This was the joint committee, later company, which managed the joint railway between Dumbarton Central and Balloch Pier and the railway owned steamers on Loch Lomond. The line had begun as the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway before becoming part of the North British Railway. The Caledonian Railway proposed an independent railway to Loch Lomond from their Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway, a bluff which had the North British Railway agree to joint ownership of the line and steamers. The portion of line between Dalreoch Junction and Dumbarton East Junction became joint, making a break of ownership on the line between Glasgow Queen Street, Helensburgh Central and on to Fort William.
This line is divided into a number of portions.
This is not the full details of this portion of line, for this see Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway.
This junction was directly east of Dumbarton Central station. It was formed in 1896. Here the former Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway of 1850 (now owned by the North British Railway) was met by the newly opened Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway.
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This is a three platform station on the Helensburgh, Balloch and West Highland Railway lines. The station consists of two island platforms (the northernmost eastbound face is currently out of use with the trackbed overgrown) with a permanent way yard in the sidings at the east end of the station, south side of the line. The station is above street level, the side walls bordering ...
More detailsThis is a single platform station, the platform being the former southbound platform. The British Railways built station building still stands, no longer in railway use.
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This is a single platform station. There is a modern building on the platform. With road improvements, planners have placed the station in the middle of a large roundabout. There is a car park.
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This was a two platform station to the north of the level crossing over Balloch Road. The station building still stands. This was the main station in Balloch, Balloch Pier was to the north. Balloch, to the south of the level crossing, replaced this station.
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This was a two platform station, an island platform with a long face which ran onto the pier and a shorter bay platform on the west side. Passenger steamers called on the west side of the pier.
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This steamer route operated northwards from Balloch Pier. Note that steamers also ran directly north to Luss, not just via Rowardennan.
This was a two platform station, an island platform with a long face which ran onto the pier and a shorter bay platform on the west side. Passenger steamers called on the west side of the pier.
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This pier was served by steamers from Balloch Pier.
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