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Hamilton and Strathaven Railway

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Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
Overview
LocaleScotland
Dates of operation6 August 1860; 164 years ago (1860-08-06)
–25 July 1864; 160 years ago (1864-07-25)
SuccessorCaledonian Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Length10+14 miles (16.5 km)
Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
High Blantyre
Hamilton West
Burnbank
Meikle Earnock Halt
Quarter
Glassford
Strathaven North (Old)
Strathaven North
Strathaven Central

The Hamilton and Strathaven Railway was a historic railway in Scotland. It ran from a junction with the Hamilton Branch of the Caledonian Railway to a terminus at Strathaven. The railway was worked from the start by the Caledonian Railway, who absorbed the railway company in 1864.[1]

History

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The railway was planned by William Smith Dixon, an Ironmaster.[2]

Its construction was authorised on 10 August 1857;[1] and it was opened on 9 August 1860, from Hamilton to Quarter, for the carriage of goods.[3] It opened fully on 2 February 1863, between Hamilton and Strathaven, for goods and passengers.[3]

Connections to other lines

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Awdry (1990), P 79.
  2. ^ Thomas (1981), Chapter 6.
  3. ^ a b Thomas (1971), Chronology.

Sources

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  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Thomas, John (1976). Forgotten Railways: Scotland (1st ed.). Newton Abbot: Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7185-1. OCLC 3103506.
  • Thomas, John (1981). Forgotten Railways: Scotland (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8193-8. OCLC 13641185.
  • Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685.
  • Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.
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