Attempted Takeover and Change of Gauge
The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway started negotiations in 1844 to take over the various Monkland Railways; and at the same time the railway companies applied for permission to change the track gauge to Standard gauge. In May 1846, the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was refused permission to amalgamate and it decide to withdraw on 31 December 1846.
The Ballochney Railway, in concert with the associated networks of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway and the Slamannan Railway, obtained authorisation to change the track gauge to Standard gauge between 1845 and 1846. The three railways changed their gauge on 26 July and 27 July 1847.
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