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Dalreoch Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Dalreoch 334012 334001.jpg , borough = Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = DLR , zone = D2 , transit_authority = SPT , original = Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway , pregroup = Dumbarton and Balloch Railway , postgroup = Dumbarton and Balloch Railway , years = 15 July 1850 , events = Station opened , years1 = 28 May 1858 , events1 = Helensburgh line opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Dalreoch railway station serves the west end of Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The station is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde, and later the county town of Dunbartonshire. Dumbarton Castle, on top of Dumbarton Rock, dominates the area. Dumbarton was a Royal burgh between 1222 and 1975. Dumbarton emerged from the 19th century as a centre for shipbuilding, glassmaking, and whisky production. However these industries have since declined, and Dumbarton today is increasingly a commuter town for Glasgow east-southeast of it. Dumbarton F.C. is the local football club. Dumbarton is home to BBC Scotland's drama studio. History Dumbarton history goes back at least as far as the Iron Age and probably much earlier. It has been suggested that in Ancient Rome, Roman times Dumbarton was the "place of importance" named as Alauna in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeching Axe
The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) was a plan to increase the efficiency of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain. The plan was outlined in two reports: ''The Reshaping of British Railways'' (1963) and ''The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes'' (1965), written by Richard Beeching and published by the British Railways Board. The first report identified 2,363 stations and of railway line for closure, amounting to 55% of stations, 30% of route miles, and 67,700 British Rail positions, with an objective of stemming the large losses being incurred during a period of increasing competition from road transport and reducing the rail subsidies necessary to keep the network running. The second report identified a small number of major routes for significant investment. The 1963 report also recommended some less well-publicised changes, including a switch to the now-standard practice of containerisation for rail freight, and the replacement of some services wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North British Railway
The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English railways at Berwick. The line opened in 1846, and from the outset the company followed a policy of expanding its geographical area, and competing with the Caledonian Railway in particular. In doing so it committed huge sums of money, and incurred shareholder disapproval that resulted in two chairmen leaving the company. Nonetheless the company successfully reached Carlisle, where it later made a partnership with the Midland Railway. It also linked from Edinburgh to Perth and Dundee, but for many years the journey involved a ferry crossing of the Forth and the Tay. Eventually the North British built the Tay Bridge, but the structure collapsed as a train was crossing in high wind. The company survived the setback and opened a second Tay Bridge, followed soon by the Forth Bridge, which together transformed the railway networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whifflet Railway Station
Whifflet railway station is located in the Whifflet area of Coatbridge. Train services are provided by ScotRail. Until December 2014, it was the terminal station on the Whifflet Line, since when it is served by Argyle Line services. To the east of the station is the link line from the North Clyde Line at Sunnyside Junction. There are no platforms on this line, but it is used by empty EMUs laying over between trips from Glasgow. History The station here is a relatively recent addition to the Glasgow suburban network, opening on 21 December 1992 by British Rail and initially served by the Argyle Line branch between and . It subsequently became the terminus for the former Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway route from when that route reopened to passenger traffic on 4 October 1993. The station on this site is completely new - services originally operated from Glasgow Central High Level to Coatbridge Central over the R&CR route up until their demise (due to the Beeching Axe) on 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motherwell Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Motherwell Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 699863.jpg , caption = Motherwell railway station at Platforms 1 and 2. Trains running on the West Coast Main Line stop here. , borough = Motherwell, North Lanarkshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , owned = Network Rail , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 4 , code = MTH , transit_authority = Strathclyde Partnership for Transport , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road , mapframe=yes , mapframe-zoom = 14 Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), and is served also by Argyle Line trains of the Glasgow suburban railway network. It is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Central Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Hamilton Central railway station 1.jpg , borough = Hamilton, South Lanarkshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail Trains , platforms = 2 , code = HNC , transit_authority = SPT , years = 1876 , events = Opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Hamilton Central railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. It