Caledonian Railway

Introduction

Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit

This line provided a service from Carlisle to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Greenhill (near Falkirk). The company acquired other lines and later the services encompassed Aberdeen, Dundee, Forfar, Perth, Stirling, Oban, Ardrossan, Peebles and a large number of other locations.

The line given here was the original route of the Caledonian Railway before it purchased and built many more lines. Today there are plans to re-open the closed station at Beattock.

The company is studied and history preserved by the Caledonian Railway Association .






Dates

  /  /1813Benjamin Conner
Born, worked with Robert Napier and the Caledonian Railway as the locomotive superintendent.
  /02/1843Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway
Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway extended from Gartsherrie to new Coatbridge [CR], initially a terminus. (This line later extended through to Whifflet South Junction and was used by the Wishaw and Coltness Railway and the Caledonian Railway to avoid the more tortuous Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway route with level crossings through Coatbridge.)
07/10/1844Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Caledonian Railway
Agreement between the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway and Caledonian Railway about a connection at Gartsherrie NB Junction (later name) and another at Garnqueen South Junction for the Greenhill branch. The Caledonian would have running powers between the two locations,
  /  /1845Clydesdale Junction Railway
Act receives Royal assent. The line was authorised from Glasgow, using the Polloc and Govan Railway to reach Hamilton with a branch to Motherwell [1st], the forks dividing at the later Newton station. The line would bring coal from pits in the Hamilton area, owned by the Dixons amongst others, to the Govan Iron Works. The Motherwell branch was authorised to not to be opened until the Caledonian Railway reached the Wishaw and Coltness Railway.
  /  /1845Caledonian Railway
Approval for a curve at Castlecary from the Caledonian Railway to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. This curve was not built.
31/07/1845Caledonian Railway
Act receives Royal assent.
11/10/1845Caledonian Railway
First Sod cut by Lady Jane Johnstone Douglas in a field near Lockerbie House.
  /  /1846Polloc and Govan Railway Caledonian Railway
Polloc and Govan Railway merged with Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1846Clydesdale Junction RailwayCaledonian Railway
Clydesdale Junction Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1846Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
Act receives Royal assent. The Act included provision for the Caledonian Railway to purchase the line (although this did not happen a portion through Dumbarton station did end up being partly Caledonian owned).
  /  /1846Caledonian Railway
Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Act for branch from Slateford to Granton rejected by Government.
  /  /1846Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Act for Caledonian Railway branch from Slateford to Granton rejected by Government.
  /  /1846Clydesdale Junction Railway
Authorisation altered to allow the Motherwell [1st] branch to be opened before completion of the Caledonian Railway.
01/01/1846Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Caledonian Railway
Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway merged with the Caledonian Railway.
16/07/1846Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Act receives Royal assent. It was originally stipulated that the line was not allowed to compete with the Caledonian Railway for Glasgow to Carlisle traffic.
  /12/1846Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Wishaw and Coltness Railway
The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway decided not to buy the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, which immediately enters discussions with the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1847Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock RailwayCaledonian Railway
Lease of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway by the Caledonian Railway authorised.
  /  /1847Lesmahagow Railway
Act passed for a line from Motherwell to Bankend (beyond Coalburn). The Caledonian Railway fail to build the line.
  /  /1847Caledonian Railway
Branch to Annan, from Ecclefechan, authorised. Not built.
  /  /1847Caledonian Railway
Branches to Bankend, Canderside Colliery, Douglas and Strathaven [Flemington] passed, but not proceeded with.
  /  /1847Caledonian Railway
Branch from Sark (the Border) to Canonbie Colliery approved. Not built.
  /  /1847Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway)
Wester Dalry Branch linking the Caledonian Railway to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway authorised. The permission is allowed to expire (but is later revived).
  /  /1847Caledonian Railway
Branch to Kelhead Quarry authorised. This was not built, however a branch from the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway did serve the quarry at a later date.
  /  /1847Caledonian Railway
Smalston to Longtown Branch authorised (not built).
  /  /1847Caledonian Railway
Gretna to Mossband Hall branch authorised. (Not built.)
01/01/1847Wishaw and Coltness Railway Caledonian Railway
The Wishaw and Coltness Railway is leased to the Caledonian Railway. Trains from Morningside [1st] station are diverted from Glasgow Queen Street to Glasgow Townhead.
26/08/1847Caledonian Railway
Locomotive runs all the way from Carlisle to Beattock before opening.
01/09/1847Caledonian Railway Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Carlisle Citadel opened. The short Maryport and Carlisle Railway branch to Carlisle Crown Street is crossed, on the level, by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway on its approach to the new Carlisle Citadel. This approach had crossed the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway on the level too, just to the south east.
04/09/1847Caledonian Railway
Captain Simmonds of the Board of Trade inspects the line from Carlisle to Beattock.
10/09/1847Caledonian Railway
Carlisle to Beattock opened.
  /  /1848Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway
Caledonian Railway given permission to buy land to expand Coatbridge [CR].
  /  /1848Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Authorisation to the Caledonian Railway to complete their line to Glasgow with a bridge over the River Clyde in Glasgow and a city station. (Not proceeded with.)
  /  /1848Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
Caledonian Railway buys land at St Rollox. This will later be the site of the St Rollox Works.
15/02/1848Caledonian Railway
Beattock to Glasgow (Townhead) (via the Wishaw and Coltness Railway and the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway) and Edinburgh (Lothian Road) branch opened. The stations at Abington and Elvanfoot, on its main line, are used by the lead mines and villages at Leadhills and Wanlockhead.
07/08/1848Caledonian Railway
Castlecary Branch (Caledonian Railway) opened from Gartsherrie North Junction to Greenhill Lower Junction to meet the Scottish Central Railway. Short connection from Gartsherrie South Junction to Gartsherrie NB Junction opened. (The route included running power over a short section of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway between Gartsherrie NB Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction.)
  /  /1849Wishaw and Coltness RailwayCaledonian Railway
Wishaw and Coltness Railway merged with Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1849Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Caledonian Railway
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway leased to the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1849Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Caledonian Railway
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway leased by the Caledonian Railway. (Alternative date 1846).
01/06/1849Clydesdale Junction Railway
Line opened between Rutherglen [1st] and Motherwell [1st]. The Caledonian Railway begins running trains from the Glasgow terminus South Side [CR] station. Station opened to goods, passengers and minerals. This station opened on a short branch from the former Polloc and Govan Railway at Gushetfaulds. The terminus was immediately alongside the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway terminus. Stations opened at South Side [CR], Rutherglen [1st], Cambuslang, Uddingston [1st].
27/09/1849Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Caledonian Railway
The Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway is leased by the Caledonian Railway.
01/11/1849Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway)
Glasgow Buchanan Street opened on a new extension which branched off at Milton Junction and ran parallel to the original line before passing under it and the Monkland Canal in a tunnel. English trains via the Caledonian Railway main line are diverted from South Side [CR] to the new more suitable station.
31/12/1850Railway Clearing House
By this date, Ardrossan Railway, Caledonian Railway, Cockermouth and Workington Railway, Eastern Counties Railway, East Lincolnshire Railway, Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway, Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, Great Northern Railway, Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (London and North Western Railway), Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, Maryport and Carlisle Railway, North British Railway, Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour, Shrewsbury and Chester Railway, South Staffordshire Railway, Stockton and Darlington Railway, Stockton and Hartlepool Railway, St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway, Stirling and Dunfermline Railway, Whitehaven Junction Railway and York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway join.
  /  /1851Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct RailwayCaledonian Railway
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1851Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Line absorbed by the Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian Railway creates the Greenock Railway Guaranteed Company to operate the line at arms length.
  /  /1851Clydesdale Junction RailwayCaledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway creates the Clydesdale Junction Guarantee Company for the Clydesdale Junction Railway, which it took over in 1846.
  /  /1851Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Caledonian Railway creates Wishaw and Coltness Railway Guarantee Company.
01/06/1851Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Carlisle Crown Street's old tracks attached to Carlisle Citadel by permission of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway and Caledonian Railway.
24/07/1851Lesmahagow Railway
Line authorised (this the semi independent 'Lesmahagow Branches' which is backed by the Caledonian Railway); route Motherwell to Ferniegair to Coalburn to Bankend, branch to Northfield (probably the Southfield Old Pit).
28/03/1853Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway authorised to run over the Caledonian Railway between Gretna Junction and Carlisle.
  /  /1854Coatbridge Tinplate Works
Opened. Later makes Malleable Iron, served by Caledonian Railway from 1885.
  /  /1854Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
The Caledonian Railway opens the St Rollox Works between the original line's alignment and the new Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway). The works built and maintained locomotives and rolling stock. (Alternative date 1856.) Greenock Works and Shed on the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway - workshops abandoned.
  /  /1854Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Caledonian Railway
Agreement between the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway and Caledonian Railway regarding running over the M&K between Gartsherrie NB Junction (later name) and Garnqueen South Junction for the Greenhill branch.
  /  /1854Sighthill Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway)
Court order to remove works from the Caledonian Railway's land. (Relating to Sighthill West Junction [1st] and Sighthill East Junction [1st].)
06/06/1855Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway authorised until 1874 to run over the Caledonian Railway between Gretna Junction and Carlisle.
  /  /1857Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Line authorised from Edinburgh to Granton with a line to south side of the harbour and to the western breajwater. The line was initially owned jointly by Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1857Caledonian Railway
Ampherlaw Mineral Siding opened.
10/05/1857Caledonian Railway Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
The Caledonian Railway and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway make the 'Citadel Station Agreement' for Carlisle Citadel.
  /  /1858Port Carlisle Junction to Canal Junction Curve (Caledonian Railway)
Line authorised to connect the Caledonian Railway, from Port Carlisle Junction, to the Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock at Canal Junction [Carlisle].
23/07/1858Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Line becomes toll free after agreement between the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. The agreement also includes the arrangement as to maintenance.
04/09/1858Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
The North British Railway proposes building the line jointly with the Caledonian Railway.
17/11/1858Motherwell Deviation (Caledonian Railway)
The Caledonian Railway buys land in Motherwell for a new shed (Motherwell Shed) to augment its locomotive sheds at South Side and Gartsherrie Shed [GGR] which were suffering from high light engine mileages. The Parkneuk Iron Works and Motherwell Iron and Steel Works were by the shed.
  /  /1859Caledonian Railway
Land purchase for Ampherlaw Mineral Siding authorised.
  /  /1859Border Union Railway (North British Railway) Port Carlisle Junction to Canal Junction Curve (Caledonian Railway) Caledonian Railway
Line authorised between Hawick and Carlisle. Running powers granted for the North British Railway over two short portions of the Caledonian Railway. Gretna: Gretna Border Union Junction to Gretna GSWR Junction to allow traffic exchange with the Glasgow and South Western Railway using the NBR's proposed Gretna branch. Carlisle: Canal Junction [Carlisle] to Port Carlisle Junction to Carlisle Citadel, more importantly giving access to the intended southern terminus (not NBR owned).
  /  /1859Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Fully vested in the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1860Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
Act receives Royal assent. Line given running powers to run into Lockerbie (Caledonian Railway) and Dumfries (Glasgow and South Western Railway) stations.
  /  /1860Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway
The Caledonian Railway installs a 50ft turntable on the entry sidings to Callander Shed.
  /  /1860Lesmahagow Railway Caledonian Railway
Lesmahagow Railway purchased by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1860Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
Act authorises extension of the line to Peebles [CR]. This will be opened by the Caledonian Railway who purchase the smaller company in 1861 - Symington, Biggar and Broughton Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway).
  /  /1860Lesmahagow Railway
The line promoted as the 'Lesmahagow Branches' is fully vested into the Caledonian Railway. It is handled separately within the company as the Lesmahagow Guarantee Company.
  /  /1860Caledonian Railway Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
The North British Railway is authorised to use Carlisle Citadel.
  /  /1860Caledonian Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Scottish Central Railway
A Bill is presented to merge the Caledonian Railway, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Scottish Central Railway. It is rejected.
  /  /1860Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway)
Wester Dalry Branch linking the Caledonian Railway to the Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway) authorised.
17/09/1860Caledonian Railway
Float Junction to Lampits Junction traversed by Royal Train. Sometimes described as the opening - but it opened in 1848. In fact this section closed in 1860.
  /  /1861Symington, Biggar and Broughton RailwayCaledonian Railway
Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1861Caledonian Railway Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
Symington station enlargement authorised. (Replacement of Symington [1st] with Symington [2nd].)
  /  /1861Caledonian Railway Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Agreement to enlarge Carlisle Citadel station, owned by the Caledonian Railway and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. A joint committee is to be created which will include the Glasgow and South Western Railway, Maryport and Carlisle Railway and North British Railway.
08/01/1861Caledonian Railway
The use of Carlisle Citadel by the North British Railway is agreed.
  /  /1863Caledonian Railway
Thankerton level crossing authorised to be stopped up and replaced by a bridge.
  /  /1863Busby Railway
Act receives Royal assent. The Busby Railway made a working agreement with the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1863Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
The Caledonian Railway buys the portion of the line owned by Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, the Duke of Buccleuch.
  /  /1863Caledonian Railway
Approval to enlarge station and access to water.
  /  /1863Caledonian Railway
Authorisation to stop up the level crossing at Castlehill Junction, (later the site of Castlehill Signal Box [CR]). This was the junction for the Castlehill Branch (Caledonian Railway) which received and Act in 1866. The roadway crossed over the junction, the point of junction being to the south of the road and lines dividing to the north.
  /  /1863Caledonian Railway
Approval for the Strawfrank Junction to Dolphinton Junction curve. The curve is required as the Dolphinton Branch (Caledonian Railway) will sever the Lampits Junction to Float Junction curve allowing direct running to Edinburgh Princes Street from the south, rather than reversal at Carstairs.
  /  /1863Paisley and Renfrew Railway Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Curve to connect the Paisley and Renfrew Railway to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway authorised. A goods station at Garrowhill (Greenlaw Goods) is also authorised for the Glasgow and South Western Railway, with the option for the Caledonian Railway that is become a joint goods station.
  /  /1863Caledonian Railway
Authorisation to stop up Lockerbie station level crossing and replace with road bridge. Improvements to station authorised. (Around the time of the opening of the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway.)
24/03/1863Paisley and Renfrew Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway agrees terms of access to the Paisley and Renfrew Railway for the Caledonian Railway. This was in advance of a curve connecting the Paisley and Renfrew Railway to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway which would open in 1866.
11/05/1863Lesmahagow Railway
Caledonian Railway authorised to double Motherwell to Southfield (probably Southfield New Pit) and to run passengers trains to Lesmahagow [1st], the Stonehouse [Lanarkshire] branch and the Blackwood [1st] branch. The Caledonian Railway owns the Lesmahagow Lines by this time. Deviation, improvement and extension authorised.
01/09/1863Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
The Caledonian Railway associated Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway is opened giving the company access to Dumfries. In response the Portpatrick Railway applies for running powers over the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway to Dumfries and the Caledonian Railway negotiates running the Portpatrick Railway, a blow to the Glasgow and South Western Railway which had considered the Portpatrick line to be within its territory.
  /  /1864Hamilton and Strathaven RailwayCaledonian Railway
Hamilton and Strathaven Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1864Solway Junction Railway
Act receives Royal assent for a line consisting to two parts: Kirtlebridge (Caledonian Railway) to Kirkbride Junction (Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock) and Abbeyholme Junction (Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock) to Brayton (Maryport and Carlisle Railway). The first part will cross the considerable Solway Viaduct between Scotland an England. The Act included an Annan Waterfoot Branch and a Port Carlisle Branch both of which were not built.
  /  /1864Tarbrax Oil Works
Opened. There was a short branch from the Caledonian Railways Edinburgh branch to the works.
  /  /1864Caledonian Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Scottish Central Railway
Proposed Act for the merger of the Caledonian Railway, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Scottish Central Railway is rejected.
  /  /1864Aberdeen Joint
A committee is formed for the management of the new joint Aberdeen Joint station between the companies (owners Scottish North Eastern Railway/Caledonian Railway and Great North of Scotland Railway and access for the Deeside Railway).
  /  /1864Drumpellar Railway
Caledonian Railway Bredisholme Deviation approved.
  /  /1864General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
Caledonian Railway and Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway agreement.
  /  /1864Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Line authorised for the Scottish North Eastern Railway.
  /  /1864Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Caledonian Railway authorised to use Port Glasgow Harbour harbour lines and cranes in perpetuity.
  /  /1864Stobcross Railway
Authorised with running powers for the Caledonian Railway to Caledonian Joint Station. In exchange, the Caledonian Railway abandons its Bill for a line to Stobcross and Whiteinch.
17/02/1864Portpatrick Railway
Caledonian Railway takes over running of the Portpatrick Railway. The smaller company had eight engines and the larger company added some of its own engines.
23/06/1864Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)Denburn Valley Line (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Denburn Valley line to connect the Great North of Scotland Railway at Kittybrewster [2nd] to the Scottish North Eastern Railway (from 1866 Caledonian Railway) at Aberdeen Guild Street authorised. South of the new Aberdeen Joint will be SNER owned and north will be GNSR owned. The Deeside Railway is authorised to use the station, details to be agreed.
01/09/1864Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway)
Line opened to goods between Dalry Junction [Edinburgh] (Caledonian Railway) and Coltbridge Junction (Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway)).
30/10/1864Portpatrick Railway
Working agreement with Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1865Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway
Scottish Central Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Running powers for the North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway were preserved.
  /  /1865General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Caledonian Railway
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Running powers are granted to the City of Glasgow Union Railway, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and Monkland Railways.
  /  /1865Castle Douglas and Dumfries RailwayGlasgow and South Western Railway
Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway absorbed by Glasgow and South Western Railway. Running powers were granted to the Caledonian Railway giving access to the Portpatrick Railway.
  /  /1865Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Caledonian Railway
Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian Railway grants running powers to the London and North Western Railway between Carlisle Citadel, Lockerbie and Dumfries.
  /  /1865Portpatrick Railway
Caledonian Railway experiments with a Stranraer Harbour to Belfast service.
  /  /1865Territorial Agreement
The 'Territorial Agreement' is made between the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
  /  /1865Glasgow and South Western Railway Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway, who were to work the Solway Junction Railway, is authorised to access the Glasgow and South Western Railway's Annan station via Solway Junction.
  /  /1865Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Running powers for the Caledonian Railway, who would work the Solway Junction Railway, obtained for the Maryport and Carlisle Railway between Brayton Junction and Brayton.
  /  /1865Busby Railway
Approval to extend line from Busby to East Kilbride. The Caledonian Railway working agreement is extended to East Kilbride.
  /  /1865Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
Authorisation of a Caledonian Railway extension from Crofthead to Kilmarnock and the Beith [Town] branch.
  /  /1865Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
Caledonian Railway's Barrhead and Paisley Branch authorised (not built).
  /  /1865Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
The Caledonian Railway buys land at Blythswoodholm Lands (the lower part of the Blythswood Estate, west of Glasgow's old town centre and west of the later Glasgow Central). The land was taken for use for a new station and line to be built on the north bank west of Glasgow.
  /  /1865Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Line authorised, extending the Douglas Branch (Caledonian Railway) west. A Bill for a branch to Glespin is abandoned. Caledonian Railway given running powers from Muirkirk [1st] to Ayr and Troon, in return the Glasgow and South Western Railway is given running powers to Edinburgh, Leith and Granton.
  /  /1865Caledonian Railway
Authorisation to rebuild and expand the Edinburgh terminus. This would lead to replacement of Lothian Road with Edinburgh Princes Street.
  /  /1865Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Bangholm Branch authorised. The proposed line was to link the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
  /  /1865Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
Following the merger of the Scottish Central Railway into the Caledonian Railway the F&CJR agrees access with the Caledonian Railway to Stirling station.
  /  /1865Caledonian Railway
Authorisation to stop up Float Level Crossing. (Not done at this time.)
  /  /1865Harburn Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Line authorised.
  /  /1865Caledonian Railway
Luggie Water branch rejected.
  /  /1865Portpatrick Railway
Plant, rails, machinery taken over by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1865Caledonian Railway
Shieldhill Branch authorised.
29/07/1865London and North Western Railway
Land held at Carlisle Crown Street by the Caledonian Railway sold to the LNWR.
01/08/1865Edinburgh and Glasgow RailwayNorth British Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway absorbed by North British Railway. (The Scottish Central Railway and Caledonian Railway are granted running powers over the former Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway main line.)
01/09/1865Kirkcudbright Railway
Tarff for Gatehouse re-named Gatehouse [Tarff]. Presumably the Glasgow and South Western Railway (who now owned the Kirkcudbright Railway) was competing with the Caledonian Railway operated Portpatrick Railway for Gatehouse of Fleet traffic - for which neither of the two stations were convenient.
  /  /1866Scottish North Eastern Railway Caledonian Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Confirmation of running powers for the Highland Railway between Perth General and Stanley Junction. Confirmation of running powers for North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. The SNER's running powers over the Montrose and Bervie Railway are transferred to the Caledonian.
  /  /1866Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
The Caledonian Railway's Greenock Albert Harbour is authorised. The Greenock and Ayrshire Railway actually reached the harbour in 1869.
  /  /1866Caledonian Railway
Act for the Calderhead Branch under the Lanarkshire and Midlothian Branches Act. The line was not built.
  /  /1866Caledonian Railway
Further authorisation of the Edinburgh station enlargement and permission to cover St Cuthberts Lane. (St Cuthberts Poorhouse was to be removed for the new Edinburgh Princes Street station). Edinburgh Station Hotel authorised.
  /  /1866Caledonian Railway
'Lanarkshire and Midlothian Branches' authorised.
  /  /1867Forth and Clyde Canal Monkland Canal Forth and Cart Canal Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) Drumpeller Railway Caledonian Railway
Forth and Clyde Canal (Forth and Clyde Navigation) including the Port Dundas Basin branch, Monkland Canal, Forth and Cart Canal and various assets such as the Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) and Drumpeller Railway, bought by the Caledonian Railway to compete with the North British Railway in the Forth - Clyde Valley. The North British Railway is given running powers over the Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company). Caledonian Railway given running powers over the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway to Larbert Junction
  /  /1867Caledonian Railway
A new Haywood (opened 1860) to Addiewell line authorised. (Not built.)
  /  /1867Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock
Running powers for the Caledonian Railway, who would work the Solway Junction Railway, obtained for the North British Railway owned line between Kirkbride Junction and Abbeyholme Junction.
  /  /1867Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
With the Caledonian Railway's take over of the Forth and Clyde Canal the North British Railway is given running powers over sidings at Bowling Basin, Bowling Basin Sidings [NB].
  /  /1867Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Deviation authorised.
  /  /1867Monkland Canal
Dundyvan Basin Branch of the Monkland Canal absorbed by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1867Monkland Canal Caledonian Railway
The Monkland Canal is absorbed by the Caledonian Railway.
31/01/1867Caledonian Railway London and North Western Railway
Caledonian Railway given running powers over the London and North Western Railway from Carlisle Citadel to Preston.
  /  /1868Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint RailwayGlasgow and South Western RailwayCaledonian Railway
The Glasgow and South Western Railway and Caledonian Railway agree not to complete separate lines from Kilmarnock to Glasgow but promote the Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.
  /  /1868Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
Caledonian Railway's Barrhead and Paisley Branch, Act abandoned.
  /  /1868Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Caledonian Railway's proposed Bangholm Branch, associated with the Leith North branch (Act 1862), abandoned. (Today Bangholm Park borders, and is to the south of, the former Newhaven station.) The proposed line was to link the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
  /  /1868Dundee Sea Wall
Sea Wall and Esplanade authorised. Considerable land is to be reclaimed of the foreshore. The Caledonian Railway and North British Railway are to contribute to the expense.
  /  /1868Caledonian Railway
Shieldhill Branch abandoned.
04/08/1868Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway) Denburn Valley Line (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Agreement made between Caledonian Railway and Great North of Scotland Railway for use of Aberdeen Joint station.
  /  /1869Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint RailwayGlasgow and South Western RailwayCaledonian Railway
Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway authorised (Glasgow and South Western Railway and Caledonian Railway). Also known as Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Railway.
  /  /1869Caledonian Railway
Proposed Haywood to Addiewell line abandoned. (Addiewell reached by the Cleland and Midcalder Line (Caledonian Railway) in 1869).
  /  /1869Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Caledonian Railway authorised to dispose of land it owns at Blythswoodholm Lands.
  /  /1869Callander and Oban Railway
Terms of the working of the line by the Caledonian Railway agreed.
  /  /1869Gourock Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway)
The Caledonian Railway purchases Gourock Harbour. The company retains the land and Gourock Pier.
  /  /1869Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint RailwayGlasgow and South Western RailwayCaledonian Railway
Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Line committee formed for the under construction line. The joint line includes the Caledonian Railways former Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway. This gives the G&SWR a shorter route to Kilmarnock (and Carlisle) just as the City of Glasgow Union Railway, and its Glasgow St Enoch, is under development. It gives the Caledonian access to Kilmarnock with some running powers beyond.
  /  /1869Harburn Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Authorised line abandoned.
  /  /1869Caledonian Railway
'Lanarkshire and Midlothian Branches' authorised lines numbers 1, 2, 3, most of 4, 9, 10 abandoned and not built at this time.
  /  /1869Clydesdale Junction Railway
South Side station (both halves South Side [CR] and South Side [GB and NDR]) vested in the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway.
  /  /1869Solway Junction Railway
Working agreement with Caledonian Railway.
01/01/1869Crieff and Methven Junction RailwayCaledonian Railway
Crieff and Methven Junction Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
15/06/1869Caledonian Railway North British Railway
The North British Railway wishes to withdraw from the 'joint purse' arrangement then in operation. This was on discovery that the Caledonian Railway and London and North Western Railway were intentionally starving the Border Union Railway (North British Railway) of traffic.
14/08/1869Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)
North British Railway ceases to work the branch with the impeding take over by the Caledonian Railway.
15/08/1869Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)
Caledonian Railway begins to operate the line.
  /  /1870Stobcross Railway
Act passed. To be worked by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway with running powers for the Caledonian Railway. The two companies to have separate goods stations. A 30 chain diversion of the Forth and Clyde Canal was required. The line curved round the west of Glasgow after opposition for a more direct route, particularly of James Fleming of Kelvinside Estate.
  /  /1870Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway)
A connection at the west end of the Balerno branch is authorised from Ravelrig Junction, making the branch into a loop off the Edinburgh branch of the Caledonian Railway. Balerno Goods would now be left on a short branch.
  /  /1870Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway gains running powers over the Dundee Harbour Trustees lines between Buckingham Junction (Dundee and Perth Railway) and Camperdown Junction (Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway).
  /  /1870Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh Princes Street opened. (Lothian Road closed.)
01/01/1870Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway)
Completion of expansion works at Glasgow Buchanan Street. The station begins to handle traffic from the north, which had previously used Glasgow Queen Street High Level where the Caledonian Railway had a ticket office. (Another improvement, the Hayhill Branch (Caledonian Railway), giving direct access to the north without reversal at Coatbridge [CR], had opened in 1866.)
07/01/1870General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
Tolls set for the Glasgow and South Western Railway between Strathbungo Junction (Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway) and Shields Junction No 1 (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway). Either end of the line was joint Caledonian Railway and G&SWR, the intervening line was CR owned.
11/03/1870Forth and Clyde Canal
Alteration to Possil Road authorised. Confirmed by canal owner (Caledonian Railway), Police Commissioners of Glasgow and Glasgow and Kirktintilloch Road Trustees. (Building of new aqueduct.)
01/06/1870Callander and Oban Railway
Callander and Oban Junction through Callander Dreadnought to Killin [1st] (Glenoglehead) opened, operated by the Caledonian Railway. Stations opened Callander Dreadnought, Strathyre, Lochearnhead [1st], Killin [1st].
15/07/1870Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
Tay Bridge [1st], Dundee Tay Bridge [Station] and line from Leuchars to Dundee authorised. Dundee's Dock Street Tunnel authorised. Running power access authorised for the Caledonian Railway between Buckingham Junction and Camperdown Junction.
01/08/1870Callander and Oban Railway
Caledonian Railway allowed access to Callander Dreadnought from Callander and Oban Junction, paying the smaller company for access.
12/08/1870Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Line opened to goods.
14/11/1870Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Opened; stations at Kingsmuir, Kirkbuddo, Kingennie.
  /  /1871Govan Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway)
Vale of Clyde Tramways (portions 16 and 16A) grant access over tramways to shipyards to the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. Use of locomotives is restricted.
  /  /1871North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
Act for the Arbroath and Montrose Railway receives Royal assent. The Caledonian Railway is granted running powers over the route.
  /  /1871Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Running powers granted to the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway over Govan Tramways 16 and 16A (giving access to shipyards not served by rail).
  /  /1871Paisley Canal Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Bill for joint ownership promoted by Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway rejected.
25/01/1871Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Traffic agreement for the two lines to Greenock: Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway, owned by the Caledonian Railway, and Greenock and Ayrshire Railway, owned by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
  /  /1872Wilsontown Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Pool and Westsidewood Branch authorised. 45 chains of a 2 mile and 28 chains built, remainder abandoned. Initially it was a private branch. Acquired by Caledonian Railway in 18/07/1872.
  /  /1872Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Monikie opened.
  /  /1872Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
The authorisation of 1865 for the Caledonian Railway's Beith [Town] branch is time extended.
  /  /1872Caledonian Railway
Authorisation of a land purchase at Etterby for locomotive sheds, Carlisle Kingmoor Shed.
  /  /1872Clydesdale Junction Railway
Authorisation for a new Caledonian Railway branch to South Side given. Powers allowed to lapse 1874.
  /  /1872Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway)
Wester Dalry Branch linking the Caledonian Railway to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway authorised (with restrictions on its use).
  /  /1872Caledonian Railway Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Govan and Polloc Railway
Link between Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, Victoria Junction (Langside Junction), to Govan and Polloc Railway, Cathcart Road Junction (Larkfield Junction), authorised. The former was about to be extended to Kilmarnock in 1873.
  /  /1872North British Railway Caledonian Railway
Authorisation of a connecting line between the North British Railway and Caledonian Railway. (Castlecary Curve?)
  /  /1872Caledonian Railway
Symington [1st] level crossing authorised to be stopped up.
  /  /1872Clydesdale Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway authorised to handle certain traffic at South Side [CR] station.
10/10/1872Caledonian Railway
Strawfrank Junction to Dolphinton Junction curve opened.
  /  /1873Caledonian Railway
Short branch authorised to Craigenhill Lime Mines and Craigenhill Quarry.
  /  /1873Carmyllie Railway
Caledonian Railway authorised to improve the line.
  /  /1873Caledonian Railway
Drumloch Branch authorised. (Not built.)
  /  /1873Caledonian Railway
Authorisation to stop up Float Level Crossing. (Not done at this time.) This level crossing was to the south of the Float Viaduct, over the River Clyde, on a public road which crossed the river by means of the Lampits Ferry.
  /  /1873Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
William Tite's building at South Side [GB and NDR] and South Side [CR] demolished to make way for the City of Glasgow Union Railway lines connecting to the Barrhead line. The Glasgow and South Western Railway had only recently come into joint ownership of the line to Kilmarnock which was formerly under Caledonian Railway control and the G&SW was building an approach to its new St Enoch station.
  /  /1873Stobcross Railway
Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) authorised. Caledonian Railway given running powers.
01/01/1873Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Caledonian Railway line via Douglas reaches Muirkirk [1st] and is opened to goods and minerals. The Caledonian Railway use the Glasgow and South Western Railway's Muirkirk Shed.
  /09/1873Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway)
The Caledonian Railway begins to use Muirkirk [1st] (the Glasgow and South Western Railway station) for merchandise traffic.
09/09/1873Solway Junction Railway
The portion of the line from Kirtlebridge to Annan Shawhill is transferred to the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1874Busby Railway Caledonian Railway
Busby Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1874Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway)
Restrictions lifted. Caledonian Railway granted running power over the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
For westbound passenger traffic for the north, the Caledonian Railway must pause at Damhead Junction to pick up any North British Railway coaches.
For goods and minerals the company may run from north of Larbert Junction and from Grangemouth Junction over the proposed Wester Dalry branch via Damhead Junction (later Haymarket West Junction) for Edinburgh, Leith and Granton traffic.
  /  /1874Caledonian Railway
Symington [1st] level crossing stopped up.
25/04/1874Alyth Railway
The Alyth Railway agrees to purchase by the Caledonian Railway.
24/05/1874Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Barnhill [Angus] opened.
01/06/1874Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Opened to passenger traffic to Muirkirk [1st]. (Later a second Caledonian Railway line was built from Coalburn to a new Muirkirk [2nd] but the line was not used as the Glasgow and South Western Railway threatened to apply for running powers through to Lanark - however Muirkirk [2nd] did open).
01/10/1874Stobcross Railway
Caledonian Railway portions opened.
20/10/1874Stobcross Railway
Line opened by the North British Railway. The Caledonian Railway obtained permission for running powers to Stobcross and for goods yards at Partickhill Goods [CR] and Stobcross. The Caledonian managed to gain join ownership of the Stobcross high level to Stobcross low level connecting line.
  /  /1875Alyth Railway
Alyth Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1875Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
In exchange for the Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central] [1st] crossing the River Clyde at the Broomielaw, the Caledonian Railway pays the Clyde Trustees £70,500.
  /  /1875Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Compensation to the Clyde Trustees for the Glasgow Bridge (also known as Jamaica Bridge). Additionally the Caledonian Railway contributes to the cost of widening the bridge.
  /  /1875Caledonian Railway
Victoria Junction (Langside Junction) to Cathcart Road Junction (Larkfield Junction) authorised, replacing the route authorised in 1872.
  /  /1875Clydesdale Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway authorised to fully use South Side [CR] for goods.
07/10/1875Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
Agreement over tolls for use by the Caledonian Railway of the section between Gartsherrie NB Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction.
  /  /1876Caledonian Railway
Opens Carlisle Kingmoor Shed at Etterby.
  /  /1876Caledonian Railway
The Carmuirs Fork is authorised for the Caledonian Railway, Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction.
  /  /1876Caledonian Railway
Carmyle and Glasgow Lines, a connecting line, authorised. Powers were allowed to lapse in 1882.
  /  /1876Forth and Clyde Canal
Caledonian Railway, authorised to dredge the River Carron.
  /  /1876Caledonian Railway
Agreement between the Leith Dock Commissioners and Caledonian Railway over land east of Leith Albert Dock.
  /  /1876Caledonian Railway
Newton and St Rollox Lines authorised.
  /  /1876Stobcross Railway
Caledonian Railway authorises building land in Partick for Partickhill Goods [CR].
11/06/1876Caledonian Railway
New deviation of approach to Carlisle Citadel opened. Railway No 2.
03/07/1876Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway)
Dalry Middle Junction to Haymarket West Junction (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway) opened. The Caledonian Railway had running powers to Larbert from here.
  /  /1877Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
The Leadhills Silver-lead Mining Company approaches the Caledonian Railway to ask them to build a branch to Leadhills. At this time, the line is not built.
29/01/1877Caledonian Railway
Victoria Junction (Langside Junction) to Cathcart Road Junction (Larkfield Junction) opened to goods.
01/02/1877Caledonian Railway
Victoria Junction (Langside Junction) to Cathcart Road Junction (Larkfield Junction) opened to passengers.
20/09/1877Caledonian Railway
The Victoria Viaduct, crossing the north end of Carlisle Citadel station on a north-south axis, opened to road traffic.
  /  /1878Dundee and Perth Railway
Authorisation to expand and rebuild Dundee West station. The Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) opened in 1878 and the Caledonian Railway was facing competition from the North British Railway's new Dundee Tay Bridge [Station].
  /  /1879Arbroath and Forfar Railway
Agreement that a short portion of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway between Arbroath Harbour Junction and St Vigeans Junction should become joint Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
01/09/1879Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Glasgow Central fully opened. Trains for England via the Caledonian Railway are transferred from Glasgow Buchanan Street. The service to Edinburgh Princes Street is also transferred. South Side [CR] closed.
  /  /1880Alloa Railway
The Alloa Railway agrees to its working by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1880Clydesdale Junction Railway
Power to widen the line between Rutherglen Junction and Cambuslang granted to the Caledonian Railway. An additional line, northbound slow, would be added.
  /  /1880Clydesdale Junction Railway
The Caledonian Railway winds up the Clydesdale Junction Railway Guaranteed Company.
  /  /1880Caledonian Railway
