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aggressive price competition started, resulting in impossibly cheap fares. The G&AR had an advantage in throughout journey times to Firth of Clyde destinations, and abstracted a large share of the business from the
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steamer call at the pier. The directors decided to make their own arrangements, and the company applied for powers to own and operate its own steamships. In March 1889 this was rejected, following spirited opposition from the steamer operators themselves. The solution was the formation of a nominally
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December 1883 both the G&SWR and the Caledonian Railway promoted competing bills for extending their respective railways to Gourock. The G&SWR proposed a branch from their tunnel under the junction of Ardgowan Street and Robertson Street. Greenock Council opposed openings to tunnels in the
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Parliamentary authorisation on 17 July 1862. It left the Greenock line at Port Glasgow and skirted the southern margin of Greenock, climbing on to high ground before descending into Wemyss Bay. The line opened on 15 May 1865 and was worked by the Caledonian Railway. Although the
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and would form a directly competing line for
Glasgow to Greenock traffic. The Greenock and Ayrshire line opened to passenger traffic on 23 December 1869, after several weeks running goods trains only. Its Greenock terminus was at Albert Harbour, and the trains ran directly to the berths. Immediately
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Greenock. The station faced Cathcart Street and the steamers berthed at Custom House Quay, a few minutes away.
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was being presented; the two lines would have very similar routes between
Glasgow and Paisley, and it became plain that Parliament would be reluctant to authorise two adjacent lines; moreover the landowners would be hostile to the double loss of amenity. The respective promoters responded to this by
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At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the City of Glasgow had long been growing in industrial and commercial importance. With that growth came the need for transport of manufactured goods and raw materials, and at first crude horse-operated tramways responded to that demand, particularly short
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For some time this proved highly successful, but competition was fierce between the Caledonian (with the CSPC) via Gourock, the G&SWR via their impressive terminal at Greenock, Princes Pier, and the North British Railway via Graigendoran. The competition led to triplication of services vying to
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The passenger traffic on the line exceeded original estimates; a particular growth traffic was passengers connecting with steamers at Greenock for the island resorts. Business people acquired residences on the islands and other Firth of Clyde locations, and in many cases travelled each weekend. The
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The Wemyss Bay company once again took offence, for the Gourock steamer connection would deprive them of traffic. However terms for acquisition of the Wemyss Bay company by the Caledonian Railway were agreed in August 1889. Parliamentary authority was required for this, and there was some delay in
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The eastern section of the line was reported completed on 3 May 1889, and on 4 May a special train took Caledonian directors over the whole route to show them the progress of the work. The extension officially opened on 1 June 1889, with the first train departing Gourock at 05:25 taking workmen to
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For some time the alliance between the Caledonian Railway and the GP&GR was strong, and in 1847 the Caledonian obtained Parliamentary authority to absorb the Greenock line. This proved to be more contentious than it had appeared: the terms of share transfer were difficult as the GP&GR held
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The 1850 Bradshaw timetable shows nine trains each way between "Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock", with no tabular indication of running: the starting times only of the trains is shown. The first from Greenock started at 5.30 a.m. (except on Mondays), or as soon thereafter as the arrival of the mail
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itself was a major traffic artery, but difficult navigational problems made it impossible for large vessels to reach the city. Increasingly, sea-going ships berthed at Greenock, and goods were trans-shipped there to smaller boats that could navigate the Clyde. Passengers too changed at Greenock to
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The Burgh of Greenock went to considerable expense to ensure that its harbour facilities were kept up to date; in 1880 the harbour at Garvel on the eastern side of Greenock was further extended. It provided three miles (5 km) of quays with the most modern mechanical handling equipment. A new
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The GPK&AR was able to open to traffic on the joint section between a temporary terminus in Glasgow at Bridge Street and Paisley, for a demonstration run on 13 July 1840; it opened fully to the public the following day; the GPK&AR went on to extend towards Ayr in the following months. The
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In the half hour following 4 p.m. the Glasgow terminal stations between them despatched no fewer than eleven boat trains, and with these trains were associated thirteen steamers! On the Caledonian no luggage at all was permitted at all on the Clyde boat expresses. When no more than 2 minutes was
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In fact land acquisition was a significant issue for the company. Houston station was built only because Lord Douglas made that the price of his withdrawing opposition to the bill, and although the company was pleased to have obtained all the necessary lands without legal sanction (except in one
