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Glasgow and Paisley and Greenock was in direct competition, both routes using the Bridge Street station in Glasgow. A fares war quickly took hold in 1870, but in early 1871 a common fares arrangement was agreed, by which the G&SWR received 42.68% of ticket receipts. Evidently the supposed advantage of proximity to the quayside at Greenock (and a shorter route from Carlisle and Kilmarnock, via Johnstone) did not result in dominance in traffic share. Goods traffic to Greenock could use either company to reach the East Dock (via the CR) or the west (Albert Dock) via the G&SWR.
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marine activity and decided to build a connecting line eastwards from
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coupling broke between the sixth and seventh vehicles. This left 31 on the van, and old Dan Taylor of St Johns did his best, but could not hold them. Down they went through the tunnels. At
Princes Pier station no. 637 was sitting at Platform 3 with a train for Glasgow. the runaway crashed into no. 637. There was terrible destruction of wagons and beasts ... Fifty-one of the cattle were killed or had to be slaughtered.
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Harbour facilities cost £250,000. Prince's Pier cost around further £100,000. The railway part of the scheme was to involve the upgrading of the Bridge of Weir line, the construction of a short line from Cart Junction (on that line) to Elderslie, and a new line from Bridge of Weir to Greenock.
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terminal, operated by the Clyde Port
Authority, and rail connection was reinstated in 1971. The original line and the James Watt Dock connection were close alongside the Wemyss Bay line from Port Glasgow immediately east of Lynedoch, and a connection was made there: so the original G&AR line was
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On 5 August 1912 storms and torrential rain brought a torrent down the West Burn, and overspill on to
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Greenock Harbour Trust had been continuing improvement of the harbour, providing alongside berthing for quick turnrounds, and with more capacity. In 1875, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, landed at Prince's Pier and the opportunity was taken to give the station itself the same name. In 1894 the
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built Lady Alice Park upstream from the railway by culverting the river for about 400 yards (370 m), with a children's pond at its inlet, and filled its valley to form a level playing area higher than
Inverkip Road which sloped down beside the river. The east end of this culvert flows into an
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Greenock were being further extended, at Garvel, at the east end of the waterfront. When completed it provided three miles (5 km) of quays with the most modern mechanical handling equipment. The G&SWR wished to retain its place in the
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Construction proceeded and the line opened to goods trains on or soon after 30 August 1869, and to passengers on 23 December 1869; the line was worked by the G&SWR. The
Greenock terminal was named Albert Harbour, and as well as Clyde coastal shipping, there was a considerable emigrant trade at
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The G&SWR offered the possibility of a new direct rail connection to a new harbour and pier to the north-west of the town, which the Burgh was then constructing. This was a prodigious scheme for both parties, involving lengthy tunnelling for the railway. The excavation and construction of the
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By the 1860s, the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) was established in the south-western quadrant of Scotland, but the rival Caledonian Railway was dominant in the central region, with an important branch line to Greenock. There was bitter rivalry between the two companies, and each
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A most destructive breakaway occurred on ... 10 April 1936. A train of 37 wagons of cattle left Albert Harbour for Carlisle at 9.00 p.m., double headed, the pilot engine being a 2-6-4 tank. They were up about Mearns Street when the pilot slipped violently. In the consequent surge and recoil a
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In fact this did not prove a long-term opportunity, and rail movement became dormant for many years; containers in use were larger than the original 8-foot size, and cannot be moved through the tunnels, and the line was officially closed on 30 September 1991.
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The Greenock and Ayrshire had been nominally independent but the G&SWR had £300,000 of the £350,000 capital; an amalgamation Bill was enacted on 29 June 1872, and it became effective on 1 August 1872. The line was now part of the G&SWR.
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The west curve at Johnstone, giving through running from that station towards Greenock, was an accident of history (of the Bridge of Weir Railway). Use of the curve by passenger trains was discontinued on 1 October 1900.
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The double-track route required five tunnels in two miles; the longest, Union Street Tunnel is 710 yards (649 m) in length on a falling gradient towards the Clyde of 1 in 70, with sharp curves at each end.
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The Greenock and Ayrshire Railway was authorised on 5 July 1865, with capital of £350,000, but money had become scarce again and the G&SWR was obliged to subscribe for £300,000 of the share capital.
