Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Glasgow Central Railway

From Graces Guide
1896. Glasgow Central Railway.
1897. Glasgow Central Railway.

The Glasgow Central Railway company received royal assent in 1888.

1889 The company was absorbed into the Caledonian Railway.

The line was opened in sections:

  • 26 November 1894 - Stobcross to Maryhill (this gave the Caledonian Railway access to the Queens Dock lines[1])
  • 1 November 1895 - Rutherglen to Glasgow Cross
  • 1 October 1896 - Line through Glasgow Central Low Level
  • 1 February 1897 - Link through Carmyle to Newton open

In 1923, the Railway became part of LMS.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] RailScot website