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In 1841 the Greenock station in Cathcart Street had seemed perfect, but as the Clyde steamer trade developed, its location had become a disadvantage; relations with the Wemyss Bay company were often difficult. Gourock was only 3 miles (5 km) from Greenock by land but considerably more
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The company paid a good dividend, an annualised equivalent of 4% was declared at the first half-yearly meeting in 1841, but this was before any actual operating income had come in. When actual receipts were known this quickly reduced and never exceeded 2% (annualised). At over 50% the ratio of
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of west end properties. On 16 April 1866 the committee of the House of Commons decided in favour of the Caledonian option. In June 1869 the Caledonian agreed to buy the Gourock Harbour Company for £4,916 13s 4d. Various other proposals were made for a line to Gourock, and Gourock Town Council
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The construction had significantly overrun Grainger's estimates: he had quoted £393,000 and the Company had exhausted its £666,666 of share and loan capital, and had had to apply for powers for a further £200,000 in loans. Shareholders were critical of some of the contract arrangements, which
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Rothesay became extremely popular as a resort, and as demand for journeys to and from the islands established, it was recognised that Greenock was not ideal in providing the railhead. A more suitable location was Wemyss Bay, where a pier giving closer access to Rothesay was available. The
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track, but was reduced to double track as part of the work, and the Wemyss Bay branch was to be partly singled. The track bed in Newton Street Tunnel was lowered to provide electrification clearances. 19 three-car units were ordered for the services, from Cravens, part of the
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approved a proposal to use spoil from a railway tunnel to make a breakwater across Gourock Bay, forming a harbour. The Caledonian had ideas of making a transatlantic ocean terminal at Gourock, and in 1878 attempted to get parliamentary approval, but this was rejected.
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In fact this was not proceeded with, and in time the Caledonian relented, and on 26 May 1851 an amalgamation agreement was signed; it was enacted by Parliament on 7 August 1851. The Caledonian paid an annuity to the shareholders of the former Greenock company.
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had not yet been decided; the coal railways already active in the west of Scotland used a gauge of 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) and for a time it was thought that this gauge would be adopted. At this stage the design of the line was in the hands of
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operating costs to income was poor, and it emerged that a track maintenance contract had been let at first for £250 per mile to the managing director's nephew-in-law, while the GPK&AR paid about £85 per mile to an independent contractor.
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was not accessible to sea-going ships, and the intention was to compete with river boats that brought goods to and from the city. In fact passenger traffic proved surprisingly buoyant, and connecting steamer services to island resorts in the
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The Wemyss Bay company now protested: it had not been involved in the pooling negotiations and it demanded a better share. The dispute went to arbitration, and the arbitrator's award went against the Caledonian Railway.
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Greenock itself grew in importance; it had a harbour in 1710, and became a focus for international trade, and the town developed numerous industries, including shipbuilding, metal working, sugar refining and hat making.
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c. ccxlvi) was passed. After negotiations, the Caledonian abandoned their scheme in 1868, and in 1869 the G&AR opened their line which ran in a tunnel under west end streets down to its terminus as
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After 1900 the carriage of goods assumed increased importance, and the Burgh of Greenock particularly expended considerable effort in improving dock facilities. The grouping of the railways under the
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streets, and objected to both. The Caledonian Railway's proposals for "Construction of Railway from Greenock to Gourock, with a Quay or Pier at Gourock" were included with other projects in
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who had been largely responsible for the coal railways. However much thought was being given by others to a line connecting Glasgow and the English railways. The line was to become the
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The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway opened between Bridge Street station in Glasgow and Greenock on 31 March 1841; it amalgamated with the Caledonian Railway on 7 August 1851.
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at that junction. From there, the Newton Street Tunnel was to be 1 mile 350 yards (1.929 km) long, the longest main line railway tunnel in Scotland.
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case), it paid 18.1% of its capital for land, compared with 12 - 13% for comparable lines. Its parliamentary costs were also much higher than for other lines.
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connection to dock lines was provided there from the Greenock line at Ladyburn, just west of Bogston station, where an engine shed was also provided.
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1872:
1869:, Chapter VII: The River Clyde and Loch Lomond.