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Company wound up. Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Company wound up. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway - Greenock Guaranteed Company - wound up.
  /  /1880Caledonian Railway
Wishaw Railway and Wishaw Railway Guarantee Railway dissolved.
01/02/1880Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway Caledonian Railway North British Railway
Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway authorised (Caledonian Railway and North British Railway). This involved the bulk of the former Dundee and Arbroath Railway between Camperdown Junction and near Arbroath station and a short portion of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway as far as St Vigeans Junction. This followed the opening of the Tay Bridge [1st] in 1878 and the impending opening of the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway of 1880.
01/02/1880Carmyllie Railway
Becomes joint Caledonian Railway and North British Railway, when the Dundee and Arbroath Railway becomes the Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway.
  /  /1881Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway Caledonian Railway
Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1881Moffat Railway
Moffat Railway authorised. Agreement with Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1881Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)
Connecting line from Grangemouth to Larbert authorised (both locations being Caledonian Railway owned). The line may have been a ploy to gain favourable terms for use of the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway.
  /  /1881Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)
Larbert and Grangemouth Connecting Lines Act - regulation of Grangemouth Branch Junction by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1881Stobcross Railway
Partick Siding authorised for the Caledonian Railway's Partickhill Goods [CR]and running powers over theStobcross Railway to the goods yard.
13/07/1881Caledonian Railway
Authorisation to rebuild Edinburgh Princes Street and absorb Cuthberts Lane (the lane was not closed).
18/07/1881Cathcart District Railway
Working agreement made between the Cathcart District Railway and Caledonian Railway.
30/09/1881Montrose and Bervie Railway Caledonian Railway
End of the working by the Caledonian Railway of the Montrose and Bervie Railway. The North British Railway having bought the line.
  /  /1882Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock
Caledonian Railway granted running powers between Abbeyholme Junction and Canal Yard (where connection was made with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway) over the North British Railway controlled lines.
  /  /1882Caledonian Railway
Powers for the Carmyle and Glasgow Lines, a connecting line, allowed to lapse.
  /  /1882Moffat Railway
Line leased to the Caledonian Railway. Deviation at Beattock authorised.
  /  /1882Caledonian Railway
Newton and St Rollox Lines partly abandoned.
  /  /1882Caledonian Railway
Port Carlisle Branch (Solway) authorised (not built).
  /  /1882Solway Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway gains running powers (not just working) over the line.
  /  /1882Dugald Drummond
Leaves the North British Railway to become the locomotive, carriage and wagon superintendent of the Caledonian Railway.
03/06/1882Caledonian Railway
The Carmuirs Fork between Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction opened to goods.
19/06/1882Linwood Branch (Caledonian Railway)
The branch is purchased by the Caledonian Railway. (The Clippens Branch (Caledonian Railway) private extension is purchased in 1889.)
19/06/1882Linwood Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Existing Linwood Branch purchased by the Caledonian Railway.
01/07/1882Caledonian Railway
Merchiston station opened.
  /11/1882Glasgow and North Western Railway
Glasgow and North Western Railway proposed, the Bill presented to Parliament to seek approval. The route was to have been a 167 mile long railway from Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William. Supported by the North British Railway and opposed by the Highland Railway, Caledonian Railway (part owners of the Callander and Oban Railway), Caledonian Canal, David MacBrayne and some landowners. The Bill was rejected in 1883. It was not built (a less ambitious variation of it, the West Highland Railway with an Act in 1889, did open).
  /  /1883Alloa Railway
Agreement that the Caledonian Railway, which was to work the Alloa Railway, would have access to Alloa [1st] station from Alloa West Junction. Authorisation given for line between Longcarse Junction and Alloa West Junction.
  /  /1883Alloa Railway
The North British Railway withdraws its proposed Larbert and Cambus Line. It is granted running powers over the Alloa Railway in exchange for Caledonian Railway running powers to Alloa from Longcarse Junction (not Alloa West Junction?).
  /  /1883Caledonian Railway
Extension of time to build the not abandoned portion of the Newton and St Rollox Lines.
  /  /1883Caledonian Railway
Seafield Dock and railway authorised. Later developed as the Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway).
01/08/1883Caledonian Railway
The Carmuirs Fork between Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction is opened to passengers. Running powers are granted to the North British Railway.
01/08/1883Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway granted access to the various industrial sidings by Falkirk Grahamston.
  /  /1884Maxwell Junction to Bellahouston No 1 Junction (Caledonian Railway)
Approval for a Caledonian Railway owned link between Maxwell Junction (General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway) and Bellahouston No 1 Junction (Paisley Canal Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway), which was to open in 1885).
  /  /1884Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Working agreement between the Barrmill and Kilwinning Railway and the Caledonian Railway. The line is renamed the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
  /  /1884Caledonian Railway
Act passed for Cart Branch. (This was never built, but the Act was extended in 1889, 1891, 1893 and abandoned in 1895.)
  /  /1884Dundee Suburban Railway
Agreement for operation with the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway. The line was to have run east from south of Fairmuir Junction past the north side of Dundee Law to turn south beyond the Eastern Necropolis and join the line near Camperdown Junction creating a loop via Dundee Tay Bridge [Station]. Stations were proposed at Kings Cross Road, Coldside, Maryfield and Craigie. A number of lines following a similar course were proposed, none were built.
  /  /1884Moffat Railway Caledonian Railway
Moffat Railway leased by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1884North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
Montrose Harbour branch from Montrose authorised, Caledonian Railway granted running powers.
  /  /1884Stobcross Railway
Extension authorised. Running powers granted to Caledonian Railway.
07/04/1884Caledonian Railway
Siding serving Carlisle Gas Works opened. (Located near Viaduct Goods.)
14/07/1884Alloa RailwayCaledonian Railway
Alloa Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1885Portpatrick Railway Wigtownshire Railway
The Caledonian Railway's lease expires - the Portpatrick Railway and Wigtownshire Railway become jointly run as the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway - controlled by the Caledonian Railway, London and North Western Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway. The stock was owned by all four companies and operated by the two Scottish companies. The Joint company also owned 4/5 of the Larne and Stranraer Steamship Joint Committee, the remaining 1/5 owned by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway.
  /  /1885Glasgow City and District Railway
Hyndland [1st] branch authorised with running powers for the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1885Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Working agreement with the Caledonian Railway extended to the new branches authorised in 1884. The Caledonian agrees to subscribe to the new line.
  /  /1885North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Aberdeen Railway
The North British Railway and Caledonian Railway are granted running powers over the independent Montrose Harbour lines.
02/06/1885Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
The Caledonian Railway is granted running powers to Coatbridge Tinplate Works from Whifflet South Junction.
31/07/1885Portpatrick Railway
Working agreement with the Caledonian Railway comes to an end.
01/10/1885Alloa Railway South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway)
Line from Dunmore Junction to Alloa West Junction and swing bridge, Alloa Bridge opened. Caledonian Railway trains start to use Alloa [1st] station. Dunmore Junction to South Alloa closed to passengers. Alloa Goods [CR] opened.
  /  /1886Forth and Clyde Canal
Caledonian Railway granted an extension of time to dredge the River Carron.
  /  /1886North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Aberdeen Railway
Formal agreement between the North British Railway and Caledonian Railway about use of the Montrose Harbour sidings.
  /  /1886Caledonian Railway
Further extension of time to build the not abandoned portion of the Newton and St Rollox Lines.
  /  /1886Dundee and Perth Railway
Agreement between the Caledonian Railway and Perth Town Council regarding the swinging portion of the Tay Viaduct [Perth].
  /  /1887Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Extension of time allowing the Caledonian Railway to retain Blythswoodholm Lands.
  /  /1887Caledonian Railway
Midcalder branch authorised (not built).
  /05/1887Coltness Iron Works
Travel arranged for CIC workers between Newmains and Sunnyside. The company pays the Caledonian Railway an annual fee.
01/10/1887Caledonian Railway
Motherwell Mineral Office opened.
  /  /1888Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
Bonnybridge Shed, a single road timber locomotive shed, opened at Bonnybridge Central. The Caledonian Railway operate this as a sub-shed of Denny Shed.
  /  /1888Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Caledonian Railway
Involved in the railway races to Edinburgh in July and August!
  /  /1888General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
Railway into the Tradeston Gas Works agreed between the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow Corporation.
  /  /1888Glasgow Central Railway Caledonian Railway
Glasgow Central Railway makes working agreement with the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1888Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
The North British Railway and Caledonian Railway agree joint working of the line.
  /  /1888Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway buys Captain Robert Campbell's business, goodwill and steamers. This would be transferred to the Caledonian Steam Packet Company.
02/07/1888Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
Railway opened to passengers and freight. Line operated by both the North British Railway and Caledonian Railway. Stations at Kilsyth (New), Colzium, Banknock, Dennyloanhead, Bonnybridge Central.
  /  /1889Glasgow Central Railway Caledonian Railway
Glasgow Central Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Alternative date 31/5/1890
  /  /1889Caledonian Railway
Authorisation to widen lines from Dalry Junction to Edinburgh Princes Street.
  /  /1889Clippens Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Existing Clippens Branch purchased by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1889Caledonian Railway
Further extension of time to build the not abandoned portion of the Newton and St Rollox Lines.
  /  /1889Caledonian Railway
Proposed Port Carlisle Branch (Solway) abandoned.
  /  /1889Solway Junction Railway
Further working agreement with Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1889Scottish Central Railway
Agreement between Caledonian Railway and North British Railway to expand Stirling station.
08/05/1889Caledonian Steam Packet Company
Company formed to run steamers on the Clyde on behalf of the Caledonian Railway.
31/05/1889Glenbuck Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Caledonian Railway authorised to take over line, and buys line.
31/05/1889Clippens Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Line purchased by the Caledonian Railway.
31/05/1889Moffat Railway Caledonian Railway
Moffat Railway vested in the Caledonian Railway. (Alternative date 1902.)
01/06/1889Gourock Extension (Caledonian Railway)
Opened from Greenock Central to Gourock via the Newton Street Tunnel. A new pier was built at Gourock. Stations opened; Gourock, Fort Matilda, Greenock West and Greenock re-built nearby as Greenock Central. Dellingburn Branch connection modified.
10/10/1889Caledonian Railway Highland Railway
Highland Railway agreement with Caledonian Railway over land in Perth.
  /  /1890Forfar and Brechin Railway
Forfar and Brechin Railway authorised. Working agreement with Caledonian Railway concluded.
  /  /1890Glasgow Central Railway
Act authorises the extension of the Glasgow Central Railway from Bridgeton Cross [CR] to Carmyle and Newton for the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1890Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway trains for the north now use Edinburgh Princes Street and the Dalry Junction to Haymarket West Junction link. The Caledonian Railway booking office at Edinburgh Waverley closes on 30/09/1890.
  /  /1890Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
Company arranges a working agreement with the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1890Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Agreement over land at Dovecotland (for Dovecotland Goods) between the Caledonian Railway and Highland Railway.
  /  /1890Dugald Drummond
Leaves the Caledonian Railway to set up the Glasgow Railway Engineering Co Ltd at Glasgow Railway Engineering Works, Helen Street, Govan.
29/04/1890Crieff and Comrie Railway
Agreement on operation of the Crieff and Comrie Railway by the Caledonian Railway.
16/06/1890Caledonian Railway
Fire at Edinburgh Princes Street station.
  /  /1891Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway authorised. Working agreement with the Caledonian Railway confirmed.
  /  /1891North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
Act grants permission to double line. (Caledonian Railway included in Act, allowed to use the second line.)
  /  /1891Forth and Clyde Canal
Caledonian Railway granted a further extension of time to dredge the River Carron.
  /  /1891Paisley and Renfrew Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway grants the Caledonian Railway access to Cart Harbour.
  /  /1891Glasgow and South Western Railway Caledonian Railway
Bill to allow the Glasgow and South Western Railway to be purchased by the Caledonian Railway fails, rejected in the House of Commons.
  /  /1891Kirkcaldy District Railway (North British Railway)
Bill promoted to extend the line west to Larbert and Grangemouth, both on the Caledonian Railway. Bill passes in the Commons but fails in the Lords.
  /  /1891Caledonian Railway
Further extension of time to build the not abandoned portion of the Newton and St Rollox Lines.
  /  /1891Paisley and Renfrew Railway
Cart Harbour branch authorised for the Glasgow and South Western Railway, access authorised for the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1891Shieldhall Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway)
Existing (closed) line purchased by the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway.
01/01/1891Caledonian Railway
Crawford station opened.
31/01/1891Railway Strike
End of railwaymen's strike. Men of the North British Railway, Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway were on strike to ask for a reduction in working hours and for recognition of the railway union.
31/10/1891Caledonian Railway North British Railway
The Caledonian Railway and North British Railway come to terms. Agreements relating to any future lines.
31/10/1891Peace Agreement
The 'Peace Agreement' is made between the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
  /  /1892Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Caledonian Railway North British Railway
Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) authorised (Caledonian Railway and North British Railway). Siding to Denny's Leven Engine Works at Dumbarton authorised.
  /  /1892Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway repeals the Glasgow and South Western Railway's access to Cook Street Shed.
  /  /1892Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
Running powers between Forth and Clyde Junction [Balloch], Jamestown and Dalmonach Print Works granted to the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1892Glasgow and South Western Railway Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway authorised to sell land at Gushetfaulds (for the South Side Carriage Shed) to the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
  /  /1892Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
All of Bridge Street station vested in the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1892Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Caledonian Railway North British Railway
Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway authorised to make a connection at Dumbarton to access the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint).
  /  /1892Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Authorisation for Caledonian Railway to purchase land at Shields Road [CR] station.
01/02/1892Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
The Caledonian Railway takes over Bridge Street station completely, paying the Glasgow and South Western Railway £129,251 for its share.
10/05/1892Caledonian Railway North British Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
The partners in the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) agree on the operation of the line and the connecting steamers from Balloch Pier. The partners take over Loch Lomond Steamers.
01/08/1892Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Bridge Street station fully taken over by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1893Forth and Cart Canal
Caledonian Railway applies for an Act to close the canal. The route of the canal will be required for the promoted Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway.
  /  /1893Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh Princes Street reconstruction begins.
  /  /1893Caledonian Railway
Midcalder branch abandoned.
  /07/1893London and North Western Railway Caledonian Railway
Corridor dining cars begin to be used on the West Coast Main Line.
01/08/1893Greenock and Wemyss Bay RailwayCaledonian Railway
Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1894Forfar and Brechin RailwayCaledonian Railway
Forfar and Brechin Railway authorisation for absorption by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1894Caledonian Railway
Completion of Edinburgh Princes Street reconstruction.
  /  /1894Glasgow District Subway
Agreement between the Glasgow District Subway and the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway companies (owners of the Govan Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway)) over purchase of land for Broomloan Depot [Subway] by Govan station.
25/05/1894Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
Greenock Princes Pier [1st] station re-built on a grand scale right by the quayside as Greenock Princes Pier [2nd] by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on a grander scale to compete with the Caledonian Railway's Gourock station.
26/11/1894Hamiltonhill Branch (Caledonian Railway) Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Glasgow Central Railway
Balornock Junction to Possil Junction, Maryhill [CR] and Stobcross (L&D railway no 4) opened to minerals and goods. This gave the Caledonian Railway an independent line to the Queens Dock lines.
  /  /1895Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
Balloch [1st] turntable replaced for impending joint ownership of line for larger Caledonian Railway locomotives.
  /  /1895Talla Railway
The Talla Water Scheme Act of 1895 empowers the Edinburgh and District Water Trustees build a railway from Broughton [2nd] on the Peebles Branch of the Caledonian Railway to a proposed reservoir in the Talla Valley. The railway was planned due to the quantity of material which would require to be moved including an estimate of 100,000 tons of clay, pipes, cement etc., which would be difficult to take by road from Broughton.
01/01/1895Forfar and Brechin Railway Caledonian Railway
Officially absorbed.
  /04/1895Caledonian Railway
Approves the connection of the Edinburgh and District Water Trustees's Talla Railway to their system.
01/07/1895Solway Junction Railway
Section from Abbey Junction [CR] to Brayton transferred to the Caledonian Railway.
06/07/1895Solway Junction Railway
Act passed to merge the remainder of the Solway Junction Railway into the Caledonian Railway. Confirmation of running powers over North British Railway's Silloth line.
  /  /1896Caledonian Railway
Access to Troon Harbour negotiated with the Duke of Portland.
  /  /1896Solway Junction RailwayCaledonian Railway
Solway Junction Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1896Strathaven and Darvel Railway Mid Lanark Lines (Caledonian Railway) Mid Lanark, Spireslack and Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Lines authorised for the Caledonian Railway; Darvel to Strathaven Central, Spireslack Colliery No 1 Pit to Muirkirk (Auldhouseburn Junction), Stonehouse [Lanarkshire] and Stonehouse [Lanarkshire] to Lesmahagow [2nd] and Alton Heights Junction. The Glasgow and South Western Railway is granted running powers over these lines in exchange for the Caledonian Railway having running powers from Darvel to Troon and Kilmarnock to Ayr.
  /  /1896Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway applies to an arbiter to have the Grahamston Swing Bridge replaced with a double track bridge. The single track bridge was a bottleneck on a double track line requiring two signal boxes.
  /  /1896Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway is granted access to the Atlas Works [2nd], Springburn, from the Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) via Sighthill East Junction [1st] and Sighthill Junction.
  /  /1896Bo'ness Dock
North British Railway authorised to take over Bo'ness Harbour and Bo'ness Dock. The Caledonian Railway is guaranteed running powers to the harbour.
  /  /1896Forth and Clyde Canal
Caledonian Railway granted a further extension of time to dredge the River Carron.
  /  /1896Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway granted access to the Falkirk Gasworks over the Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway).
  /  /1896Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
Caledonian Railway completes laying second line between Broughton [2nd] and Rachan Junction for the Talla Railway.
01/01/1896Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
Fairholm Siding (north of Quarter) to Fairholm Colliery branch now worked by Caledonian Railway.
01/10/1896Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint)
The North British Railway is obliged to put its Dumbarton Central to Balloch Pier line into joint ownership with the Caledonian Railway to stop the Caledonian Railway from building a second railway (the proposed Dumbarton, Jamestown and Loch Lomond Railway) from Dumbarton to Balloch. The North British Railway now has to pay access charges for its section between Dalreoch Junction and Dumbarton East Junction. The Caledonian Railway is, from this date, admitted to the Balloch line.
01/10/1896Caledonian Railway North British Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
The Cordale Branch (Cordale Branch Junction to Cordale Works) of the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) is vested into the Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway.
