Scottish Central Railway
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The Scottish Central Railway was formed in 1845 to link the Caledonian Railway near Castlecary to the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Perth. The engineers for the line were Joseph Locke and John Edward Errington, while the contractor was Thomas Brassey in partnership with William Mackenzie and Robert Stephenson.[1]
Following an abortive attempt to amalgamate with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,[2] the Scottish Central Railway absorbed several other railway companies in the area, prior to becoming part of the Caledonian Railway in 1865.
Railway companies absorbed
- Dundee and Perth Railway - 1863[3] (after assuming the title of Dundee & Perth & Aberdeen Railway Junction[4]
- Crieff Junction Railway - 29 June 1865
- Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway - 1865
- Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction - 1863 [5][6]
Connections to other lines
- Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway at Greenhill Upper Junction
- Caledonian Railway Main Line at Greenhill Lower
- Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway at Bonnywater Junction on the Denny Branch
- Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway at Carmuirs West and Larbert Junctions
- Alloa Railway at Dunmore Junction on the South Alloa Branch
- Stirling and Dunfermline Railway at Stirling
- Forth and Clyde Junction Railway at Stirling North Junction
- Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway at Dunblane
- Crieff Junction Railway at Crieff Junction
- Edinburgh and Northern Railway at Hilton Junction
- Dundee and Perth Railway at Perth
- Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Perth
Current operations
The main route between the Greenhill Junctions and Perth is still open and served by First ScotRail services, however the Denny and South Alloa branches are closed.
References
Notes
- ^ Helps (1872); p. 107
- ^ Marshall (1998)
- ^ RAILSCOT on Dundee and Perth Railway
- ^ Awdry (1990), page 72
- ^ OPSI - UK Legislation
- ^ National Archives
Sources
- 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.
- Helps, Arthur (2006) [1872]. The Life and Works of Mr Brassey (Modern ed.). Stroud: Nonsuch. ISBN 1-8458-8011-0.
- 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.
- Marshall, Peter (1998). The Scottish Central Railway: Perth to Stirling. Usk, Monmouthshire: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1522-5.
- Listing of Scottish pre-grouping railways
- RAILSCOT on Scottish Central Railway
- RAILSCOT on Dundee and Perth Railway
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