1831:
2819:
1825:
1221:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Act 1837
1146:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Act 1837
2957:
2820:Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984).
2142:
2055:
1780:
1246:Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal Act 1806
32:
1787:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
1323:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
1129:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
866:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
2592:. Greenock: Inverclyde District Libraries.
2136:
2113:
1374:The Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway in 1865
1332:
1255:
3951:Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway
3723:Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge
2964:
2950:
2613:. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing.
2588:Monteith, Joy; MacDougall, Sandra (1981).
2107:
1407:Now another player entered the field: the
1052:provided a very great source of business.
39:
25:
3693:Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction
2715:
2663:
2636:
2308:
2284:
2153:
1980:
1902:
1849:
1329:appeared to be wasteful, if not corrupt.
230:
222:
4067:British companies disestablished in 1847
4047:Railway companies disestablished in 1847
2851:. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
2758:. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing Limited.
2606:
2568:
2545:. Leicester: Leicester University Press.
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2061:
1968:
1929:
1612:
1593:
1575:Nock describes the scene in about 1893:
1470:
1426:
1418:
1369:
1349:Amalgamation with the Caledonian Railway
1114:
3633:Charlestown Railway and Harbour Company
2881:
2846:
2521:
2332:
1956:
1657:Paisley to Gourock; the details of the
1544:Opening of extension line, Gourock pier
1414:
1089:
889:
881:
4027:Pre-grouping British railway companies
4014:
3991:Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway
3920:Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint
3890:Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction
3683:Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway
3321:Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction
2805:. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
2800:
2702:Railway & Canal Historical Society
2166:. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 141.
1866:
1361:
781:Walkinshaw North & South Junctions
4062:British companies established in 1837
4037:Railway companies established in 1837
3678:Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
3209:Lines built by the Caledonian Railway
2972:Historical Scottish railway companies
2945:
2772:
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2130:
1995:
1941:
1793:Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
1764:
1210:Text of statute as originally enacted
1110:
1055:The GP&GR merged with the larger
1029:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
922:Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
840:
832:
48:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
3874:Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness
3824:North British, Arbroath and Montrose
3351:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr
3098:General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour
2865:
2753:
2739:. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing Ltd.
2734:
2627:
2573:. Fairlie, Ayrshire: Fairlie Press.
2320:
1917:
1885:
1837:
1585:Improved dock facilities at Greenock
1242:Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal
512:
504:
427:
419:
183:
175:
3956:Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway
3588:Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick
3419:Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction
3148:Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie
2849:Joseph Locke: Railway Revolutionary
1646:The route was electrified in 1967.
1626:group; the units became class 311.
1553:who had designed and got built the
1501:Caledonian Railway (No. 2) Act 1884
1493:The Caledonian Railway (No. 2) Bill
13:
3930:Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint
3733:Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh
2875:
2870:. Glasgow: Robertson and Atkinson.
2160:Great Britain. Parliament (1884).
2143:Great Britain (20 November 1883).
1290:London & North Western Railway
1125:Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
213:
14:
4078:
3593:Anstruther and St Andrews Railway
3449:Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction
3073:Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie
2990:Glasgow and South Western Railway
2904:
1659:Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
1445:Glasgow and South Western Railway
1393:Glasgow and South Western Railway
1341:steamer from Belfast will allow.
1319:Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
1066:built a branch line to a pier at
999:Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
309:
260:
4032:Early Scottish railway companies
3986:Perth, Almond Valley and Methven
3158:Perth, Almond Valley and Methven
2590:Gourock, Inverkip and Wemyss Bay
2552:The Life and Works of Mr Brassey
2197:. W. J. Adams. 1889. p. 32.
2149:. T. Neuman. pp. 5529–5531.
1617:The railways of Greenock in 1971
1164:Parliament of the United Kingdom
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4057:1841 establishments in Scotland
4052:1837 establishments in Scotland
3808:Newburgh and North Fife Railway
3768:Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton
3515:Inverness and Aberdeen Junction
3341:Girvan and Portpatrick Junction
3193:Symington, Biggar and Broughton
2995:Great North of Scotland Railway
2868:History of the Town of Greenock
2475:
2185:
2088:
1799:Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
1538:Caledonian Steam Packet Company
1522:Caledonian Steam Packet Company
1381:Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
1070:, giving much closer access to
1064:Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
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594:
574:Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
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316:
4001:Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway
3976:Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway
3778:Leven and East of Fife Railway
3763:Kirkcaldy and District Railway
3738:Glasgow and Milngavie Junction
3570:Wick and Lybster Light Railway
3346:Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle
3133:Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire
2273:Monteith & MacDougall 1981
2163:Journals of the House of Lords
1564:at the south end of the pier.