is situated in the town centre, adjacent to the Hamilton bus station, as well as the Regent Shopping Centre, Hamilton's main shopping location. In March 2007, SPT announced a redevelopment of the bus and railway stations into a combined interchange, which was completed in winter 2012. History The station (which opened in 1876) used to have four lines running through between two platforms. The western platform (Glasgow bound) is the origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larkhall Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = End of the line^ - geograph.org.uk - 103918.jpg , borough = Larkhall, South Lanarkshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail Trains , platforms = 2 , code = LRH , transit_authority = SPT , years = 1 July 1905 , events = Opened as Larkhall Central , years1 = 4 October 1965 , events1 = Closed to passengers , years2 = 4 November 1968 , events2 = Line Closed , years3 = 12 December 2005 , events3 = Re-opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Larkhall railway station serves the town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is the south-eastern terminus of the Argyle Line, south east of Glasgow Central railway station. History The station was originally opened as Larkhall Central on 1 July 1905 by the Caledonian Railway as part of their Mid Lanark Lines which filled in vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoker Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Yoker railway station.jpg , caption = A EMU departs at night , borough = Yoker, West Dunbartonshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = YOK , transit_authority = Strathclyde Partnership for Transport , years = 1882 , events = Opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Yoker railway station serves the district of Yoker, Scotland. The station is served by ScotRail as part of the SPT network, on the Argyle and North Clyde Lines. It is the nearest railway station to the Renfrew Ferry on the north side of the River Clyde. The large Yoker Traction Maintenance Depot, which looks after the EMU fleet used o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airdrie Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Airdrie station - looking west.JPG , caption = Airdrie railway station, looking west , borough = Airdrie, North Lanarkshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 3 , code = ADR , original = Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway , pregroup = North British Railway , years = 11 August 1862Butt (1995) , events = Station opened as Airdrie South , years1 = 3 March 1952 , events1 = Station renamed Airdrie , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Airdrie railway station is a railway station serving the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyndland Railway Station
Hyndland railway station serves Hyndland in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is west of and west of Glasgow Queen Street on the Argyle and North Clyde Lines. It is managed by ScotRail. The station was opened by British Railways as part of the electrification of the North Clyde Lines on 5 November 1960, replacing a nearby Hyndland (Stobcross Railway) railway station which was located at the end of a short branch line from Partickhill. This was subsequently adapted for use as an EMU maintenance depot, but eventually closed in 1987. The branch has since been lifted and the site redeveloped. The lines of the old Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway (now closed) passed under the east end of the station in a tunnel adjacent to their station. Immediately to the west of the station is Hyndland East Junction where the Yoker and Singer (including the Milngavie branch) lines diverge. Hyndland station is accessible from the surrounding areas of Hyndland, Broomhill and Hughenden and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalmuir Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Dalmuir 318250.jpg , caption = The Yoker route platforms , borough = Dalmuir, West Dunbartonshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 5 , code = DMR , transit_authority = SPT , original = Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway & Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway , pregroup = North British Railway , postgroup = LNER , years = 1858 , events = original station opened , years1 = 1897 , events1 = new station opened , years2 = 1952 , events2 = renamed Dalmuir Park , years3 = 1973 , events3 = reverted to Dalmuir , mpassengers = , footnotes = Pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Queen Street Railway Station
Glasgow Queen Street ( gd, Sràid na Banrighinn) is a passenger railway terminus serving the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two mainline railway terminals (the larger being Glasgow Central station, Glasgow Central) and is the third busiest station in Scotland behind Central and Edinburgh Waverley railway station, Edinburgh Waverley. It connects Glasgow with Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, via the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line and the North Clyde Line. Other significant connections include the West Highland Line for services to and from the Scottish Highlands, the Highland Main Line and Glasgow–Dundee line. The station is split into two levels with high level trains predominantly serving the Edinburgh shuttle and further afield destinations, while the low level platforms serve trains covering the Central Belt of Scotland. The station is located between George Street to the south and Cathedral Street Bridge to the north and is at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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