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Greenock, Albert Harbour; renamed Greenock Princes Pier 1 May 1875; relocated a short distance north-west 25 May 1894; closed except to boat trains 2 February 1959; closed 30 November 1965.
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blocked the mouth of the culvert under the line, and its parapet wall to the railway collapsed. A rush of water swept debris including a second car down the sloping tunnel to
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re-opened to container traffic west of Lynedoch. The line was now single and laid in the centre of the tunnels, enabling 8 foot (2.44 m) containers to pass.
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The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present
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and making a through connection between Glasgow and Greenock. It closed progressively between 1959 and 1983.
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The line ran from Bridge of Weir to Greenock, with a connection from Cartsburn Junction to James Watt Dock.
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Forgotten relics website; includes period and recent photographs of Princes Pier and tunnels
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However this was not the end of rail connection to Princes Pier: it was redeveloped as a
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The main line opened to passengers on 23 December 1869; locations were:
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ceased running beyond Kilmacolm in February 1959. However the Glasgow
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Lynedoch; renamed Greenock Lynedoch May 1898; closed 2 February 1959
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Connection at Bridge of Weir to the former Bridge of Weir Railway;
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or to commute in summer to their villas around the shores of the
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1307:"Corporation of Greenock v Caledonian Railway Company: HL 1917"
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Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984).
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Legends of the Glasgow and South Western Railway in LMS Days
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An Historical Geography of the Railways of the British Isles
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System map of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway in 1869
1269:"The Greenock Railway Flooding Monday 5th August 1912"
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The James Watt branch was goods only; locations were
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The Glasgow & South Western Railway Association
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A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain
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A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain
1963:Independent lines worked by the Caledonian Railway
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1249:The Glasgow and South Western Railway, 1850 - 1923
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1042:. It took most of the steamer trade away from the
2342:Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company
1109:The Development of the West of Scotland 1750-1960
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2275:Independent lines worked by the Highland Railway
1636:Speller Web on the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
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1141:The Glasgow and South Western Railway: A History
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2665:Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway
2437:Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge
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1474:Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies
794:sought to retain primacy in its own area.
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2407:Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction
1646:Railscot on Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
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2766:Railway companies disestablished in 1872
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2347:Charlestown Railway and Harbour Company
1603:The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow
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987:Upper Port Glasgow; goods station only;
888:under their railway line. In 1909, the
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2741:Pre-grouping British railway companies
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2705:Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway
2634:Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint
2604:Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction
2397:Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway
2035:Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction
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1280:Scottish Tramway and Transport Society
1247:Stephenson Locomotive Society (1950).
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2776:British companies established in 1865
2756:Railway companies established in 1865
2392:Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
1923:Lines built by the Caledonian Railway
1686:Historical Scottish railway companies
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1058:opening as a rival terminal in 1889.
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2588:Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness
2538:North British, Arbroath and Montrose
2065:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr
1812:General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour
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1442:. Fairlie, Ayrshire: Fairlie Press.
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43:1 September 1869–1 August 1872
2670:Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway
2302:Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick
2133:Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction
1862:Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie
1478:. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
1197:Hogg, Chris; Patrick, Lynn (2014).
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2447:Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh
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897:increased around the Caledonian's
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2736:Glasgow and South Western Railway
2307:Anstruther and St Andrews Railway
2163:Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction
1787:Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie
1704:Glasgow and South Western Railway
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1622:Greenock and Gourock Through Time
1620:Clark, Bill; Brown, Gaie (2012).
1605:. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers.
920:David Smith records an accident:
783:Glasgow and South Western Railway
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2751:Closed railway lines in Scotland
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1872:Perth, Almond Valley and Methven
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2482:Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton
2229:Inverness and Aberdeen Junction
2055:Girvan and Portpatrick Junction
1907:Symington, Biggar and Broughton
1709:Great North of Scotland Railway
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1226:. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.
1201:. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.
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16:Former railway line in Scotland
2715:Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway
2690:Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway
2492:Leven and East of Fife Railway
2477:Kirkcaldy and District Railway
2452:Glasgow and Milngavie Junction
2284:Wick and Lybster Light Railway
2060:Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle
1847:Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire
1624:. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.