01/10/1896Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
The Caledonian Railway may now run to Dalmonach Print Works via Jamestown.
01/10/1896Loch Lomond Steamers
Company vested into the Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway jointly.
  /  /1897Newburgh and North Fife Railway
Newburgh and North Fife Railway authorised. Facilities (what?) granted to the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1897Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
Paisley and Barrhead District Railway authorised. Working agreement with the Caledonian Railway, who are authorised to subscribe.
  /  /1897Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Light Railway order for the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, the route to be by the Elvan Water rather than by up Glen Gonnar.
  /  /1897Thirdpart Junction to Mayfield Junction (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Authorised. Powers granted to the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1897Caledonian Railway
Cleland Loop authorised. (Wishaw, Cambusnethan and Coltness Line (Caledonian Railway)?)
  /  /1897Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)
New Dock and entrance channel authorised for the Caledonian Railway. This will be the Grange Dock, linked to the existing Carron Dock by the Grangemouth Western Channel and itself approached by the Grangemouth Eastern Channel. (The North British Railway is granted running powers.)
  /  /1897Caledonian Railway Scottish Central Railway
Widening of the railway at Greenhill authorised.
  /  /1897Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Giffen Junction to Newton, Lugton L and A Junction, Clarkston West Junction to Clarkston East Junction, Muirend to Clarkston East Junction, Kirkhill Junction to Newton, Kirkhill Junction to Westburn Junction, Cathcart West Junction to Cathcart, two single track Cathcart East Junction to Cathcart North Junction links. Railways 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 authorised to be made by the Caledonian Railway.
15/07/1897Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway
Caledonian Railway granted running powers to Bo'ness [1st] and Bo'ness Dock.
  /  /1898Crieff and Comrie Railway Caledonian Railway
Crieff and Comrie Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1898Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Branch from Ayr [1st] (closed to passengers) over the River Ayr to Ayr Harbour South authorised. As per the agreement of 1896 the Caledonian Railway is granted running powers.
  /  /1898Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Line authorised.
  /  /1899Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Construction of the line begins. Robert McAlpine employs approximately 100 men to build the line.
  /  /1899Glasgow and South Western Railway
Annan Harbour branch proposed. As the Caledonian Railway applies for running powers the G&SWR abandons its plans.
  /  /1899Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Princes Dock Joint Railway, (formerly promoted as Cessnock Dock Railway), vested by the Caledonian Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and North British Railway. Committee to manage line appointed.
  /  /1899Provan Gas Works
Agreement made between the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow Corporation for access to Provan Gas Works. (Connections from Germiston Junction High, incoming, and Blackhill Junction, outgoing.)
  /  /1899Caledonian Railway
Hamilton, Motherwell and Wishaw Light Railway proposal fails.
01/02/1899Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway
Caledonian Railway starts to operate over line.
30/06/1899Montrose and Bervie Railway
The Caledonian Railway no longer accesses the line.
30/06/1899North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
Caledonian Railway ceases to use Inverkeilor station.
01/07/1899Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway
Caledonian Railway ceases to operate over line.
08/09/1899Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
Derailment of Talla Railway locomotive and train at Broughton [2nd]. Locomotive prohibited from the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1900Caledonian Railway
Camp (Camp Colliery Junction) to Flemington (Shieldmuir Junction) curve authorised.
  /  /1900Talla Railway
Clay is sourced from near Carluke. The Caledonian Railway works 2 or 3 trains a day to Broughton [2nd] for the dam.
  /  /1901Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
Caledonian Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway.
  /  /1901Forth and Clyde Canal
Caledonian Railway granted a further extension of time to dredge the River Carron.
  /  /1901Caledonian Railway
Time extension authorised for the Cleland Loop.
01/10/1901Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Elvanfoot to Leadhills opened. (Alternative date 5/10/1901).
  /  /1902Moffat RailwayCaledonian Railway
Moffat Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1902Callander and Oban Railway
Caledonian Railway authorised to take over and run the new exchange station on the Callander and Oban Railway, Balquhidder [2nd] (replacing Balquhidder [1st], formerly Lochearnhead [1st]).
  /  /1902Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Rispin Cleugh Viaduct built by Sir Robert McAlpine.
  /  /1902Caledonian Railway
Further time extension authorised for the Cleland Loop.
  /  /1902Dundee and Perth Railway
Agreement between Dundee Town council and Caledonian Railway to allow widening the line between Ninewells Junction and Magdalen Green confirmed.
01/08/1902Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway Caledonian Railway
Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
01/08/1902Paisley and Barrhead District RailwayCaledonian Railway
Paisley and Barrhead District Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
12/09/1902Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Leadhills to Wanlockhead opened to goods.
12/10/1902Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Leadhills to Wanlockhead opened for passengers.
  /  /1903Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Wemyss Bay station and pier re-built in grand style by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1903Provan Gas Works
Caledonian Railway's Provan Gas Works branch authorised.
17/08/1903Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Joint line owned by the Caledonian Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and North British Railway opened.
20/09/1903Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Lugton East Junction to Lugton L and A Junction opened. This was an interchange spur but also allowed trains to run from Glasgow to Kilmarnock via Neilston as far as Lugton on a wholly Caledonian Railway only owned route.
21/12/1903Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh Princes Street Station Hotel opened.
  /  /1904Glasgow and South Western Railway Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway access to Troon Harbour confirmed. Glasgow and South Western Railway to be Pilotage Authority.
  /  /1904John G Stein
Opens new brickworks at Castlecary to use higher alumina content, than Bonnybridge, found there. Built by the Caledonian Railway and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
  /  /1904Darvel and Strathaven Railway
Darvel to County Boundary Junction (east of Loudounhill) authorised to be transferred to the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The Caledonian Railway retains running powers.
  /  /1904Strathaven and Darvel Railway
Line split - west of County Boundary Junction is transferred to the Glasgow and South Western Railway, east to Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1904Motherwell and Bellshill Railway
Proposed line abandoned. Caledonian Railway will widen bridges in the Motherwell area.
  /  /1904Rosyth Dockyard Branch
North British Railway branch authorised to the new under construction naval Rosyth Dockyard. (Facilities extended to the Caledonian Railway.)
  /  /1904Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian introduces its luxurious 'Grampian Corridor Express' introduced between Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
12/10/1904Alloa Railway
Alloa Bridge is badly damaged after being struck by the schooner 'Stirling' resulting in the fall of a span. The Caledonian Railway is allowed to reroute its trains to Alloa via Stirling. North British Railway trains also diverted.
  /  /1905Caledonian Railway
Extra time for the Camp (Camp Colliery Junction) to Flemington (Shieldmuir Junction) curve previously authorised.
  /  /1905Caledonian Railway
Further time extension authorised for the Cleland Loop.
  /  /1905Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway)
Caledonian Railway portion authorised.
  /  /1905Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway)
Running powers to Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1905Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
Doubling of the Caledonian Railway's Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction curve authorised.
01/05/1905Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Bridge Street closed by Caledonian Railway.
01/05/1905Strathaven and Darvel Railway
Darvel to Strathaven Central opened (joint operation of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and Caledonian Railway). Opened to passengers. Drumclog, Loudonhill and Ryeland opened.
01/06/1905Alloa Railway
Alloa Bridge repairs complete and Caledonian Railway trains to Alloa return to their usual route.
08/10/1906Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)
Grangemouth Eastern Channel opened. First vessel enters (the Norwegian RMS Norway). With the opening of the dock and Grangemouth Eastern Channel the Caledonian Railway was able to cease dredging the River Carron.
08/10/1906Great North of Scotland Railway
Authorisation to operate buses. The Act bans the operation of buses on routes parallel to the Caledonian Railway.
28/12/1906Dundee and Arbroath Railway
A North British Railway express which had been travelling from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen Joint is blocked by snow at Arbroath and returns south. It strikes a local Caledonian Railway Arbroath to Dundee East train at Elliot Junction in a blizzard killing 22 passengers.
  /  /1907Aberdeen Railway
Caledonian Railway authorised to purchase land for a new marshalling yard, Craiginches Yard.
  /  /1907Caledonian Railway
Camp (Camp Colliery Junction) to Flemington (Shieldmuir Junction) curve cut back and altered. Western portion abandoned and eastern portion will be from Shieldmuir Junction to Flemington Goods.
  /  /1907Caledonian Railway
Authorisation to buy land to deviate the line at Curriehill.
  /  /1907Caledonian Railway
Permission to stop up level crossing at Elvanfoot station.
  /  /1907Caledonian Railway
Rutherglen Burrowing Line authorised. There was considerable expenditure on line widening in the whole area. Interestingly by 1911 expenditure of £12,053 is shown against 'Rutherglen Burrowing' (in investors reports). The Caledonian was to be given extra time for construction in 1915. That being during the Great War the planned works were probably abandoned and no fly-under junction was built at Rutherglen.
25/04/1907Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire RailwayGlasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) opened. The line was joint North British Railway and Caledonian Railway.
22/07/1907Talla Railway
Edinburgh and District Water Trustees - agreement with the Caledonian Railway.
30/12/1907Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Caledonian Railway
Agreement between the North British Railway and the Caledonian Railway granting running powers in perpetuity between Gartsherrie NB Junction and Garnqueen South Junction.
  /  /1908Bainsford Branch (Caledonian Railway) Bainsford Branch (North British Railway)
By-pass line from Swing Bridge Junction to Fouldubs Junction partly opened. The western half was owned by the North British Railway (part of the former line to the Carron Iron Works) and the eastern was to be opened by the Caledonian Railway.
01/03/1909Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal)
Caledonian Railway hands over the trimming over coal at the Grangemouth Docks to a contractor.
01/08/1909Caledonian Railway
Weighing of mineral traffic ceases.
16/08/1909Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire RailwayCaledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Adjustments to ownership of Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint).
01/03/1910Caledonian Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway
The Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway come to a pooling agreement over First of Clyde traffic.
01/03/1910Caledonian Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway
Traffic pooling agreement between the companies for Clyde coast traffic.
  /  /1911Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Rebuilding of Arbroath station complete. (Caledonian Railway authorised to buy land in 1900 and North British Railway in 1907.)
  /  /1911Caledonian Railway
Details agreed with council to stop up Float Level Crossing. The Lampits Ferry was replaced by a new bridge carrying a new road over the Clyde to the west of Float Viaduct.
  /  /1911Paisley and Renfrew Railway
Extensions authorised for the Glasgow and South Western Railway (access granted to the Caledonian Railway).
  /  /1913Bankfoot Light Railway Caledonian Railway
Bankfoot Light Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1913Scottish Central Railway
Stirling station re-built by the Caledonian Railway.
  /  /1913Edinburgh Corporation Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway) Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway)
Agreement between Edinburgh Corporation with the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway over the Gorgie Slaughter Houses.
  /  /1913Caledonian Railway
New wider bridge to be installed north of Beattock station crossing main line, Moffat Branch and siding.
  /  /1913Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway)
Caledonian Railway and North British Railway agree on access to the Gorgie Slaughter Houses in Edinburgh. This related to the building of a railway between the two branches which was to be done at CR expense. Two jointly owned sidings laid in on the north side of the NB yard, but the link was not built.
  /  /1913Lothian Lines (North British Railway)
New Lothian Lines authorised, particularly as relief lines for colliery traffic. Railways Nos 2 to 12 and the South Leith Branch connection were not to be used for passenger traffic. The Lothian colliery owners were given the power to provide their own wagons and North British not obliged to provide wagons where the colliery uses its own wagons. In addition further sidings were authorised at Granton and the Caledonian Railway authorised to have facilities.
30/09/1913Gleneagles Ltd
The company, which will build the Gleneagles Hotel, is created in 1913. The Caledonian Railway is authorised to subscribe to the hotel.
14/10/1913Caledonian Railway
Reconstruction of Carstairs station authorised.
03/11/1914Caledonian Railway
Improvements to Thankerton station authorised.
  /  /1915Caledonian Railway
By this date lodging dormitories for enginemen existed at Carlisle, Grangemouth and Oban.
  /  /1915Caledonian Railway
Extension of time to complete Rutherglen Burrowing Junction. (See note against 1907 authorisation.)
  /05/1915Caledonian Railway
Military procession in memory of those killed in the Quintinshill Disaster.
22/05/1915Caledonian Railway
Quintinshill disaster (at Quintinshill Loops), Britains worst train crash. 227 people killed when a troop train crashes into a local passenger train and an express trains collides with the wreckage.
13/07/1915Caledonian Railway
Authorisation to rebuilt Carlisle Kingmoor Shed.
  /  /1916Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway
Lothian Lines (North British Railway)
Additional sidings at Granton Harbour authorised. Caledonian Railway's access to sidings authorised in 1913 (as part of the Lothian Lines) repealed.
  /10/1916Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway takes over the local cart distribution from Thompson.
  /  /1917Camps Reservoir Railway
Lanarkshire County Council authorised to build a 3.5 mile line from Crawford station on the Caledonian Railway to the future Camps Reservoir.
27/12/1917Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Agreement between the Caledonian Railway and David Colville and Sons over alteration to Park Street Level Crossing entry.
15/05/1919Scottish Central Railway
Caledonian Railway agrees to sell water supply to the Bridge of Allan council.
  /  /1921Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
The Caledonian Railway cease to operate over the line.
  /  /1921Aberdeen Railway Aberdeen Harbour Trustees Tramway
Caledonian Railway authorised to build line from Aberdeen Guild Street goods to Aberdeen Corporation Electricity Works.
  /  /1923Gleneagles Ltd
Gleneagles Hotel and Golf Courses acquired in their entirety by the Caledonian Railway.
01/01/1923Dundee and Newtyle Railway
Arbroath and Forfar Railway
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Caledonian Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Callander and Oban Railway
Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
Highland Railway
Cathcart District Railway
Killin Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Committee
Brechin and Edzell District Railway
Dornoch Light Railway
Wick and Lybster Light Railway
Grouped into London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
  /  /1924Gleneagles Hotel
Opened, having been built for the Caledonian Railway which became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923
  /  /1935Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Gagie Halt opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
02/01/1939Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Wanlockhead to Elvanfoot closed to all traffic.
07/03/1948Caledonian Railway
Accident at Lamington when a locomotive firebox collapses.
08/06/1950Caledonian Railway
Train fire at Beattock results in 5 deaths.
17/07/1950Caledonian Railway
Floriston, Rockcliffe closed. (Rockcliffe continues to have workmen's trains.)
10/09/1951Wilsontown Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Wilsontown to Auchengray (Wilsontown Junction [2nd]) closed to passengers. Wilsontown and Haywood are closed. Auchengray, on the Caledonian Railway's Edinburgh line, remains open until 1966.
10/09/1951Caledonian Railway
Gretna closed.
  /  /1952Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Barnhill renamed Barnhill (Angus).
10/01/1955Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Forfar [2nd] (Forfar North Junction) to Dundee East (Broughty Junction) closed to passengers.
08/12/1958Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Forfar North Junction (excluded) to Kingsmuir (excluded) closed to goods. The line becomes a long goods branch from Broughty Junction to Kingsmuir.
  /  /1960Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Closed.
13/06/1960Caledonian Railway
Wamphray, Dinwoodie, Nethercleugh, Ecclefechan, Kirtlebridge, Kirkpatrick closed to passengers. Nethercleugh and Dinwoodie closed to goods.
  /  /1962Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway) Aberdeen Railway Arbroath and Forfar Railway Scottish Midland Junction Railway Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway)
A4 Pacifics introduced on the Aberdeen to Glasgow Buchanan Street 3 hour Grampian run.
12/05/1962Callander and Oban Railway
Caledonian Railway No 123 and North British Railway No 256 visit Oban.
23/06/1962RCTS Railtour
Excursion train hauled by Caledonian Railway 123 and Great North of Scotland Railway 49 from Ayr to Stranraer.
04/01/1965Caledonian Railway
Thankerton, Symington [2nd], Lamington, Abington, Crawford, Elvanfoot closed.
06/09/1965Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh Princes Street to Slateford Junction closed to passengers.
06/12/1965Caledonian Railway
Closed to workmen's trains and completely.
15/08/1966Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh Princes Street to Slateford Junction closed to goods.
03/09/1966Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway) Aberdeen Railway Arbroath and Forfar Railway Scottish Midland Junction Railway Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway)
A4 Pacifics from Aberdeen to Glasgow Buchanan Street withdrawn.
09/10/1967Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Kingsmuir to Broughty Junction (excluded) closed to goods.
15/06/1969Caledonian Railway
A buckled rail at Lamington results in a derailment.
  /  /1970Caledonian Railway Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Lancaster and Preston JunctionRailway Preston and Wigan Railway Wigan Branch Railway Warrington and Newton Railway Grand Junction Railway
Weaver Junction (south of Warrington) to Glasgow electrification authorised.
  /04/1970Caledonian Railway
Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Clydesdale Junction Railway
Polloc and Govan Railway
Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
West Coast Main Line electrification authorised.
06/10/1971Caledonian Railway
Brake failure at Beattock leads to a collision resulting in a death.
  /  /1972Caledonian Railway
Dolphinton Junction signal box closed.
03/01/1972Caledonian Railway
Beattock closed
06/05/1974Caledonian Railway Wishaw and Coltness Railway Clydesdale Junction Railway Polloc and Govan Railway Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Glasgow Central to Carlisle electrification complete.
05/06/1979Caledonian Railway
Cobbinshaw [2nd] (temporary) signal box opened to control northbound line. This provided extra capacity while the East Coast Main Line was closed due to the Penmanshiel Tunnel collapse.
10/11/1981Caledonian Railway
Cobbinshaw [2nd] (temporary) signal box closed. This had provided extra capacity while the East Coast Main Line was closed due to the Penmanshiel Tunnel collapse.
22/11/1981Caledonian Railway
Midcalder Junction box closed.
  /  /1983Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway Society formed.
  /  /1986Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Track laying starts.
  /  /1988Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Service starts running over a quarter of a mine of track running south from the new Leadhills station.
15/05/1989Caledonian Railway
Greenfaulds station opened. Served by the Springburn to Cumbernauld services, and Stepps opened on the same day.
  /  /1991Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Rispin Cleugh Viaduct demolished.
  /02/1998Caledonian Railway
£150,000 project to replace bridge deck of Elvanfoot Viaduct.
21/12/1998Caledonian Railway
Derailment at Beattock.
  /12/2001Caledonian Railway
West Lothian Council proposes rebuilding Kirknewton as an interchange.
01/12/2001Caledonian Railway
Dalmakethar bridge replaced between the 1st and 3rd.
08/12/2001Caledonian Railway
Elvanfoot Viaduct replaced between the 8th and 10th.
17/06/2002Caledonian Railway
Southbound Mossend to Warrington timber train derails at north end of Quintinshill Loops.
17/02/2004Caledonian Railway
Motorist killed after car struck by train on Kirknewton level crossing.
  /12/2004Caledonian Railway
Work begins on a 320 space car park at Greenfaulds station.
04/12/2005Caledonian Railway
Network Rail's upgrade of line north from Preston to Glasgow Central will allow 125mph running.
09/12/2007Caledonian Railway
TPE introduces a service between Manchester Airport, Glasgow and Edinburgh using Class 185s.
30/01/2013Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Caledonian Railway
Carillion wins contract to electrify the line to Cumbernauld.
19/05/2014Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Caledonian Railway
Electric passenger services begin operating between Glasgow and Cumbernauld following commissioning of 50 km of 25 kV 50 Hz electrification between Springburn and Cumbernauld.

