Caledonian Railway - Expansion Lines of Around Glasgow and Paisley

Expansion Lines of Around Glasgow and Paisley

In addition to the early lines, such as the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway and the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway which opened in the early 1840s, both Glasgow and Paisley saw a huge railway expansion which continued into the early 1900s. Many of these lines were built as part of the rivalry between the Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway to gain passengers and goods at the other's expense.

The Paisley and Barrhead District Railway was vested with the company under an Act of Parliament on 31 July 1902,

Lines built by the Caledonian Railway included:

  • Busby Railway (absorbed by the Caledonian in 1882)
  • Cathcart District Railway, also known as the Cathcart Circle Line. Operated by the Caledonian Railway.
  • Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway from Newton to the Clyde Coast at Ardrossan.

There were also interests in several Joint Railways in the Glasgow area:

  • Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway
  • Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway

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