Hamilton and Strathaven Railway

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.

Hamilton and Strathaven Railway

Overview
Locale	Scotland
Dates of operation	6 August 1860 (1860-08-06) –25 July 1864 (1864-07-25)
Successor	Caledonian Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	10+1⁄4 miles (16.5 km)

Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
Hamilton Branch Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway East Kilbride Line High Blantyre Hamilton West Burnbank (GBH&CR) Hamilton Branch Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway Meikle Earnock Halt Quarter Glassford Strathaven North (Old) Strathaven North Mid Lanark Lines Strathaven Central Darvel & Strathaven Rly

History

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

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

Connections to other lines

• Hamilton Branch of the Caledonian Railway at Haughhead Junction.
• East Kilbride Line of the Caledonian Railway at Hunthill Junction.
• Mid Lanark Lines of the Caledonian Railway at Strathaven Central
• Darvel and Strathaven Railway at Strathaven Central

References

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.
• 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.

External links

• RAILSCOT on Hamilton and Strathaven Railway