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Carlisle to Carstairs

Passenger and goods line from Carlisle to Float Junction, Carstairs.

This is a major station in the north west of England. ...

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Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
37409 'Lord Hinton' at Carlisle ahead of the 'Class 37 Farewell', organised by DRS on 19th January 2019 when loco hauled passenger services ceased on ...
Crinan Dunbar 19/01/2019
Departmental train (6K05) on its way from Kingmoor to Basford Hall passing through Carlisle on 5th October 2021. DRS 68016 'Fearless' was hauling a ...
Duncan Ross 05/10/2021
47703 'The Queen Mother' seen at Carlisle in October 1998. At the time the lady herself was still around and I am sure she was suitably flattered. ...
David Panton 16/10/1998
Its not every day you see a palindromic locomotive. 66066 runs light engine from Carlisle to Crewe through Citadel Station on 29th July 2021. ...
Ken Strachan 29/07/2021
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This junction is at the north end of Carlisle station, beyond the Victoria Viaduct overbridge. It is where the various passenger lines and lines on the west side of the station merge to become a double track as the line continues north.
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Elevated trackside cabinets at Carlisle, installed following the devastating Storm Desmond floods of 2015. By coincidence I photographed these during ...
Duncan Ross 15/02/2020
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This was the Caledonian Railway's first permanent locomotive shed in Carlisle. It was to the north of the station alongside the town's West Wall almost directly below the Deanery of Carlisle Cathedral.
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This goods yard was just north of Carlisle Citadel. It was on the west side of the passenger line and the east side of the Carlisle Goods Loop (Carlisle Goods Traffic Committee) from which it diverged at Caldew Junction, access being from the north.
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429 approaching Carlisle station with a train from the north in August 1972. In the foreground are some of the remains of the Caledonian Railway's ...
John Furnevel 22/08/1972
The northbound Chrysler company train photographed looking east across the remains of Carlisle's Viaduct Yard in the summer of 1972. The train has ...
John Furnevel 22/08/1972
Class 40 bringing a train from the north into Carlisle in September 1971 with some clearance work still to be completed on the former Viaduct Yard. ...
John Furnevel 17/09/1971
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This junction, also known as Carlisle No 3, was north of Carlisle station. It was where, in 1877, a northern end of the Carlisle Goods Loop (Carlisle Goods Traffic Committee) met the Caledonian Railway. Today it is the southern extremity of the goods lines which pass through Kingmoor Marshalling Yard where these rejoin the main line.
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Carlisle Goods Loop (Carlisle Goods Traffic Committee)
View north along the River Caldew at Willowholme on 18 April 2007 as a coal train heads south towards the station. ...
John Furnevel 18/04/2007
A J.Manson Class 240 4-4-0 of Glasgow & South Western Railway. No. 253, It was renumbered 388 in 1919, and on grouping became LMS 14260. It was built ...
Graham Morgan Collection //
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North of Caldew Junction and south of the former Port Carlisle Branch Junction two double track viaducts cross over the River Caldew. The eastern of these carries the West Coast Main Line, formerly the Caledonian Railway, north from Carlisle. The western was built to carry goods lines north from Caldew Junction (and the closed [[Carlisle Goods Loop (Carlisle Goods Traffic ...

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Carlisle Goods Loop (Carlisle Goods Traffic Committee)
Some substantial bracing on the supports of the now partly disused viaduct over the River Caldew at Carlisle. The viaduct on the right is still fully ...
Duncan Ross 14/01/2023
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Photograph taken from a northbound Waverley route service shortly after leaving Carlisle in December 1968. The train is approaching Carlisle number 3 ...
Bruce McCartney /12/1968
Having passed Carlisle no 3 box and crossed the River Caldew, a Waverley route service for Edinburgh veers west away from the WCML at Port Carlisle ...
Bruce McCartney /12/1968
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This is a pair of double track viaducts. The original is to the east and later, carrying goods lines and dating from 1942, to the west. The original viaduct is also known as the Eden Valley Viaduct.
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Diver getting air supply connected at Eden Viaduct. (Older viaduct in background.) ...
Network Rail /08/2021
Avanti Pendelino 390156 runs onto the River Eden bridge as it approaches Etterby Road overbridge after departing from Carlisle with the 15.10 Euston ...
David Pesterfield 04/06/2021
TransPennine Express CAF built Nova 2 EMU 397003 has just crossed the River Eden bridge as it approaches Carlisle station with the 17.07 Glasgow ...
David Pesterfield 04/06/2021
An aerial view of the River Eden railway viaducts at Etterby, near Carlisle. ...
Network Rail /08/2021
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This junction is north of the Eden Viaduct [Etterby]. It opened in 1874 when the main Caledonian Railway shed for Carlisle relocated further north.
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This double ended shed was located on the east side of the Caledonian Railway, approached from the south.
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The former 12A Carlisle Kingmoor steam shed may be no more, and its site buried under what is now the Kingmoor Nature Reserve, but there are still ...
David Pesterfield 14/09/2021
Preserved LNER A4 Pacific 4498 (60007) 'Sir Nigel Gresley' seen on Carlisle Kingmoor Shed in April 1967, during servicing between arrival and ...
David Pesterfield 01/04/1967
Black 5 44727 keeping company with Britannia 70051 'Firth of Forth' at Kingmoor in August 1967. ...
Robin McGregor 19/08/1967
Britannia Pacific 70023 'Venus' preferred anonymity when photographed at Carlisle Kingmoor in 1966, having neither nameplates nor smokebox ...
Robin McGregor 21/02/1966
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37087 on display at the DRS Kingmoor Open Day in Carlisle on 11 July 2009. ...
Kevin McCartney 11/07/2009
June 2021 view north from Etterby Road bridge to the DRS Kingmoor Traction Depot, the former BR Kingmoor Diesel Depot located opposite the nature ...
David Pesterfield 04/06/2021
DRS 47593 looking smart for the Kingmoor TMD open day on 11 July 2009. ...
Kevin McCartney 11/07/2009
Preserved class 50 no 50049 Defiance on display at the DRS Kingmoor TMD open day on 11 July. ...
Kevin McCartney 11/07/2009
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This junction is the southern approach to Kingmoor Marshalling Yard and northern exit from Carlisle Kingmoor TMD. It is located north of Carlisle.
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Carlisle Marshalling Yard (British Railways)
87022 passes Kingmoor Yard in 2006, hauling a Shieldmuir - Warrington mail train formed by a Class 325 parcels unit.
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Bill Roberton //2006
Wide view looking north from Kingmoor Road in November 2007 with the WCML running past on the right. ...
John Furnevel 03/11/2007
To the left are the up departure sidings and to the right the WCML. ...
Ewan Crawford 27/09/2006
The former Waverley route crossing over the WCML at Kingmoor. Now used for Carlisle Warehousing by Harker. The control cabin to the right was for the ...
Ewan Crawford 27/09/2006
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This was a two platform station with the main station building on the southbound platform. There was a goods yard on the east side of the line, approached by a long siding from the southbound line. The box was on the west side opposite the goods yard and south of the northbound platform.
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Scotrail 156508, in Strathclyde PTE livery, passes Rockcliffe on the approach to Carlisle with a service from Dumfries on 28 May 2007. In the ...
John McIntyre 25/05/2007
Looking west at the station building at Rockcliffe. ...
Ewan Crawford 27/09/2006
Glasgow bound Pendolino north of the former Rockcliffe station at the point where the up slow line begins its climb to the flyover into Carlisle ...
Ewan Crawford 14/04/2008
Carlisle - Glasgow (via Dumfries) service passing the site of Rockcliffe station in May 2007. The station house can be seen through the trees while in ...
John McIntyre 25/05/2007
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Chance encounter. A brief stop at Floriston, while heading north on 29th July 2022, saw 43049 leading the 'Midland Pullman' on an ecs working ...
Mark Bartlett 29/07/2022
Floriston level crossing, looking south. ...
Ewan Crawford //
Voyager southbound over Floriston LC on 25 May. ...
John McIntyre 25/05/2007
Northern Trains 156 crosses Floriston LC heading south towards Carlisle on 25 May. The destination panel shows Cleethorpes! ...
John McIntyre 25/05/2007
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This was a two platform station to the north of Floriston Level Crossing. The railway remains open and is the West Coast Main Line.
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Network Rail workers in Cumbria joined forces with a local farmer to keep passengers and freight trains moving on the West Coast main line.
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Network Rail 01/02/2022
An unidentified Britannia Pacific hurries north on the approach to Floriston level crossing, north of Carlisle, in the mid 1960s. ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) //
Perth based Black 5 no 44698 approaching Floriston level crossing with a southbound freight in the 1960s. The train is on the up slow line heading for ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) //
60024 Kingfisher runs over Floriston level crossing in the 1960s with a freight. ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) //
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This is a long, wide and low concrete viaduct carrying three tracks. The viaduct was replaced for the opening of the Kingmoor Marshalling Yard. It crosses the River Esk and the floodplains to both north and south. It is carried on a large number of piers.
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Pendolino crosses the Esk Viaduct (Cumbria) on its way north on the evening of 14 April. In the distance the line to Longtown turns off to the right. ...
Ewan Crawford 14/04/2008
A Glasgow bound Pendolino crossing the Esk just north of Floriston late in the afternoon of 14 April 2008. ...
Ewan Crawford 14/04/2008
Virgin service crossing the Esk Viaduct at Metal Bridge. View looks west. ...
Ewan Crawford 14/04/2008
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Also known as Longtown Emergency Connection. This was a connection south of Mossband Junction where the Longtown MOD sidings.
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This is the secondary connection into Longtown, known as Admiralty Sidings Junction or sometimes the emergency connection. It is now overgrown here. ...
Ken Strachan 19/12/2020
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This junction has had a series of openings (and closures) and has been largely associated with the munitions factories at Longtown, Gretna and Smalmstown, and the southern approach to the Waverley Route.
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Carlisle Marshalling Yard (British Railways)
DRS 66432 travels along the up goods line from Mossband Jct to access Carlisle Kingmoor Yard with a container train from Grangemouth on 12 September ...
John McIntyre 12/09/2020
DRS 66303 leads 66429 on a northbound container service as it passes Mossband Junction heading to Mossend on 27 April 2017. ...
John McIntyre 27/04/2017
A Dumfries to Carlisle Scotrail service is about to pass under the A74M at Mossband Jct on 27 April 2017. ...
John McIntyre 27/04/2017
66121 southbound on the slow line at Mossband Junction. The buffer stop on the right is part of the Longtown complex of sidings. ...
Ewan Crawford 14/06/2010
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This junction, south of Gretna station, was where the 1847 portion of the Caledonian Railway was met by the 1861 branch of the Border Union Railway (North British Railway) from Longtown. The connection was double track with the Border Union rapidly dropping to single track before being met (at Gretna Junction [NBR]) by its own Gretna [NB] terminus station single track ...

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Gretna Branch (North British Railway)


This was a two platform station immediately south of the England/Scotland Border at Sark Viaduct. The main station building was on the northbound platform and there was a goods yard on the east side, approached by reversal.
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A container train runs south towards Carlisle on 3 August 2007, having just passed through Gretna Junction. Beyond the wooden fence on the left is the ...
John Furnevel 03/08/2007
Kingmoor Black 5 no 44672 heads north from Gretna on the WCML in the 1960s see image 28054. ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) //
Southbound FTPE service to Manchester Airport passing Gretna on 2 June 2008. ...
John McIntyre 02/06/2008
With heavy traffic on the M6 in the background, EWS 66076 approaches Gretna Junction from the south in August 2007 with coal empties. The train will ...
John Furnevel 03/08/2007
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This two arch double track viaduct is just north of the former Gretna [CR] station and just south of Gretna Junction. It is on the Scotland/England border. ...

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44871 and 45407 (with 37517 leading) have just crossed the River Sark. So, curiously, I am in England (just) and the train is in Scotland. ...
Bruce McCartney 28/03/2018
AC Cars Railbus Sc79979 pauses at the border sign at Gretna on 8th
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PR&PO British Railways (Douglas Blades Collection) 08/08/1958
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This junction is just to the north of the former Gretna [CR] station and Sark Viaduct. It is only just in Scotland, being just north of the Border. The junction is now single lead junction for the route to Dumfries and double for the line north to Lockerbie. The Dumfries route doubles after leading the junction.
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Crossing the border. Most of the 0730 London Euston - Glasgow Central is now in Scotland, with the rear of the train still to complete the crossing of ...
John Furnevel 03/08/2007
47386 takes a Permanent Way train south through Gretna Junction. The Dumfries route is off to the left. ...
Ewan Crawford //1989
DRS 66404 takes containers south through Gretna Junction on 3 August 2007. ...
John Furnevel 03/08/2007
A new Sprinter takes the G&SW at Gretna Junction in 1989. ...
Ewan Crawford //1989
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There are refuge loops at Quintinshill on both the north and south bound lines. The location is just north of Gretna Junction.
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A Manchester Airport to Edinburgh TPE Class 397 passes Quintinshill on the afternoon of 12 September 2020. ...
John McIntyre 12/09/2020
The two Class 50s on the 'Waverley Re-union' special in the loop at Quintinshill on 5th January 2019.
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Bruce McCartney 05/01/2019
Scene inside Quintinshill signal box on 1 July 1972. ...
Dougie Squance (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 01/07/1972
View south at Quintinshill, the site of Britain's deadliest ever rail crash. One hundred years ago this year, a multiple crash involving five trains ...
John Gray 11/08/2015
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This was a two platform station just to the south of Kirkpatrick. There was a goods yard at the east end.
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The A1 Steam Trust 60163 'Tornado' is seen at Kirkpatrick on 12 September 2020, whilst working 'The Queen of Scots' tour from York to Edinburgh via ...
John McIntyre 12/09/2020
The 1400 TransPennine Manchester Airport - Edinburgh Waverley, photographed on 13 May 2010 on the WCML some 4 miles north west of Gretna about to pass ...
John Furnevel 13/05/2010
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This level crossing is on the south side of Kirkpatrick Fleming. A crossing keeper's cottage remains here, now a private house.
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Diverted 43 042 has crossed Cove level crossing. ...
Ewan Crawford //1988
Diverted 43 074 approaches Cove level crossing. ...
Ewan Crawford //1988
Glasgow train approaches Cove level crossing. ...
Ewan Crawford //1988
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This signal box, on the south side of the line, controlled access to two quarry sidings.
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This is a double track eight arch masonry viaduct with an overall length of 306 ft and a height of 38 ft. The viaduct crosses the Kirtle Water south east of the former Kirtlebridge station and junction.
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This was a small two platform station until the opening of the Solway Junction Railway in 1869. Reconstruction created a junction station. The station closed in 1960.
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Solway Junction Railway
West Coast Railway 37516 heads north on the WCML at Kirtlebridge on 1 June 2014 over the emergency crossovers running light engine Carnforth to ...
John McIntyre 01/06/2014
Looking north over the site of Kirtlebridge station and junction (for Annan and the Solway Viaduct) in 2010. Both have been oblitered with the ...
Ewan Crawford 15/04/2010
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This was a two platform station on an east-west alignment. The southbound (up) platform was to the north. The main station building was on the southbound platform. This was a crow-stepped gable building typical of the line.
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Refurbished interior of Pendolino 390001, working the 0852 Edinburgh-Euston via Birmingham on 23rd May 2023.
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John Yellowlees 23/05/2023
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The site of these sidings, just east of Castlemilkgates, is now under the M74 bridge over the line. There was a box on the east side of the line and sidings on the west side, served from the north. The box closed in 1933.
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This viaduct is between Lockerbie (to the north) and the former Castlemilk Goods Yard.
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This is a two platform station. The main station building is on the northbound platform. This building, by William Tite, is in Tudor style, with crow-stepped gables and remains standing. The central part is two storey and attic and side wings single storey. The platforms were canopied. A modern, somewhat grim, canopy runs for part of the length of the main building.
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Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
GBRF 66704 hauls the empty Castle Cement tanks from Mossend to Carlisle on the afternoon of Saturday 19 June 2021. The train is seen about a mile ...
John McIntyre 19/06/2021
The 1S51 Preston to Glasgow Central, operated with TPE 397003, departs from Lockerbie on 8 July 2021. ...
John McIntyre 08/07/2021
The 1252 Edinburgh to Euston via Birmingham disappears southwards having passed non-stop through Lockerbie on 08 July 2021. ...
John McIntyre 08/07/2021
A Voyager catches the late afternoon sunshine as it hurries southwards at Lockerbie on 27 May 2012. ...
John McIntyre 27/05/2012
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This was a two platform station to the north of a level crossing. There was a goods yard on the west side, north of the crossing, approached from the north.
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Corncockle Quarry Co Ltd