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2568:Slamannan and Borrowstounness
2234:Inverness and Aviemore Direct
2138:Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla
1867:Paisley and Barrhead District
1827:Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock
1802:Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen
1792:Dunblane, Doune and Callander
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771:Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
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125:Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
22:Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
2761:Railway lines opened in 1869
2685:Invergarry and Fort Augustus
2629:Glasgow and Renfrew District
2583:West of Fife Mineral Railway
2573:Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway
2457:Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank
2244:Inverness and Perth Junction
1356:National Library of Scotland
1018:Inch Green; reversing siding
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2660:Brechin and Edzell District
2558:Strathendrick and Aberfoyle
2362:Dunfermline and Queensferry
2204:Buckie and Portessie Branch
2040:Castle Douglas and Dumfries
1782:Crieff and Methven Junction
1186:. Lingfield: Oakwood Press.
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2502:Monkland and Kirkintilloch
2254:Kyle of Lochalsh Extension
1222:Deayton, Alastair (2010).
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2624:Glasgow and Paisley Joint
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2442:Glasgow City and District
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2015:Ayrshire and Wigtownshire
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1892:Scottish Midland Junction
1882:Rutherglen and Coatbridge
1852:Leadhills and Wanlockhead
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1182:Highet, Campbell (1965).
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859:Greenock railways in 1889
838:Greenock railways in 1869
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2553:Stirling and Dunfermline
2427:Forth and Clyde Junction
2422:Fife and Kinross Railway
2264:Sutherland and Caithness
2249:Inverness and Ross-shire
2005:Ayr and Maybole Junction
1932:CR Cleland and Midcalder
1842:Lanarkshire and Ayrshire
1514:: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
1377:Smith, David L. (1980).
1107:Slaven, Anthony (2013).
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937:St Enoch railway station
797:In 1864, an independent
2639:Kilsyth and Bonnybridge
2548:The St. Andrews Railway
2327:Border Counties Railway
2317:Bathgate and Coatbridge
1995:Ardrossan and Johnstone
1837:Hamilton and Strathaven
1832:Greenock and Wemyss Bay
1822:Glasgow Central Railway
1601:Wham, Alasdair (2000).
1267:Maclean, Sandy (2010).
1056:Gourock railway station
2402:Edinburgh and Northern
2377:Edinburgh and Dalkeith
2372:Edinburgh and Bathgate
2183:St Combs Light Railway
2025:Bridge of Weir Railway
1952:CR Hamiltonhill Branch
1897:Scottish North Eastern
1438:McCrorie, Ian (1989).
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683:Bridge of Weir Railway
2695:Lochaber Narrow Gauge
2619:Darvel and Strathaven
2578:West Highland Railway
2472:Kinross-shire Railway
2462:Kelvin Valley Railway
2382:Edinburgh and Glasgow
2279:Dornoch Light Railway
2158:Formartine and Buchan
2070:Greenock and Ayrshire
2000:Ayr and Dalmellington
1719:North British Railway
1547:Thomas, John (1971).
1421:"Union Street Tunnel"
1164:Carter, E.F. (1959).
964:diesel multiple units
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2746:Transport in Glasgow
2533:North Berwick Branch
2387:Edinburgh and Hawick
2367:East of Fife Railway
2357:Devon Valley Railway
2332:Border Union Railway
2118:Aberdeen and Turriff
2075:Kilmarnock and Troon
1817:Garnkirk and Glasgow
1139:Ross, David (2014).
907:Princes Pier station
736:and Greenock Railway
729:Glasgow, Paisley and
350:Newton Street Tunnel
159:and Greenock Railway
152:Glasgow, Paisley and
2710:Skye Marble Railway
2675:Dundee and Arbroath
2614:Dundee and Arbroath
2512:Montrose and Bervie
2432:Gifford and Garvald
2239:Inverness and Nairn
2095:Paisley and Renfrew
1917:Wishaw and Coltness
1767:Clydesdale Junction
1752:Arbroath and Forfar
279:Greenock and Wemyss
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2269:Sutherland Railway
2214:Duke of Sutherland
2188:Strathspey Railway
2168:Keith and Dufftown
2123:Aboyne and Braemar
2100:Paisley Canal Line
2090:Maybole and Girvan
2085:Maidens and Dunure
1981:Glasgow and South
1967:Callander and Oban
1947:CR Hamilton Branch
1857:Lesmahagow Railway
1807:Forfar and Brechin
1699:Caledonian Railway
1468:Awdry, Christopher
1168:. London: Cassell.
1044:Caledonian Railway
1012:Cartsburn Junction
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