Monkland Railways

Monkland Railways

The Monkland Railways was formed on 14 August 1848 by the merger of the Ballochney Railway, the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway and the Slamannan Railway.[1][2]

A 4.5 mile (7 km) extension was built to Bo'ness, which opened on 17 March 1851.[1] The 26 June 1846 Act of Parliament authorising this extension also allowed the railway to lease the harbour at Bo'ness but this lease was not followed through.[1]

The Monkland Railways were absorbed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway by an Act of Parliament, dated 5 July 1865, effective from 31 July 1865.[1] A day later (on 1 August 1865) the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was absorbed into the North British Railway.

The North British Railway later became part of the LNER on 1 January 1923.

Contents

Current operations

Ballochney Railway

The Ballochney Railway section of the Monkland Railways is closed.

Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway

There are two sections on the former Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway still in use.

  • Between Garnqueen South Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction on the Caledonian Railway Main Line. This was the only section on the Race to the North routes south of Kinnaber Junction where the LMS trains ran on LNER metals.
  • Between Sunnyside Junction and Greenside Junction, through Coatbridge Sunnyside
  • Between Sunnyside Junction and Whifflet Junction, although the platforms for Whifflet no longer exist on this line.

Slamannan Railway

The Slamannan Railway section of the Monkland Railways is closed.


References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Awdry
  2. ^ Lewin

Sources

  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. 
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 
  • Lewin, Henry Grote (1925). Early British Railways. A short history of their origin & development 1801-1844. London: The Locomotive Publishing Co Ltd. OCLC 11064369. 
v · d · eConstituent companies of Monkland Railways:
Successor Company:
Constituent Companies:
v · d · eHistorical Scottish railway companies
Primary companies
Caledonian Railway

Aberdeen Railway · Alloa Railway · Alyth · Arbroath and Forfar · Busby Railway · Cathcart District · Cleland and Midcalder · Clydesdale Junction · CR Main Line · CR Douglas Branch · CR Hamilton Branch · CR Hamiltonhill Branch · CR The Switchback · Crieff Junction · Crieff and Comrie · Crieff and Methven Junction · Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie · Dunblane, Doune and Callander · Dundee and Perth · Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen · Forfar and Brechin · General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour · Glasgow and Garnkirk · Glasgow Central Railway · Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock · Greenock and Wemyss Bay · Hamilton and Strathaven · Lanarkshire and Ayrshire · Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire · Leadhills and Wanlockhead · Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie · Paisley and Barrhead District · Perth, Almond Valley and Methven · Polloc and Govan · Rutherglen and Coatbridge · Scottish Central · Scottish Midland Junction · Scottish North Eastern · Solway Junction · Symington, Biggar and Broughton · Talla Railway · Wishaw and Coltness

Independent lines worked by the Caledonian Railway: Callander and Oban · Killin Railway
Glasgow and South
Western Railway
Great North of
Scotland Railway
Aberdeen and Turriff · Aboyne and Braemar · Alford Valley · Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction · Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla · Boddam Branch · Deeside Railway · Denburn Valley · Formartine and Buchan · Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction · Keith and Dufftown · Moray Coast · Morayshire Railway · St Combs Light Railway · Strathspey Railway
Highland Railway
North British Railway
Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick · Ballochney · Bathgate and Coatbridge · Blane Valley · Border Counties Railway · Border Union Railway · Campsie Branch · Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company · Coatbridge Branch · Dunfermline and Queensferry · Edinburgh and Bathgate · Edinburgh and Dalkeith · Edinburgh and Glasgow · Edinburgh and Hawick · Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway · Edinburgh and Northern · Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction · Forth and Clyde Junction · Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge · Glasgow City and District · Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh · Glasgow and Milngavie Junction · Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank · Kelvin Valley Railway · Kirkcaldy and District Railway · Kincardine Line · Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton · Monkland and Kirkintilloch · Monkland Railways · Mallaig Extension · NBR North Berwick Branch · North British, Arbroath and Montrose · Stirling and Dunfermline · Strathendrick and Aberfoyle · Slamannan · Slamannan and Borrowstounness · West Highland Railway · Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness
Joint lines
Other lines

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