1458:Albert Harbour railway station
740:
549:
542:
77:15 July 1837–9 July 1847
1:
3854:Slamannan and Borrowstounness
3520:Inverness and Aviemore Direct
3424:Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla
3153:Paisley and Barrhead District
3113:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock
3088:Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen
3078:Dunblane, Doune and Callander
2937:Railscot on Gourock Extension
2526:. London: Ian Allan Limited.
2524:The Age of the Electric Train
2507:. Midhurst: Middleton Press.
2064:Greenock from old photographs
1805:
1652:
1632:
1441:Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
1389:Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
981:
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794:
556:
489:Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
367:
338:
151:
4042:Railway lines opened in 1841
3971:Invergarry and Fort Augustus
3915:Glasgow and Renfrew District
3869:West of Fife Mineral Railway
3859:Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway
3743:Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank
3530:Inverness and Perth Junction
2632:. London: Ian Allan Limited.
2237:National Library of Scotland
2041:National Library of Scotland
1423:Railways of Greenock in 1889
1237:c. cxvii), on 15 July 1837.
957:
935:
711:
7:
3946:Brechin and Edzell District
3844:Strathendrick and Aberfoyle
3648:Dunfermline and Queensferry
3490:Buckie and Portessie Branch
3326:Castle Douglas and Dumfries
3068:Crieff and Methven Junction
2484:Paisley and Renfrew Railway
1661:are given in that article.
1555:Caledonian Railway 80 Class
1244:had been authorised by the
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689:
643:
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374:
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4083:
3788:Monkland and Kirkintilloch
3540:Kyle of Lochalsh Extension
2720:. Edinburgh: John Donald.
2716:Robertson, C.J.A. (1983).
2641:. Edinburgh: John Donald.
2554:. Republished by Nonsuch.
2493:
2210:, pp. 40, 48, 70, 94.
1826:Thomas & Paterson 1984
1781:Connections to other lines
1139:United Kingdom legislation
1084:
3938:
3910:Glasgow and Paisley Joint
3882:
3728:Glasgow City and District
3578:
3482:
3394:
3331:Dalry and North Johnstone
3301:Ayrshire and Wigtownshire
3266:
3178:Scottish Midland Junction
3168:Rutherglen and Coatbridge
3138:Leadhills and Wanlockhead
3013:
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1789:at Paisley Gilmour Street
1536:independent company, the
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3839:Stirling and Dunfermline
3713:Forth and Clyde Junction
3708:Fife and Kinross Railway
3550:Sutherland and Caithness
3535:Inverness and Ross-shire
3291:Ayr and Maybole Junction
3218:CR Cleland and Midcalder
3128:Lanarkshire and Ayrshire
2691:Quick, Michael (2022) .
2664:Paterson, Alan (2001b).
2637:Paterson, Alan (2001a).
2541:Gourvish, Terry (1972).
2468:
1717:; for Wemyss Bay branch;
1481:Greenock Royal Infirmary
1333:First years of operation
1256:Construction and opening
3925:Kilsyth and Bonnybridge
3834:The St. Andrews Railway
3613:Border Counties Railway
3603:Bathgate and Coatbridge
3281:Ardrossan and Johnstone
3123:Hamilton and Strathaven
3118:Greenock and Wemyss Bay
3108:Glasgow Central Railway
2776:The History of Greenock
2550:Helps, Arthur (2006) .
2522:Gillham, J. C. (1988).
2117:British Railway Tunnels
2100:. IPC Magazines. 1966.
1678:; opened December 1882;
1235:7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict.
1227:7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict.
1187:7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict.
3688:Edinburgh and Northern
3663:Edinburgh and Dalkeith
3658:Edinburgh and Bathgate
3469:St Combs Light Railway
3311:Bridge of Weir Railway
3238:CR Hamiltonhill Branch
3183:Scottish North Eastern
2847:Webster, N.W. (1970).
