Monkland Railways
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The Monkland Railways was formed on 14 August 1848 by the merger of the Ballochney Railway
, the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
and the Slamannan Railway
.
A 4.5 mile (7 km) extension was built to Bo'ness
, which opened on 17 March 1851. The 26 June 1846 Act of Parliament authorising this extension also allowed the railway to lease the harbour at Bo'ness but this lease was not followed through.
The Monkland Railways were absorbed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
by an Act of Parliament, dated 5 July 1865, effective from 31 July 1865. A day later (on 1 August 1865) the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was absorbed into the North British Railway
.
The North British Railway later became part of the LNER
on 1 January 1923.
Ballochney Railway
The Ballochney Railway was an early mineral railway built near Airdrie, in the Monklands District of Scotland.The railway was Incorporated on 19 May 1826 and was opened on 8 May 1828. Its main function was intended to be the transportation of coal, but iron ore and passengers were also carried. It...
, the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway was an early mineral railway running from a colliery at Monklands to the Forth and Clyde Canal at Kirkintilloch, Scotland....
and the Slamannan Railway
Slamannan Railway
The Slamannan Railway was an early mineral railway built near Slamannan, Falkirk, Scotland, where it had coal and iron ore.The railway was Incorporated on 3 July 1835 and was opened on 31 August 1840. Its main function was intended to be the transportation of coal and passengers, but iron ore was...
.
A 4.5 mile (7 km) extension was built to Bo'ness
Bo'ness
Bo'ness, properly Borrowstounness, is a coastal town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on a hillside on the south bank of the Firth of Forth within the Falkirk council area, north-west of Edinburgh and east of Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Bo'ness had a resident population of 13,961...
, which opened on 17 March 1851. The 26 June 1846 Act of Parliament authorising this extension also allowed the railway to lease the harbour at Bo'ness but this lease was not followed through.
The Monkland Railways were absorbed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was a railway built to link Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Act of Parliament for building the railway received its Royal Assent in 1838 which was open on 28 July 1863. Services started between Glasgow Queen Street and Haymarket on 21 February 1842. The line was...
by an Act of Parliament, dated 5 July 1865, effective from 31 July 1865. A day later (on 1 August 1865) the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was absorbed into the North British Railway
North British Railway
The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...
.
The North British Railway later became part of the LNER
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
on 1 January 1923.
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
There are two sections on the former Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway still in use.- Between Garnqueen South Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction on the Caledonian Railway Main LineCaledonian Railway Main LineThe Caledonian Main Line represents most of the original route of the Caledonian Railway: a major Scottish railway company. The company was formed in 1830 and was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways...
. This was the only section on the Race to the NorthRace to the NorthThe Race to the North is the name given to two summers in the late 19th century when British passenger trains belonging to different companies would literally race each other from London to Scotland over the two principal rail trunk routes connecting the English capital city to Scotland - the West...
routes south of Kinnaber Junction where the LMS trains ran on LNERLondon and North Eastern RailwayThe London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
metals. - Between Sunnyside Junction and Greenside Junction, through
- Between Sunnyside Junction and Whifflet Junction, although the platforms for no longer exist on this line.