Polloc and Govan Railway
The Polloc and Govan Railway started off as a private railway owned and built by William Dixon, a coal master; it ran along part of the route of his Govan tramway that dated back to 1811. The line linked Govan with the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal.
The railway was intended to transport coal and ironstone and for part of its route it ran down a public road: West Street. Its engineers were Thomas Grainger and John Miller from Edinburgh
Although the name of the surrounding area that gave its name to the railway company is called Pollok and close by is called Pollokshields, the Act of Parliament authorising the railway used the spelling Polloc.
The Polloc and Govan railway was authorised on 29 May 1830 and it linked Govan with the River Clyde, at Windmillcroft Quay at the Broomielaw, the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal and Rutherglen. It opened on 22 August 1840.
The railway was bought by the Clydesdale Junction Railway on 18 August 1846 and became part of the Caledonian Railway.
On 14 March 1867 an Act of Parliament was obtained to lift part of the line; from West Street to the River Clyde.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia
- Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990