This was a two platform station to the south of a level crossing. There was a goods yard on the west side of the line to the north of the crossing, reached by reversal from the northbound line.
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Although working hard, there is only a light exhaust from the double blastpipe on 46115 'Scots Guardsman' as it heads north at Dinwoodie towards ...
John McIntyre 29/04/2014
Scots Guardsman gets to grips with the GB VII railtour as it pulls away from the water stop at Lockerbie on 29 April 2014. The photograph was ...
John McIntyre 29/04/2014
A Stobart Rail liveried class 92 locomotive hauling a southbound ballast train on the west coast main line on 24 May 2011. The location is ...
Bruce McCartney 24/05/2011
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This was a two platform station. The main station building was on the southbound platform.
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A northbound Pendolino is about to pass over Station Road bridge at Wamphray on 19 June 2021. The former station building is still in existence, as a ...
John McIntyre 19/06/2021
A BR Standard class 9F 2-10-0 with a down WCML Freight passing Wamphray, thought to be in April 1965. ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) /04/1965
A southbound WCML freight about to pass the closed station of Wamphray, Dumfriesshire, between Beattock and Lockerbie circa April 1965. [With thanks ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) /04/1965
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This signal box was between Beattock station (to the north) and Wamphray station (to the south). The box was on the west side of the line south of the bridge to Nether Murthat Farm. There was a trailing crossover.
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Beattock is a village but it had a fine station with superior buildings. This was a three platform station on the Glasgow-Carlisle main line. There were two main line platforms and a bay at the north end, on the east side, for the Moffat Railway. Going north from Beattock is the climb to Beattock Summit.
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A Virgin Super Voyager with a service to Glasgow Central passes Beattock in May 2012. To the right a pair of EWS Class 66s wait in the down loop for ...
John McIntyre 27/05/2012
A Euston bound Virgin Pendolino speeds south through the site of Beattock station on 27 March 2017. View is north over the remains of the up platform ...
John Furnevel 27/03/2017
Plasser & Theurer General Purpose Maintenance Vehicle DR 98213, in the bay platform at Beattock in 1991.
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Bill Roberton //1991
42192 provides powerful assistance on Beattock ,while banking the northbound Sunday train from Birmingham on 28 April 1963. D223 'Lancastria' was at ...
Colin Kirkwood 28/04/1963
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Beattock Shed was located by Beattock station, just to the north on the west side. It was a double ended two road shed approached from the north and south.
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Ivatt class 4 43106, off Kingmoor (12A) on the turntable of Beattock Shed (66F) after working the Border Countryman special from Carlisle. ...
Richard Mercer 26/02/1967
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This was a railway staff and families halt north of Beattock. There was a signal box here, initially called 'Longbedholm', on the west side of the line alongside a trailing crossover.
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First TransPennine Express 1706 hrs service from Glasgow Central to
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John McIntyre 30/05/2011
A northbound BR Standard Pacific with a light load climbing Beattock in April 1965, photographed near Auchencastle. ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) /04/1965
An EE Type 4 northbound near Auchencastle in the 1960s. The train is the combined ex-Liverpool & Manchester morning service which will split at ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) //
A PW train descending Beattock bank in the mid sixties in the vicinity of the former Auchencastle station. ...
K A Gray //
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This was a halt for railwaymen, there being cottages just to the east.
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This signal box was on the west side of the line. There were railway cottages on the east side, south of the box. There was a loop here.
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An Edinburgh bound Virgin Voyager climbing Beattock Bank in pouring rain near Greskine. Photographed during the early afternoon of 3 August 2007. ...
John Furnevel 03/08/2007
Dwarfed by the hillside forestry around Greskine, TPE 397010 drops down Beattock bank working from Glasgow to Manchester Airport on 15th September ...
Mark Bartlett 15/09/2021
A Virgin Pendolino on an early afternoon Glasgow Central - London Euston service descending Beattock Bank in March 2017. ...
John Furnevel 27/03/2017
The 0729 Manchester Airport - Edinburgh Waverley climbing Beattock bank north of Greskine on 27 March 2017. ...
John Furnevel 27/03/2017
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Maintaining a steady 15-20mph as it climbs Beattock with a heavy ballast train, 66050 is on the embankment just beyond Harthope Viaduct on 15th ...
Mark Bartlett 15/09/2021
Black 5 45192 ascending the bank with a freight at Harthope in the sixties. Photographed from the footplate of a banker returning to Beattock station. ...
John Robin 27/06/1964
A Britannia Pacific with a down train photographed on Beattock bank in the 1960s. The train is seen at Harthope heading for the summit. ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) //
44767 north of Harthope with banker 42694 doing most of the work. ...
John Robin 31/07/1965
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This signal box was on the climb up Beattock Bank between Greskine Signal Box to Beattock Summit. The box was on the south side of the line alongside the Harthope Cottages with Harthope Viaduct to the south east. There was a halt here for railwaymen and their families.
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This summit has up and down loops and engineers sidings. The Caledonian Railway considered the height to be 1,015 ft, since revised to 1,016 ft.
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I'm not in the habit of chasing trains but 66050, slowly climbing Beattock with a heavy load of ballast wagons, was too good an opportunity to miss. ...
Mark Bartlett 15/09/2021
A view from the B7076, which was the old A74 trunk road before the M74, seen beyond the train, was built, of EWS liveried 66090 held in the up loop at ...
David Pesterfield 19/06/2011
Engineering work at Beattock Summit. Easter Bank Holiday Works are planned for various locations including the West Coast Main Line. ...
Network Rail /04/2022
There is a lot of clutter on the west side of the line at Beattock Summit, making photography tricky, although it was just possible to capture 88008 ...
Mark Bartlett 30/07/2021
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This level crossing is east of Elvanfoot and south east of Bodsberry Hill. A minor road crosses the West Coast Main Line to reach Crookedstane from the north. There was a crossing cottage, now gone.
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Scene just to the south of Elvanfoot on 27 July 2016 as the 0739 London Euston - Glasgow Central via Birmingham hurries past on the 73 minute final ...
John Furnevel 27/07/2016
A distant Pendolino appears like a mirage in the heat. The view looks to Beattock Summit. ...
Ewan Crawford 14/06/2011
After passing over Bodsbury level crossing, Black 5 45478 drops down towards Elvanfoot on 30 July 1966 at the head of a short goods train. ...
John Robin 30/07/1966
Northbound Manchester Airport - Glasgow service approaching Elvanfoot on 5 June 2010. ...
Ewan Crawford 05/06/2010
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This was a two platform station on the Caledonian Railway main line with interchange for the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway.
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Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway
Train passing Elvanfoot heading south. ...
Ewan Crawford 15/08/2004
A northbound First TransPennine Express 185 rounds the curve approaching Elvanfoot on 1 June 2009. The photograph is taken from near the bottom of ...
John McIntyre 01/06/2009
TESCO train passing Elvanfoot heading north. ...
Ewan Crawford 19/09/2007
A northbound Virgin Super Voyager approaches the site of Elvanfoot station on 01 June 2009. ...
John McIntyre 01/06/2009
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This is a double track viaduct over the Elvan Water just west of the site of the former Elvanfoot station.
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This was a two platform station. The main station building was on the northbound platform with a waiting room on the southbound. There was a footbridge at the north west end of the station, part of a footpath from Crawford which continued over a footbridge over the River Clyde and on to Midlock, to the north. There was no goods yard, but the station had a small timber signal box at the south end ...

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Camps Reservoir Railway
One man and his dog watch 88009 'Diana' wheel the northbound 'Tesco' through the Clyde Valley at Crawford on 8th April 2022. ...
Mark Bartlett 08/04/2022
Looking west at Crawford, class 86 and train heading south. ...
Ewan Crawford //
The 1200 Glasgow Central - London Euston, having just passed Crawford and the country's largest ad for IT, is about to run below the A702, from which ...
John Furnevel 27/07/2016
Looking south at the former Crawford station. ...
Ewan Crawford //
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This viaduct is between the former stations at Abington and Crawford, about half a mile north west of Crawford station. The railway crosses the River Clyde by means of this double track three span viaduct.
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A Virgin Voyager forming the 0920 Birmingham New Street - Glasgow Central service about to cross the River Clyde on Crawford Viaduct in May 2010. ...
John Furnevel 11/05/2010
Looking over the village of Crawford, South Lanarkshire, in the spring of 2010. A southbound Virgin Voyager has just crossed the Clyde on the climb ...
John Furnevel 11/05/2010
A class 92 locomotive in <I>Stobart Rail</I> livery brings a container train north through the village of Crawford, South Lanarkshire, on ...
John Furnevel 11/05/2010
GBRf 66707 <I>Sir Sam Fay</I> heads north from Crawford with a Carlisle - Millerhill engineers train on 3rd October 2017.
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Bill Roberton 03/10/2017
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This was a two platform station. The main station building was on the northbound (town side) building with a waiting room on the southbound platform.
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A northbound Virgin Pendolino rounds the sweeping curve between Crawford and Abington on the morning of 17 July 2008. The train is the 0730 London ...
John Furnevel 17/07/2008
GBRf 66736 'Wolverhampton Wanderers' passes Abington loops with the North Blyth - Fort William Alcan tanks, diverted via Hexham because of engineering ...
Bill Roberton 21/09/2019
DRS 88009 Diana speeds through Abington loops with the Daventry - Mossend Tesco train on 3rd October 2017.
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Bill Roberton 03/10/2017
88002 'Prometheus' wheels a Mossend bound 'Tesco' down through the Clyde Valley on 22nd April 2022. The long train is approaching Abington station ...
Mark Bartlett 22/04/2022
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This signal box, on the east side of the railway, was named for the nearby farm just to the east. The River Clyde is just to the west.
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A Waverley bound Pendolino speeds past Wandel Mill on 27 March 2017. The train will leave the West Coast Main Line approximately 10 miles north of ...
John Furnevel 27/03/2017
6233 Duchess of Sutherland approaching Wandel, hauling West Coast Railways Royal Scot from Stafford to Stirling on 2nd October 2010. 6233 hauled the ...
Norman Glen 02/10/2010
6233 Duchess of Sutherland hauling West Coast Railways Royal Scot from Stafford to Stirling see image 57818 on the 2nd of October ...
Norman Glen 02/10/2010
Freightliner 66540 passes Wandel Mill on 16th April 2019. This was a Polmadie to York Yard South working with two vandalised bogie hopper wagons.
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Bill Roberton 16/04/2019
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This double track four span viaduct crosses the River Clyde south of the former Lamington station. The bridge is 303ft long. The piers and abutments, of red sandstone, have been repaired with concrete following damage in 2016.
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A Virgin Pendolino leans into the curve as it crosses the River Clyde on Lamington Viaduct on a fine August morning in 2007. ...
John Furnevel 31/07/2007
A TransPennine 350 heading for Manchester Airport approaching Lamington Viaduct on 27 July 2016. Photograph taken from the temporary access pathway ...
John Furnevel 27/07/2016
View west along the River Clyde at Lamington on a September morning in 2006 as an EWS class 66 crosses the viaduct southbound at the head of a coal ...
John Furnevel 22/09/2006
A Monday morning Glasgow Central - Birmingham New Street Virgin Voyager crawls south over Lamington Viaduct on 22 February 2016. The viaduct had ...
John Furnevel 22/02/2016
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This was a two platform station. It was not convenient for the village of Lamington and Lamington House being a mile away by road and across the River Clyde.
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A Virgin Voyager forming a Glasgow Central - Birmingham New Street CrossCountry service runs south through Lamington on the last day of July 2007. ...
John Furnevel 31/07/2007
A Birmingham bound Virgin Voyager lit by the morning sun runs south through Lamington on 31 July 2007 with a service from Glasgow Central. ...
John Furnevel 31/07/2007
Low cloud hanging over Lamington on a September morning in 2008 as a Freightliner class 66 heads north towards Carstairs with a train of returning ...
John Furnevel 27/09/2008
Coal empties returning to Hunterston heading north through Lamington on 11 June 2013. ...
John Furnevel 11/06/2013
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This was a two platform station opened in 1848. The station was immediately north of the bridge over the A72.
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The 0830 London Euston - Glasgow Central Virgin Pendolino, having just crossed the bridge over the A72, is passing the site of the original (1848) ...
John Furnevel 06/01/2013
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This was a three platform junction station opened in 1863 with the planned extension of the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway to Peebles [CR] in 1864. It replaced Symington [1st] around 1000 ft to the south. Between the two stations was the goods yard on the east side of the line.
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Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
DRS 66304 passes milepost 66 and three quarters at Symington on 19 June 2021 whilst on a LE move from Carlisle to Millerhill. ...
John McIntyre 19/06/2021
Approximately half a mile south east of Symington Junction the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway crossed a bridge over the Clachan Burn. ...
John Furnevel 21/03/2011
DRS 66427 on a light engine movement from Carlisle to Grangemouth on 21 March 2011. The locomotive is about to run through the site of Symington ...
John Furnevel 21/03/2011
The westernmost section of the SB&B seen here 45 years after closure looking towards the junction at Symington. The A72 on the left runs parallel ...
John Furnevel 21/03/2011
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A two platform station. When first opened a road crossed the station by level crossing (by Station Road). North of this was the goods yard, on the east side, with the passenger station to the south.
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A southbound AWC Pendolino rushes past Thankerton on 19 June 2021. The former station building (white), now a private house, can be seen above the 3rd ...
John McIntyre 19/06/2021
The Daventry to Mossend container service, hauled by 88005, approaches Thankerton on 19 June 2021. ...
John McIntyre 19/06/2021
Emergency engineering works to fix flood-damage to the West Coast Mainline near Carstairs have now been completed.
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Network Rail 04/01/2023
Emergency engineering works are now under way on the West Coast Mainline near Carstairs, between Carlisle and Glasgow, to repair flood damage.
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This small signal box was north of Thankerton. The box was on the east side and there was a trailing crossover. It was replaced in 1918 with a similarly small box
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This 1897 signal box was on the east side of the line south of Carstairs, Float Viaduct and the Strawfrank Watertroughs. It controlled access to Grange Siding from which the Cairngryffe Quarry Tramway ran south west to the quarry. The siding was on the west side of the line and approached from the north.
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Cairngryffe Quarry Tramway
Looking north west along the WCML towards Carstairs on 10 July 1965, with the remains of Pettinain signal box visible on the up side of the line. ...
John Robin 17/07/1965
An EE Type 4 with the down Royal Scot passing the site of Pettinain signal box in the summer of 1965 on the southern approach to Carstairs. ...
John Robin 17/07/1965
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Just south of Float Viaduct passing the site of the watertroughs and heading south. ...
Ewan Crawford //
Corkerhill Standard Class 5 4-6-0 no 73122 passing over Stawfrank troughs with an up relief WCML service on 17 July 1965. ...
John Robin 17/07/1965
Black 5 44670 with a down relief service approaching Carstairs on the afternoon of 17 July 1965. Photographed shortly after taking on water from ...
John Robin 17/07/1965
Carlisle Kingmoor Black 5 no 45009 passing over Stawfrank water troughs, south of Carstairs, on 17 July 1965 with an up freight. ...
John Robin 17/07/1965
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This double track four span girder viaduct crossing the River Clyde is south of Carstairs on the west coast main line. Float Junction (replaced by today's Carstairs South Junction) was to the north and the Strawfrank Watertroughs were to the south.
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A rainy day on the southern approach to Carstairs on 28 June 2007 as a Virgin Voyager crosses Float Viaduct northbound with a Manchester - Edinburgh ...
John Furnevel 28/06/2007
A northbound Voyager crossing Float Viaduct on the approach to Carstairs in the summer of 2007. ...
John Furnevel 31/07/2007
The 1200 Glasgow Central - London Euston runs over Float Viaduct shortly after passing Carstairs on 31 August 2016. ...
John Furnevel 31/08/2016
Approaching the Float Viaduct from the south. Site of the former watertroughs. ...
Ewan Crawford //
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This was the south end of a curve allowing trains to run from Carlisle to Edinburgh. The north end was at Lampits Junction. The curve opened with the Caledonian Railway line and was east of Carstairs Junction.
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Carstairs to Glasgow Branch

Float Junction to Garriongill Junction.

