592:
4543:
4542:
4541:
4536:
4465:
4409:
4360:Peebles Railway
4345:Newport Railway
4341:(worked by NBR)
4314:Macmerry Branch
4284:Kincardine Line
4111:
4105:
4041:Fortrose Branch
4009:
3927:
3926:Great North of
3921:
3837:Barrhead Branch
3800:Western Railway
3799:
3793:
3719:Solway Junction
3589:Crieff Junction
3546:
3540:
3504:
3501:
3471:
3466:
3415:
3406:Borders Railway
3379:
3367:
3343:Borders Railway
3331:
3321:
3320:
3310:
3309:
3299:
3298:
3288:
3287:
3277:
3276:
3266:
3265:
3255:
3254:
3243:
3233:
3232:
3222:
3221:
3211:
3210:
3200:
3199:
3189:
3188:
3178:
3177:
3167:
3166:
3156:
3155:
3145:
3144:
3134:
3133:
3129:Cathcart Circle
3123:
3122:
3112:
3111:
3101:
3100:
3090:
3089:
3078:
3064:Dundee–Aberdeen
3042:intercity lines
3034:
2972:
2967:
2899:
2881:
2868:
2865:
2863:Further reading
2855:
2842:
2828:
2815:
2801:
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2783:
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2766:
2759:
2755:
2754:
2750:
2740:
2738:
2729:
2728:
2724:
2714:
2712:
2702:
2701:
2697:
2687:
2685:
2671:
2670:
2666:
2656:
2654:
2641:
2640:
2636:
2626:
2624:
2620:
2619:
2615:
2605:
2604:
2600:
2593:
2580:
2579:
2575:
2552:
2530:
2529:
2525:
2518:
2505:
2504:
2500:
2493:
2481:
2480:
2476:
2468:
2449:
2441:
2437:
2428:
2427:
2423:
2405:
2404:
2373:
2359:
2349:
2343:
2342:
2338:
2331:
2318:
2317:
2308:
2301:
2288:
2287:
2283:
2276:
2263:
2262:
2251:
2246:
2204:City Union Line
2200:Inverclyde Line
2187:
2179:
2102:
2100:Electrification
2066:
2049:
2011:
1966:St Enoch Centre
1958:Glasgow Central
1954:
1949:
1921:
1890:
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