Talk:Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal

Canal name

Article is called Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal, but the first line of the article says Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal, only just noticed that it has been like this for nearly three years! Is one correct, or both, or neither? --- Dreamer ⁸⁴ 18:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Technically both. The intention was to build the canal all the way to Ardrossan - hence the name. The money ran out so it was only built as a canal to Johnstone. The canal company initially built and owned the railway link which formed the middle bit between Johnstone and Ardrossan; this was sold off and became the Ardrossan Railway. C.J.A. Robertson (1983) gives the name as the G,P&A canal.Pyrotec (talk) 17:38, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

If the company was called the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan, then would it not be more correct to have that as the name of this article, and the GPJ redirect there? Derek Andrews (talk) 17:09, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, there is an article of that name which links to this one. There is also a Glasgow, Paisley & Johnstone Canal link as well.Pyrotec (talk) 17:23, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Passage boats

I just stumbled upon a new reference about the passage boats and added a short description. It does however conflict with a previous statement about the number of horses being used. Any thoughts? The reference I have actually shows the towing arrangement for two horses. I have my doubts about six horses thundering down a towpath at 10mph, and wonder if that was the total number used, in three different legs of the journey? Derek Andrews (talk) 17:14, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

I have a reference which says that the journey normally took two hours, but a fast barge pulled by two horses could reach the city in an hour. I have another reference which says that when competition from steam coaches appeared in Johnstone in the 1830s, some light-weight hydrodynamic boats that could ride the waves at 11 mph, with at least 60 on board, were specially commissioned. They were pulled by pairs of horses; they were changed frequently to avoid tiring them.Pyrotec (talk) 17:45, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

"These boats became common on the Glasgow to Johnstone route. Six horses, stationed in pairs at four mile intervals along the length of the canal, were used to draw the boats in each direction alternatly." Taken from - The Transport Revolution, By Philip Sidney Bagwell, Published 1988 by Routledge ISBN 041500876X. Rincewind42 (talk) 01:16, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Photos of the now footpath that once was the canal st railway.

Hi guys I tooks some photos today beside the United Presbyterian Church on Canal Street, where the Poet Robert Tannahill's monument stands. The photos are of the railway that runs under two bridges and now a public bike and footpath. You have my permission to use these images where you see fit within wikipedia. Ps being a nubie i'd hate to damage others postings, so if you can use them here are the links you may post yourself.

footpath by castlehead church 1 footpath by castlehead church 2

--Donnalangton (talk) 01:11, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes the article would benefit from images such as these on the last paragraph. To use the images, we really need to you upload them to this site as that will allow the system to validate the providence of your authorship correctly and assign the correct permissions. Just click the "Toolbox" link on the left menu then "Upload file" and follow the instructions.

Feel free to edit any article on wikipedia. Nobody owns articles on a wiki. Everyone is free to edit constructivly as they see fit. Rincewind42 (talk) 14:00, 7 January 2012 (UTC)