This was the south end of a curve allowing trains to run from Carlisle to Edinburgh. The north end was at Lampits Junction. The curve opened with the Caledonian Railway line and was east of Carstairs Junction.
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This junction is where the West Coast Main Line from the south divides, the western line running to Glasgow Central (and the north) and eastern to Edinburgh Waverley. Carstairs station is just to the north on the Glasgow fork.
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Transpennine 397002, with the 10.04 Manchester Airport to Edinburgh, at Carstairs South Junction on 9 May 2023.
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Bill Roberton 09/05/2023
The Virgin Trains 0840 Glasgow Central - London Euston Pendolino photographed passing through Carstairs South Junction on 6 October 2006. ...
John Furnevel 06/10/2006
Transpennine 397009 crosses over at Carstairs South Junction with the 1004 from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh on 7 February 2023.
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Bill Roberton 07/02/2023
88005 and 88002 near Carstairs South Junction, with the Daventry to Mossend Tesco train, on 7 February 2023.
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Bill Roberton 07/02/2023
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This is an island platform station on the western junction of the triangular junction at Carstairs. There is a modern station building on the platform which is approached by a footbridge over the Glasgow bound lines.
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Carstairs House Tramway
Colas 70817 nears Carstairs with the Dalston to Grangemouth empty tanks on 7 February 2023.
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Bill Roberton 07/02/2023
Thunderbird 57316 Fab1 held in the down loop at Carstairs on a wet Thursday morning in May 2007 with a rake of steel flats. ...
John Furnevel 17/05/2007
Class 314 Farewell Tour at Carstairs on the 18th of December 2019. ...
John Yellowlees 18/12/2019
Information poster about the Carstairs remodelling, displayed on Waverley station on 4th March 2023. ...
John Yellowlees 04/03/2023
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This signal box was west of Carstairs station, controlling sidings on either side of the line west to Glasgow. The box was on the north side of the line with a tramway to a sand pit running behind it to the north.
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This signal box was west of Carstairs station close to the later site of Ravenstruther Coal Terminal (just to its east). Sidings on the north side of the line were served from the east.
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322483 passes Ravenstruther on 21st May 2004, with the 15.17 North Berwick to Glasgow Central. This was the last day in service in Scotland for the ...
John Clark 21/05/2004
A second view as a class 60 reverses its train of opencast coal, loaded at Ravenstruther loading point, on to the WCML in 1992. With the end of coal ...
Bill Roberton //1992
A stone train at the Ravenstruther terminal seen from a passing train. ...
John Yellowlees 30/05/2023
Scene at Ravenstruther on a cold and overcast April morning in 2012. The Scottish Coal disposal point handled coal brought in by road, primarily from ...
John Furnevel 17/04/2012
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This junction was the eastern apex of a triangular junction. Also known as Silvermuir East Junction or Silvermuir Junction East. The other junctions were Cleghorn Junction, to the west, and Silvermuir South Junction, to the south.
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Lanark Branch (Caledonian Railway)
The site of Silvermuir Junction, the eastern apex of the Lanark branch junctions from the main line, seen in 2000. The branch ran through the location ...
Ewan Crawford //2000
DBS 66093 slows for a signal check near the site of Silvermuir Junction with the Dalston - Grangemouth empties on 19 March. Ravenstruther coal ...
Bill Roberton 19/03/2015
The 11.40 Glasgow Central - London Euston heads away from the former Silvermuir Junction on 19 March. ...
Bill Roberton 19/03/2015
Kingmoor Black 5 no 44899 struggles to restart its train in the rain past Lanark Junction box (which controlled Silvermuir, Silvermuir South and ...
John Robin 15/07/1966
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This is the junction for Lanark used by trains from Glasgow to join the single track branch from the double track West Coast Main Line. Unfortunately the east to south curve closed and the former service from Edinburgh would now be very awkward to operate.
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View west of Lanark Junction in 2000. The former Cleghorn station was in the distance. ...
Ewan Crawford //2000
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This was a two platform station nearly two and a half miles north of Lanark.
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The 1150 Glasgow Central - London Euston Virgin Pendolino service at speed 15 May 2008. The train is about to pass the signal for Lanark Junction ...
John Furnevel 15/05/2008
Black 5 44850 passing Cleghorn with a down freight in July 1966. [Ref query 6780] ...
John Robin 15/07/1966
The 0646 Euston - Glasgow Central Pendolino service runs over Cleghorn level crossing on 15 May 2008. Part of the former station masters house can be ...
John Furnevel /05/2008
A Milngavie - Lanark service passing the site of Cleghorn station on 15 May 2008 prior to running over the level crossing. The train is approaching ...
John Furnevel 15/05/2008
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A siding on the south side of the line, approached from tthe west, served the brick works. The works underwent a major expansion in 1897. Several looped sidings were installed on the south side of the line. A siding from the east end of the loops was a reversing spur for a line to the south side of the works.
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Craigenhill box was by the summit. From here a mineral line ran north from a reversing spur off the southbound line to reach Craigenhill Lime Works (from which the line continued to a quarry to the east, one of several in the area).
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Pendolino running east at Craigenhill Summit. ...
Ewan Crawford //2005
Kingmoor Black 5 45259 just west of Craigenhill on 16 July 1965 with a down parcels train. ...
John Robin 16/07/1965
Train for Lanark, formed by 334 032, passing Fullwood in March 2009. ...
Bill Roberton 20/03/2009
Glasgow bound Pendolino at Fullwood, between Carluke and Lanark Junction, on 20 March 2009 ...
Bill Roberton 20/03/2009
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This signal box controlled the junction south of Braidwood for a mineral line network (Mauldslee Branch (Caledonian Railway)) serving iron ore quarries to the south of the village of Carluke, now a town.
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This was a two platform station with a goods yard on the west side, served from the north. A lattice footbridge connected the platforms.
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DRS 68004 and 68017 with the Tesco Daventry - Mossend service at Fiddlers Gill, south of Braidwood. ...
Bill Roberton 12/08/2016
Brush type 4 D1840 takes the morning Glasgow - Birmingham through Braidwood in 1966. ...
Colin Miller //1966
A Glasgow Fair Saturday southbound extra headed by Black 5 no 45455 off 12A Kingmoor shed, photographed near Braidwood on the WCML in July 1966.
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Colin Miller /07/1966
A Brush Type 4 with a southbound passenger train near Braidwood on Glasgow Fair Saturday 1966. ...
Colin Miller //1966
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This is a two platform station station with two excellent survivors; a fine goods shed (no longer in railway use) and a distinctive station building. It is in the west of Carluke.
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320311 calls at Carluke whilst working a Glasgow to Lanark service on the morning of 29 May 2017. ...
John McIntyre 29/05/2017
A Lanark to Glasgow Central service approaches Carluke on 25 October 2018. ...
David Panton 25/10/2018
A Glasgow Central to Lanark service calls at its penultimate stop on 25 October 2018. It is formed of a Class 320 leading with a Class 318 behind. ...
David Panton 25/10/2018
The large goods shed at Carluke in 2017. Although no longer needed by the railway it has at least been put to good use for other purposes. ...
John McIntyre 29/10/2017
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This signal box (1874) served a branch which ran north east to the Castlehill Iron Works (closed 1884) and Castlehill No 6 Colliery. A short siding ran south west to Whiteshaw Foundry and a saw mill was also served. The box closed in 1967.
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This junction was south of Law Junction. It provided access to Hallcraig Colliery which was to the south west and approached from the north.
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This was a four platform station which opened with the Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway) of 1880 which met the Caledonian Railway of 1848 here. The station had a more or less east-west alignment. At this station trains from Glasgow were met by trains from the north coming via the deviation and could be joined to continue the journey south.
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Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway)
Law Colliery Branch (Caledonian Railway)
GNSR 4-4-0 No.49 'Gordon Highlander' pauses at Law Junction, alongside an impressive lattice bracket signal, during a Branch Line Society rail tour on ...
Robin McGregor 16/10/1965
With the ground stained with coal waste, this was the trackbed of the Law Colliery Branch which served the numerous Law, Shawfield and Brownlee ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
DRS 88007 nears Law Junction with the Daventry - Mossend Tesco train. ...
Bill Roberton 25/09/2018
A TransPennine Class 350 speeds away from Law Junction on a Glasgow Central - Manchester Airport service on 25th September 2018. ...
Bill Roberton 25/09/2018
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This junction was the location where the Wishaw and Coltness Railway (this portion opened around 1842) was met by the Caledonian Railway in 1848. The Caledonian used the W&C as part of its approach to Glasgow and to the north.
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Wishaw and Coltness Railway
66087 approaches Garriongill Junction with a load of opencast coal from Watsonhead in 2000, destination n/k. As far as I know coal loading at ...
John Clark //2000
This was Garriongill Junction (1848), the start of the Caledonian Railway, seen in a view looking west in 1987. The Caley met the older Wishaw and ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
Aerial view of Garriongill Junction. Bottom left to top centre (Stirling Road); W&CR. Low left to centre right (Law Junction); Wishaw Deviation. ...
Ewan Crawford //
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Carstairs to Edinburgh Branch

Float Junction to Edinburgh Princes Street.

This was the south end of a curve allowing trains to run from Carlisle to Edinburgh. The north end was at Lampits Junction. The curve opened with the Caledonian Railway line and was east of Carstairs Junction.
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The 1867 Dolphinton [CR] line started from a junction which allowed trains from Carstairs station to join the branch. A box opened with the junction. The Dolphinton branch severed the south to east 1848 curve (out of use from around 1860) and a replacement curve was built from Strawfrank Junction to Dolphinton Junction in 1872. It joined the Edinburgh line at Sheepfold Junction, this ...

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Dolphinton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
A new structure seen from the 1012 Edinburgh-Manchester Airport. Preparation for festive engineering works providing for re-sited electrification ...
John Yellowlees 24/12/2021
An Edinburgh-bound Virgin Voyager between Carstairs South and East Junctions on 28 August 2010. Photograped from a Glasgow Central - North Berwick ...
David Panton 28/08/2010
DBS 66037 climbs to Cobbinshaw with 6E28 Dalzell - Tees Yard steel empties at 14.27 on 5 February. ...
Ken Browne 05/02/2011
An east coast service slowly joins the single track east to west curve at Carstairs East Junction (formerly Dolphinton Junction) in 2004. The view ...
Ewan Crawford 22/12/2004
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This was the north end of a curve allowing trains to run from Carlisle to Edinburgh. The south end was at Float Junction. The curve opened with the Caledonian Railway line and was east of Carstairs Junction.
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The 1052 Edinburgh Waverley - Birmingham New Street - London Euston approaching Carstairs East Junction on the last day of August 2016. In the right ...
John Furnevel 31/08/2016
Heavy looking rain clouds approaching Carstairs from the north on a grey 31 August 2016, as the ScotRail 1133 Edinburgh - Ayr service crosses Lampits ...
John Furnevel 31/08/2016
90027 comes out of the early morning fog shortly after leaving Carstairs with the Edinburgh portion of the Lowland Sleeper on 6 June 2006. The train ...
John Furnevel 06/06/2006
The 0422 Tees Dock – Mossend Euroterminal approaching Carstairs East Junction off the Edinburgh line on 31 August 2016. The train is routed via ...
John Furnevel 31/08/2016
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This was a two platform station about a mile from Carnwath, to the east, by road.
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An Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central - Ayr EMU has just passed through the site of Carnwath station (closed 1966) on the northern approach to ...
John Furnevel 31/08/2016
Low platform mounds in a view north west over the former Carnwath station in 2000. Across the line the site is now a council depot. ...
Ewan Crawford //2000
A scan of a print from my Instamatic camera taken in March 1966. 45162 is pulling away from Carnwath station with the 1.18pm Edinburgh to Lanark, a ...
John Clark 19/03/1966
The 1051 Edinburgh Waverley - London Euston via Birmingham New Street approaching Carstairs East Junction on 31 August 2016. The train is passing a ...
John Furnevel 31/08/2016
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On the east side of the line between Carnwath and Auchengray. Cottages nearby to the west.
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Auchengray was a three platform station to the north of a level crossing. There were two platforms on the main line and a bay (added around the time the Wilsontown branch opened, 1860 with a west to south curve creating a triangle in 1866) at the north end of the northbound platform. A small goods yard was at the north end, west side of the line. The signal box was on the south side of the ...

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Northbound GNER train passing Auchengray in 1999. In the intervening years the lineside cabinets and railway fencing have gone, the barrier has been ...
Ewan Crawford //1999
A northbound Branch Line Society railtour photographed during a water stop at Auchengray on 16 October 1965 behind ex-GNSR 4-4-0 No 49 Gordon ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 16/10/1965
Ex-Great North of Scotland Railway 4-4-0 No 49 Gordon Highlander in the process of taking on water at Auchengray on 19 April 1965 with ...
G W Robin 19/04/1965
View east towards the station and level crossing at Auchengray, on the former Caledonian route between Edinburgh and Carstairs, in the summer of 2007. ...
John Furnevel 28/06/2007
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This was the southern junction of a triangular junction. The other junctions were Wilsontown West Junction and Wilsontown North Junction.
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Wilsontown Branch (Caledonian Railway)


This was the northern junction of a triangular junction. The other junctions were Wilsontown West Junction and Wilsontown South Junction.
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Wilsontown Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Looking north at Wilsontown North Junction. ...
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Cobbinshaw [1st] station closed in 1875 and was replaced with this station. The second station was further south. This was a two platform station with the main building on the southbound platform. The platforms were in timber with timber station buildings.
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A northbound engineers train, hauled by a Class 37, passes the site of Cobbinshaw station, with the reservoir on the right, in 1990. ...
Bill Roberton //1990
Site of the former station at Cobbinshaw, South Lanarkshire, (closed April 1966) on the Caledonian route between Carstairs and Edinburgh. Photographed ...
John Furnevel 28/02/2012
Due to closure of the east coast main line 43 049 heads an InterCity HST south towards Carstairs on the former Caledonian route in 1988. The train is ...
Ewan Crawford //1988
A Lanark-bound stopping train from Edinburgh pauses at lonely Cobbinshaw station on the last day of service, Saturday 16th April 1966. Part of the ...
David Spaven 16/04/1966
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This station was opened on the west bank of the Cobbinshaw Reservoir (a feeder for the Union Canal).
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Virgin liveried 86240 heads for Edinburgh in 2000, past the site of the original Cobbinshaw station, Cobbinshaw Siding and the pumping engine ...
Ewan Crawford //2000
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This was the junction for the Tarbrax Oil works (opened 1864). The line had a facing connection from the southbound line of the Caledonian Railway south of Cobbinshaw Reservoir.
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South Cobbinshaw Branch (Caledonian Railway)
66194 passes Woolfords with the Mossend - Tees Dock intermodal. ...
Bill Roberton 30/04/2019
60009 and 44871 pass Woolfords with the Preston - Edinburgh leg of the Railway Touring Company's 'Great Britain XII' tour. ...
Bill Roberton 30/04/2019
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This signal box was on the west side of the line serving a short branch on the east side which curved from east to south east to reach the Harburn Limeworks. Also served was the Torphin Quarry alongside the junction. The branch made a trailing connection and had a trailing crossover. It was a single track line with a short loop at the junction and siding, on the east side, for the ...

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This two platform station was in a rural location not far from Harburn House and estate, to the south.
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Ewan Crawford //1999
Totem from Harburn station. ...
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GNSR No 49 stands at Harburn with the Scottish Rambler railtour on 19 April 1965. This seldom photographed rural station, on the Caledonian Edinburgh ...
G W Robin 19/04/1965
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This is a six arch double track viaduct over the Linhouse Water. The engneers were John Errington and Joseph Locke.
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This box was south of Midcalder Junction and north of Linhouse Water Viaduct. The box was on the east side of the line.
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This signal box was west of Midcalder Junction and controlled the approach to the junction of both the Caledonian Railway main line from Carstairs and the Shotts line.
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Cleland and Midcalder Line (Caledonian Railway)


This is the junction between the Caledonian Railway's Carlisle to Edinburgh Princes Street main line of 1848 and its Edinburgh and Glasgow railway, via Shotts, of 1869.
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Cleland and Midcalder Line (Caledonian Railway)
On 24th March 2023 many WCML Glasgow services were reversing at Midcalder Junction because of the Carstairs closure. However, this Trans Pennine Class ...
Duncan Ross 24/03/2023
1M14 Glasgow Central to Euston at Midcalder Junction on 24th March 2023. WCML services to and from Glasgow were reversing here because of the ongoing ...
Duncan Ross 24/03/2023
The rebuilding of Carstairs Junction led to some unusual workings. This included this Pendolino, on 1M14 GLC to EUS, reversing at Midcalder Junction ...
Duncan Ross 24/03/2023
On 26th February a Cross Country Voyager passes just beyond Midcalder Junction on its way from Glasgow to Plymouth. This is a cross-country journey ...
Malcolm Chattwood 26/02/2016
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This is a two platform station to the immediate east of a level crossing. The main station building is on the eastbound platform. There is a small car park.
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A westbound train runs non-stop through Kirknewton station on 17 April 2012. The passing CrossCountry Voyager is on its way to Glasgow Central via ...
John Furnevel 17/04/2012
'Derby Heavyweight' 107044 drops towards Kirknewton with a service from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh via Shotts in 1991.
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Bill Roberton //1991
385013 calls at Kirknewton with the 12.28 from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central on 16 September 2023.
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Bill Roberton 16/09/2023
50007 and 50049 speed through Kirknewton with Pathfinder Tours' 'Pilgrim Centurion' railtour from Swindon to Edinburgh on 16 September 2023.
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Bill Roberton 16/09/2023
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This was the junction for the 1866 Camps Branch (Caledonian Railway) which served Raw Camps Mine, Camps Goods and Raw Camps Quarry.
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Camps Branch (Caledonian Railway)
50007 and 50049 pass the former Camps Junction with the empty stock off the 'Pilgrim Explorer' tour, from Edinburgh to Polmadie, on 16 September ...
Bill Roberton 16/09/2023
LNER 800107 passes the site of Camps Junction with the 07.30 from Kings Cross to Aberdeen, diverted because of engineering work on the ECML south of ...
Bill Roberton 16/09/2023
37116 shoves 3Q62 past Camps Junction, heading for Falkland Yard at Ayr on 28 May 2023.
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Bill Roberton 28/05/2023
385124 passes the site of Camps Junction with the 12.16 from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh on 28 May 2023. ...
Bill Roberton 28/05/2023
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This was a two platform halt west of Ravelrig Junction at Dalmahoy, the west end of the Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway). (The branch was a loop).
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This junction was formed in 1874 between the west end of the Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway) and the 1848 Caledonian Railway.
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Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway)
DBC 66109 nears the former Ravelrig Junction, with the Tees Dock to Grangemouth service, on 21st January 2020 ...
Bill Roberton 21/01/2020
A wintry view taken during a walk along the closed trackbed between Ravelrig Junction and Balerno in 1985. ...
Don Shaw //1985
The 07.55 from Inverness to London KX, led by power car 43238 'National Railway Museum 40 Years 1975-2015', diverted via the WCML due to track ...
Bill Roberton 30/09/2017
Freightliner 66554 climbs towards Ravelrig with a Grantshouse - Carlisle train of recovered track panels on 30th September 2017.
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Bill Roberton 30/09/2017
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This level crossing west of Curriehill is now reduced to a foot crossing. The crossing keeper's cottage remains as a private house.
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No, not the station but nearly a mile further west. The sign would have served to identify the ground switch panel here controlling a crossover which ...
David Panton 16/10/2019
I wouldn't imagine that the (temporary?) closure of this crossing will affect too many people. This spot is a mile west of Curriehill station, but is ...
David Panton 16/10/2019
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This was a two platform station on the Caledonian Railway main line. Currie was better served by the Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway) station Currie [2nd] which opened to the south.
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DBC 66110 nears Curriehill with a very long and varied Mossend - Tees Dock intermodal on 16 April 2019.
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Bill Roberton 16/04/2019
A pair of class 221 Voyagers pass through Curriehill with the 10.51 from Edinburgh to London Euston on 7th July 2019.
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Bill Roberton 07/07/2019
Specially repainted 50007 and 50049 near Curriehill with a GBRf charter from Motherwell to Birmingham New Street on 7th July 2019.
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Bill Roberton 07/07/2019
An empty stock movement from Craigentinny depot to Motherwell runs west through Curriehill on 9 September 2018. The stock will form the 1114 ...
John Furnevel 09/09/2018
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This is a modern two platform station.
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Wester Hailes station opened in 1987, the same year as neighbouring Curriehill. Despite having less housing nearby, Curriehill has been the greater ...
David Panton 27/06/2020
The Caledonian main line out of Edinburgh has been under wires for decades, but only with the ongoing full electrification of the line all the way to ...
David Panton 11/05/2018
Lost Railfreight A class 47 passes Wester Hailes in 1987, with wagon load freight from Aberdeen to Mossend. #COP26 ...
Bill Roberton //1987
All guns blazing. A Slateford Yard - Carstairs East RHTT working approaching the platforms of Wester Hailles station as it heads south west out of ...
John Furnevel 04/10/2007
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This is a two platform station. There is no car park. A station house remains next to the west end of the station and level crossing, in use as a house. The line runs parallel to the Union Canal here (it is just to the north) and the railway passes over the canal just to the east.
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ScotRail 322482 photographed at Kingsknowe on 18 July 2009 with a Glasgow Central - Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley - North Berwick service. The EMU ...
John Furnevel 18/07/2009
A Glasgow Central stopper pulls away from Kingsknowe station and over the level crossing on 14 August 2021. There was obviously nowhere else to put ...
David Panton 14/08/2021
305517, and another unit, run light through Kingsknowe towards Edinburgh in 1992.
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Bill Roberton //1992
The driver of a Saturday morning Edinburgh - Glasgow Central train activates the LC barriers at Kingsknowe on 18 July 2009. Unit 158786 is in ...
John Furnevel 18/07/2009
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This junction was at the east end of the Balerno Branch and connected the 1874 single track branch to the 1848 main line railway.
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Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway)
April 1993 view of the bridge that carried the Balerno branch over the Union Canal, near to Balerno Junction where the branch diverged from the main ...
Bill Roberton 10/04/1993
A post card view of the signal-box at Balerno Junction taken from across the Union Canal, with a very quiet road alongside. The view looks west. The ...
Don Shaw //
Balerno Junction looking south west in 1999. The open main line is to the right and the trackbed of the Balerno route is to the left, the walker being ...
Ewan Crawford //1999
Class 20 no 20103 (still with tablet catcher recess) and sister locomotive head west light engine at the site of Balerno Junction in July 1978. ...
Bill Roberton /07/1978
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This is a 14 arch double track masonry viaduct parallel to the Slateford Aqueduct.
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A Glasgow Central - Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts DMU crossing Slateford Viaduct eastbound in January 2007. ...
John Furnevel 25/01/2007
View north along Edinburghs Inglis Green Road on a Sunday morning in October 2017. The Voyager passing over Slateford Viaduct is a CrossCountry Trains ...
John Furnevel 15/10/2017
Containers crossing the Slateford Viaduct, seen from the Slateford Aqueduct of the Union Canal under a perfect blue sky on the 16th July 2021. A ...
John Yellowlees 16/07/2021
An early morning light engine movement crossing Slateford Viaduct westbound on 25 March 2018. DRS 66424 is on its way from Craigentinny to Motherwell. ...
John Furnevel 25/03/2018
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This two platform station was west of the present Slateford station. It was just east of the Slateford Viaduct.
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Redford Barracks Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway)