2668:. Edinburgh: Birlinn.
2630:The Caledonian Railway
2607:Monteith, Joy (2004).
2569:McCrorie, Ian (1989).
2062:Monteith, Joy (1983).
1670:Paisley Gilmour Street
1618:
1582:
1476:
1432:
1424:
1375:
1120:
945:Paisley Gilmour Street
3981:Lochaber Narrow Gauge
3905:Darvel and Strathaven
3864:West Highland Railway
3758:Kinross-shire Railway
3748:Kelvin Valley Railway
3668:Edinburgh and Glasgow
3565:Dornoch Light Railway
3444:Formartine and Buchan
3356:Greenock and Ayrshire
3286:Ayr and Dalmellington
3005:North British Railway
2866:Weir, Daniel (1829).
2801:Thomas, John (1971).
1616:
1594:The twentieth century
1577:
1485:Greenock West station
1474:
1430:
1422:
1409:North British Railway
1373:
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241:Greenock Princes Pier
3819:North Berwick Branch
3673:Edinburgh and Hawick
3653:East of Fife Railway
3643:Devon Valley Railway
3618:Border Union Railway
3404:Aberdeen and Turriff
3361:Kilmarnock and Troon
3103:Garnkirk and Glasgow
2914:March 1843 Timetable
2773:Smith, R.M. (1921).
2754:Ross, David (2014).
2735:Ross, David (2013).
2711:on 25 November 2022.
2628:Nock, O. S. (1961).
2114:Alan Blower (1965).
2097:The Railway Magazine
1531:offered to have the
1415:Extension to Gourock
1090:Before the GP&GR
296:Newton Street Tunnel
3996:Skye Marble Railway
3961:Dundee and Arbroath
3900:Dundee and Arbroath
3798:Montrose and Bervie
3718:Gifford and Garvald
3525:Inverness and Nairn
3381:Paisley and Renfrew
3203:Wishaw and Coltness
3053:Clydesdale Junction
3038:Arbroath and Forfar
1998:, pp. 108–109.
1852:, tables 40 and 41.
1795:at Paisley St James
1735:; opened July 1870;
1715:Wemyss Bay Junction
1362:Steamer connections
4022:Caledonian Railway
3555:Sutherland Railway
3500:Duke of Sutherland
3474:Strathspey Railway
3454:Keith and Dufftown
3409:Aboyne and Braemar
3386:Paisley Canal Line
3376:Maybole and Girvan
3371:Maidens and Dunure
3267:Glasgow and South
3253:Callander and Oban
3233:CR Hamilton Branch
3143:Lesmahagow Railway
3093:Forfar and Brechin
2985:Caledonian Railway
2299:, pp. 70, 84.
2260:, pp. 70, 88.
2146:The London Gazette
1765:Current operations
1619:
1477:
1439:In April 1865 the
1433:
1425:
1376:
1286:Captain Mark Huish
1271:Caledonian Railway
1121:
1111:A railway proposed
1057:Caledonian Railway
1043:. At the time the
86:Caledonian Railway
74:Dates of operation
4009:
4008:
3803:Mallaig Extension
3793:Monkland Railways
3638:Coatbridge Branch
3545:Perth and Dunkeld
3495:Dingwall and Skye
3276:Ardrossan Railway
3243:CR The Switchback
3228:CR Douglas Branch
3063:Crieff and Comrie
3048:Cathcart District
2978:Primary companies
2921:Bradshaw's Guides
2765:978 1 84033 648 1
2675:978-0-85976-551-0
2648:978-0-85976-550-3
2620:978-1-84033-314-5
2287:, pp. 42–43.
2275:, pp. 20–21.
1600:Railways Act 1921
1562:railway turntable
1505:47 & 48 Vict.
1453:29 & 30 Vict.
1229:c. cxvi) and the
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1152:Act of Parliament
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968:Wallneuk Junction
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3703:Eyemouth Railway
3505:Findhorn Railway
3483:Highland Railway
3397:Scotland Railway
3296:Ayr to Mauchline
3173:Scottish Central
3163:Polloc and Govan
3083:Dundee and Perth
3023:Aberdeen Railway
3000:Highland Railway
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3014:Caledonian
2925:Wikisource
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1806:References
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1172:Long title
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1886:Ross 2013
1838:Weir 1829
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