Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Scottish Midland Junction Railway |
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The Scottish Midland Junction Railway was authorised on 31 July 1845 to link Scottish Central Railway at Perth to the Aberdeen Railway at Forfar. It opened on 4 August 1848, having incorporated the Newtyle, Eassie and Glamiss Railway and Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway between Coupar Angus and Glamis. The railway subsequently merged with the Aberdeen Railway on 29 July 1856 (which had absorbed the Arbroath and Forfar Railway in 1848) to form the Scottish North Eastern Railway prior to becoming absorbed by the Caledonian Railway in 1866.[1]
Connections to other lines
Current operations and closure
The only section of the line that remains open (in 2007) is between Perth and Stanley Junction as part of the Highland Main Line operated by First ScotRail.
The section north east of Stanley Junction was closed to passengers on 4 September 1967. A limited goods service continued between Perth and Forfar until 5 June 1982, after which the line was closed completely.
References
Notes
- ^ Awdry (1990)
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Successor Company |
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Constituent Companies |
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Historical Scottish railway companies
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Primary companies |
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Caledonian Railway |
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Glasgow and South
Western Railway |
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Great North of
Scotland Railway |
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Highland Railway |
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North British Railway |
- Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick
- Ballochney
- Bathgate and Coatbridge
- Blane Valley
- Border Counties Railway
- Border Union Railway
- Campsie Branch
- Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company
- Coatbridge Branch
- Dunfermline and Queensferry
- Edinburgh and Bathgate
- Edinburgh and Dalkeith
- Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Edinburgh and Hawick
- Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
- Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway
- Edinburgh and Northern
- Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction
- Forth and Clyde Junction
- Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge
- Glasgow City and District
- Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh
- Glasgow and Milngavie Junction
- Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank
- Kelvin Valley Railway
- Kirkcaldy and District Railway
- Kincardine Line
- Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton
- Monkland and Kirkintilloch
- Monkland Railways
- Mallaig Extension
- NBR North Berwick Branch
- North British, Arbroath and Montrose
- Stirling and Dunfermline
- Strathendrick and Aberfoyle
- Slamannan
- Slamannan and Borrowstounness
- West Highland Railway
- Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness
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Joint lines |
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Other lines |
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