This is a two platform station in the south west of Edinburgh.
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Avanti West Coast 390153 approaches Slateford with the 08.43 from Euston to Edinburgh on 4th June 2021.
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Bill Roberton 04/06/2021
385011 calls at Slateford, with the 13.17 from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh, on 4th June 2021.
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Bill Roberton 04/06/2021
397005 passes Slateford, with the 10.10 Transpennine Express from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh, on 4th June 2021.
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Bill Roberton 04/06/2021
Having been relieved of RILA scanning duties, Freightliner 66504 passes Slateford running light from Millerhill to Coatbridge FLT on 4th June 2021.
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Bill Roberton 04/06/2021
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This is the west end of a curve opened from Craiglockhart Junction in 1961 in connection with the development of Millerhill Marshalling Yard.
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221126 turns on to the spur to the suburban circle at Slateford Junction with a Glasgow Central - Craigentinny empty stock working on 4th June 2021.
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Bill Roberton 04/06/2021
Super power for the postal. 47449 passes Slateford Junction with the daily single mail van being worked from Edinburgh to Carstairs in 1987. The 47 ...
Bill Roberton //1987
MPVs DR98961 and 98911 head for Slateford Yard with RHTT equipment, having come from Mossend on 1st October 2019.
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Bill Roberton 01/10/2019
Slateford Junction signalbox, seen from the adjacent yard as a DMU for Glasgow Central passes in 1982.
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Bill Roberton //1982
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This was a double track junction east of Slateford station (and the present Slateford Junction). It was the connection between the 1848 Caledonian Railway and the abortive Edinburgh Station and Branches (Caledonian Railway) of 1859 which was intended to allow the Caledonian access to Haymarket to Edinburgh Waverley.
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Edinburgh Station and Branches (Caledonian Railway)
A through-the-window 'grabshot' (ie excuse for a rubbish photo - like I need an excuse) of the former Slateford Junction box. It had a fairly short ...
David Panton 19/09/2020
The 1960s signal box at Slateford Junction is long out of use as a box, but is still in use for something. For a while it was the home of the ...
David Panton 16/01/2020
The interior of Slateford signalbox in 1981, shortly before its closure. ...
Bill Roberton //1981
Out of use signalbox at Slateford, now a signalling training centre. By permission of Railtrack. ...
Ewan Crawford //
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This temporary station served the International Exhibition of Electricity, Engineering, General Inventions and Industries. This was laid out on the land later occupied by Slateford Yard, the Meggetland sports grounds lying south of the line at Slateford and west of Craiglockhart and housing at Meggetland, Ashley Drive and Ashley Gardens. The exhibition was also served by [[Exhibition ...

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This junction was at the east end of a loop which started at Slateford Junction [1st]. The loop was on the south side of the line and was for Exhibition [CR] station. This was the genesis of Slateford Yard.
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This was a two platform station in the south western suburb of Edinburgh on the approach to Edinburgh Princes Street station.
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This bit of fencing at Merchiston looks not too bad considering that it has presumably not received any maintenance for at least 55 years. It seems to ...
David Panton 25/04/2020
Merchiston has the reputation of being Edinburgh's literary quarter and was also the home of John Napier, he of the logarithms (what happened to ...
David Panton 05/04/2015
Platform remains looking south west at the site of Merchiston station in 2002. The building on the right is the former Weston's biscuit factory. ...
John Furnevel 02/10/2002
Down platform remains at Merchiston station. Looking south west from below the bridge carrying Harrison Road in October 2002 see image 3747. ...
John Furnevel 02/10/2002
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This box was opposite the Dalry Manure Depot siding. The siding was on the south/east side of the line just south of Dalry Shed and box a little to the south on the opposite side by Henderson Terrace.
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This junction opened was between lines westwards to Stirling, Granton, North Leith and Barnton, and Glasgow Central, Carstairs and Carlisle. To the east lines to Morrison Street Goods, Edinburgh Princes Street and Lothian Road Goods divided.
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Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway)
The course of the CR main line out of Edinburgh, Looking north east on 12 November 2018. We are about a mile from Princes Street, a little beyond the ...
David Panton 12/11/2018
The West Approach Road follows the route of the Caledonian main line out of Princes Street while the Leith branch curved off to the right. Dalry Road ...
David Panton 25/12/2019
A look along what was once the Caledonian main line out of Edinburgh between Dalry Junction and Merchiston station. The line once went straight ahead ...
David Panton 16/03/2020
The trackbed of the Caledonian's approach to Princes Street station has been the West (not Western - common mistake) Approach Road since 1974. This ...
David Panton 24/06/2018
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This was the goods yard located alongside Edinburgh Lothian Road station, the Caledonian Railway's first terminus in Edinburgh. The goods yard was to the south of the passenger station and, like the station, was approached from the south west.
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This was a terminus in Edinburgh. This was the Caledonian Railway's original terminus before being replaced with Edinburgh Princes Street which was just to the north.
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This was a major terminus in Edinburgh originally opened in 1870 and entirely rebuilt in 1893-94. After the reconstruction the main station building was a single storey (but very high). In its final form, it had seven platforms, a 850 foot glass bayed roof and the "Caledonian Hotel", built 1899-1903. There was much in common with the architectural style of Glasgow Central station. On the ...

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Standard Class 5MT 73058 at Edinburgh Princes Street station in 1956. ...
David Murray-Smith //1956
Edinburgh Princes Street station seen in 1965, with a smoky blue pall in the air. The round booking office building is to the left and the entrance to ...
David Murray-Smith //1965
The painting titled 'The Caley Station,' of Princes Street in 1942 by Edwin G Lucas, is the flagship work in the exhibition now at the City Art Centre ...
John Yellowlees 27/10/2018
Tram 277, carrying 'Free trams on Hogmanay night' branding, heads east past the Royal Scottish Academy on 4th December 2017.
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Bill Roberton 04/12/2017
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Garnqueen to Greenhill Branch

Garnqueen South Junction to Greenhill Lower Junction.

The 1826 Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway was met here by the 1848 Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian used the M&K route to reach Garnqueen East Junction to the south, so a short portion of the main line was one of the earliest railways belonged to the North British. There were restrictions on the NB for their use of this section of their line to avoid the blocking of expresses by ...

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Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
A 20 with a loaded coal train heads south at Garnqueen South Junction in the 1980s. The works in the background is the Gartliston Fire Clay Works, a ...
Alastair McLellan //
Garnqueen South Junction looking south towards Coatbridge. This view was taken over a fence looking to the former junction site in 1987. The signalbox ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
A 1980s view of Garnqueen South signal box in its original location before re-erection at Bo'ness. A train is making an exit from the Bedlay branch, ...
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This is a double track junction where the former Caledonian Railway lines from Glasgow and the south meet and continue north to Stirling and beyond.
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Hayhill Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Garnqueen North Junction signalbox in 1998. It was closed the following year.
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Bill Roberton //1998
Cumbernauld-Springburn DMU at Garnqueen North Junction. Viewed from signalbox. Access by kind permission of British Rail. ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
Garnqueen North Junction box. Access by kind permission of British Rail. ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
Garnqueen North Junction signalbox in 1998. It was closed the following year.
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Bill Roberton //1998
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This was a two platform station building just to the north east of Garnqueen North Junction where the line north divides for Glasgow and Coatbridge. To the immediate north was the Star Fireclay Works and the village is to the west of the station's site.
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Springburn-Cumbernauld DMU passing Garnqueen North Junction. Access by kind permission of British Rail. ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
Southbound postal at Garnqueen North Junction. ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
Signalpost at Garnqueen North Junction. View faces north-east. Access by kind permission of British Rail. ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
Southbound freight at Garnqueen North Junction. The distant building on the left is the former offices of the Star Fireclay Works. ...
Ewan Crawford //1987
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This level crossing is north east of Garnqueen North Junction and to the immediate north west of the village of Greenfoot. There was a signal box by the crossing and formerly quarry sidings.
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Dumbarton Central to Cumbernauld passing over Greenfoot Level Crossing (3/3/17). ...
Alastair McLellan 03/03/2017
68 020 Reliance approaching Greenfoot Level Crossing with the morning empty coaching movement from Edinburgh Waverley to Motherwell Tmd (9/3/17). ...
Alastair McLellan 09/03/2017
The Caledonian Railway signalbox at Greenfoot, seen in 1992.
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Bill Roberton //1992
A DMU heading for Cumbernauld passing Greenfoot Level Crossing in 1989. ...
Ewan Crawford //1989
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This signal box, north of Greenfoot Level Crossing, controlled access to the Gain Quarry. The box was located on the west side of the line opposite the trailing connection for the quarry siding. A railway cottage was directly to the west of the box. Tramways ran from the siding into the quarry itself.
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Glasgow Corporation acquired the Madgescroft estate around 1900 for refuse disposal (and other purposes).
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This box was south of Cumbernauld. On the south/east side of the line was Madgescroft Siding serving a sand pit and on the north/west side was Maryburgh Siding, a Glasgow Corporation Railway siding for a tip.
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Ex-LMS Pacific no 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' with the PMR Tours Caledonian, roars past Madgiscroft near Cumbernauld on 6 October on its way ...
Ken Browne 06/10/2012
DRS class 66 no 66428 leading classmate 66425 past Madgiscroft near Cumbernauld on 6 October 2012 with Intermodal working 4M16. (Historically the ...
Ken Browne 06/10/2012
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This is a two platform station. It was opened to serve the southern part of Cumbernauld as the 'new town' extended south. ...

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318270 arriving at Greenfaulds station from Cumbernauld in pouring rain on 26th July 2017. ...
David Bosher 26/07/2017
318 252 pulls into Greenfaulds for the last (brief) leg of the journey to Cumbernauld. Greenfaulds is a community of Cumbernauld. ...
David Panton 19/05/2018
A4 Pacific 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' at speed near Greenfaulds with the 5.30pm 'St Mungo' three-hour express from Glasgow to Aberdeen in September ...
Robin McGregor 12/09/1964
An Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street service calls at Greenfaulds on 22 June 2019. ...
David Panton 22/06/2019
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This is a two platform station with the main station building on the northbound platform. The original shelter on this platform was similar to that at Killin [2nd] reflecting the size of Cumbernauld before it became a 'New Town'. To the immediate west of the building was a stone built cottage. There was a small goods yard at the north end of the eastbound platform and, north of this, a loop ...

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A class 318 EMU recently arrived at Cumbernauld with a test train off the newly electrified line from Springburn on 8 May 2014. The train is heading ...
John Furnevel 08/05/2014
Perth Black 5 44960 approaching Cumbernauld with the 6.15pm Glasgow – Dundee on 12th September 1964. ...
Robin McGregor 12/09/1964
A Cumbernauld to Glasgow Queen Street service re-enters the station from the turnback siding in September 1997. The signal box was then still in use. ...
David Panton 09/09/1997
Seen from behind as it passed by, the twice weekly ICI Soda Ash block train from Larbert to Wallerscote approaches Cumbernauld behind Standard 9F ...
Robin McGregor 31/05/1967
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This signal box was on the west side of the line. It was replaced in 1908. Following this there was a trailing siding on the southbound line and a trailing crossover just to its north. The box closed in 1931. ...

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Abronhill tunnel, a mile north of Cumbernauld. This tunnel was removed circa 2000. ...
Brian Forbes /04/2002
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This Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway curve never opened but the earthworks still partly remain.
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Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Looking west at the embankment and possible bridge pier on a projected spur from the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway to the Caledonian Railway near ...
Bill Roberton 27/10/2017
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This was the works of John G Stein and Co. Ltd. It was served by a siding from the Caledonian Railway which was on the south side of the line. The location was just north of where the Caledonian Railway passed under the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on the approach to Greenhill Lower from the south.
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A view west of the largely derelict site of the Castlecary Fireclay Works, Greenhill, in 1988. Sidings from the Caledonian served the works from the ...
Ewan Crawford //1988
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Seen from Greenhill Upper Junction box is a 37 hauling sand(?) west from Greenhill Lower Junction. This will shortly after pass under the E&GR. ...
Ewan Crawford //1988
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This was a double track junction immediately west of Greenhill Lower Junction. The 1886 Bonnybridge Canal Branch (Caledonian Railway) met the 1848 Greenhill branch of the Caledonian Railway. Going east the Bonnybridge line passed through the northern two platforms of Greenhill Lower station.
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Bonnybridge Canal Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Kingmoor Black 5s nos 45364+44901 at the head of a car train which has recently arrived at Bonnybridge Junction in 1960. The cars will be taken along ...
Gordon Smith Collection (Courtesy Ken Browne) 12/10/1960
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This was originally a two platform station. the platforms were on the Caledonian Railway's Greenhill Branch line from Garnqueen South Junction to Greenhill Lower Junction.
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Bonnybridge Canal Branch (Caledonian Railway)


Here the Caledonian Railway's Greenhill Branch line from Garnqueen South Junction to Greenhill Lower Junction met the Scottish Central Railway from Greenhill Upper Junction to Perth. Both lines remain open today.
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Scottish Central Railway
A DMU heading east through the rain between Greenhill Upper and Lower Junctions on 2 January 2013. The train is on its way from Glasgow Queen Street ...
John Furnevel 02/01/2013
37419 and 37402 Mossend - Inverness - Aberdeen - Inverness test train passing Broomhill, east of Greenhill, on Saturday 8th August 2020. ...
Douglas McPherson 08/08/2020
26040, running light locomotive, is seen approaching Greenhill Lower Junction in 1991 ...
Roger Geach 16/05/1991
380105, on a Glasgow Edinburgh via Falkirk Grahamston service, seen passing Broomhill to the east of Greenhill Lower on 19th December 2018.
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Douglas McPherson 19/12/2018
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Gartsherrie South Junction to Gartsherrie East Junction

Passenger and goods line from Gartsherrie South Junction to Gartsherrie East Junction. This short connection, which crossed the now Caledonian owned older Garnkirk and Glasgow on the level, allowed running north and east to Greenhill from Coatbridge.

This junction was formed in 1848 when a short connecting line of the Caledonian Railway was put in between the 1843 Coatbridge Central branch of the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway at Gartsherrie South Junction and Gartsherrie NB Junction (to the north) on the 1826 Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.
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Whifflet Extension (Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway)
Gartsherrie South box viewed from the rear with the main line beyond. ...
Bill Roberton //1993
McMullen Bros scrapyard alongside Gartsherrie South Junction in November 1977. The loco is John Fowler 0-4-0DM 4200025 of 1948, originally supplied to ...
Bill Roberton /11/1977
Former LMS brake coach, branded for Tartan Arrow / Security Coach / Raleigh Industries Ltd. Presumably at McMullen Bros, Gartsherrie, for scrap in ...
Bill Roberton /11/1977
Looking north east from Gartgill Road in 1997 towards the rear of the buttressed signal box at Gartsherie South Junction. ...
Ewan Crawford //1997
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This former junction was formed between the 1826 Monkland and Kirktintilloch Railway and a short connection made by the 1848 Caledonian Railway which ran south crossing the 1831 Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway on the level en route and meeting its 1843 branch to Coatbridge Central at Garnqueen South Junction.
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Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway





Carstairs to Dolphinton Junction

This is an island platform station on the western junction of the triangular junction at Carstairs. There is a modern station building on the platform which is approached by a footbridge over the Glasgow bound lines.
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Carstairs House Tramway
Colas 70817 nears Carstairs with the Dalston to Grangemouth empty tanks on 7 February 2023.
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Bill Roberton 07/02/2023
Thunderbird 57316 Fab1 held in the down loop at Carstairs on a wet Thursday morning in May 2007 with a rake of steel flats. ...
John Furnevel 17/05/2007
Class 314 Farewell Tour at Carstairs on the 18th of December 2019. ...
John Yellowlees 18/12/2019
Information poster about the Carstairs remodelling, displayed on Waverley station on 4th March 2023. ...
John Yellowlees 04/03/2023
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This shed was located to the north of the West-East chord of the Carstairs triangular junction. It was immediately north and east of Carstairs station. Approach was from west and east.
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Recently withdrawn steam locomotives in the yard at Carstairs in July 1966 include B1 4-6-0 61116, with Black 5 44956 standing behind. The B1 was cut ...
K A Gray /07/1966
Looking south over the former engine shed yard at Carstairs on 9 May 2023. The engineers sidings are much reduced.
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Bill Roberton 09/05/2023
Stored steam locmotives awaiting disposal in the sidings at Carstairs in July 1966. Nearest the camera is BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 73078, withdrawn ...
K A Gray /07/1966
Black 5 44700 awaiting disposal in the sidings at Carstairs in the summer of 1966. The locomotive was officially withdrawn from 64D in July and cut up ...
K A Gray //1966
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The 1867 Dolphinton [CR] line started from a junction which allowed trains from Carstairs station to join the branch. A box opened with the junction. The Dolphinton branch severed the south to east 1848 curve (out of use from around 1860) and a replacement curve was built from Strawfrank Junction to Dolphinton Junction in 1872. It joined the Edinburgh line at Sheepfold Junction, this ...

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Dolphinton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
A new structure seen from the 1012 Edinburgh-Manchester Airport. Preparation for festive engineering works providing for re-sited electrification ...
John Yellowlees 24/12/2021
An Edinburgh-bound Virgin Voyager between Carstairs South and East Junctions on 28 August 2010. Photograped from a Glasgow Central - North Berwick ...
David Panton 28/08/2010
DBS 66037 climbs to Cobbinshaw with 6E28 Dalzell - Tees Yard steel empties at 14.27 on 5 February. ...
Ken Browne 05/02/2011
An east coast service slowly joins the single track east to west curve at Carstairs East Junction (formerly Dolphinton Junction) in 2004. The view ...
Ewan Crawford 22/12/2004
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