/ /1813 | Benjamin Conner Born, worked with Robert Napier and the Caledonian Railway as the locomotive superintendent. |
/02/1843 | Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway extended from Gartsherrie to new Coatbridge [CR], initially a terminus. (This line later extended through to Whifflet South Junction and was used by the Wishaw and Coltness Railway and the Caledonian Railway to avoid the more tortuous Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway route with level crossings through Coatbridge.) |
07/10/1844 | Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
Caledonian Railway Agreement between the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway and Caledonian Railway about a connection at Gartsherrie NB Junction (later name) and another at Garnqueen South Junction for the Greenhill branch. The Caledonian would have running powers between the two locations, |
/ /1845 | Clydesdale Junction Railway Act receives Royal assent. The line was authorised from Glasgow, using the Polloc and Govan Railway to reach Hamilton with a branch to Motherwell [1st], the forks dividing at the later Newton station. The line would bring coal from pits in the Hamilton area, owned by the Dixons amongst others, to the Govan Iron Works. The Motherwell branch was authorised to not to be opened until the Caledonian Railway reached the Wishaw and Coltness Railway. |
/ /1845 | Caledonian Railway Approval for a curve at Castlecary from the Caledonian Railway to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. This curve was not built. |
31/07/1845 | Caledonian Railway Act receives Royal assent. |
11/10/1845 | Caledonian Railway First Sod cut by Lady Jane Johnstone Douglas in a field near Lockerbie House. |
/ /1846 | Polloc and Govan Railway
Caledonian Railway Polloc and Govan Railway merged with Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1846 | Clydesdale Junction RailwayCaledonian Railway Clydesdale Junction Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1846 | Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Act receives Royal assent. The Act included provision for the Caledonian Railway to purchase the line (although this did not happen a portion through Dumbarton station did end up being partly Caledonian owned). |
/ /1846 | Caledonian Railway
Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway) Act for branch from Slateford to Granton rejected by Government. |
/ /1846 | Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway) Act for Caledonian Railway branch from Slateford to Granton rejected by Government. |
/ /1846 | Clydesdale Junction Railway Authorisation altered to allow the Motherwell [1st] branch to be opened before completion of the Caledonian Railway. |
01/01/1846 | Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway
Caledonian Railway Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway merged with the Caledonian Railway. |
16/07/1846 | Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Act receives Royal assent. It was originally stipulated that the line was not allowed to compete with the Caledonian Railway for Glasgow to Carlisle traffic. |
/12/1846 | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Wishaw and Coltness Railway The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway decided not to buy the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, which immediately enters discussions with the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1847 | Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock RailwayCaledonian Railway Lease of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway by the Caledonian Railway authorised. |
/ /1847 | Lesmahagow Railway Act passed for a line from Motherwell to Bankend (beyond Coalburn). The Caledonian Railway fail to build the line. |
/ /1847 | Caledonian Railway Branch to Annan, from Ecclefechan, authorised. Not built. |
/ /1847 | Caledonian Railway Branches to Bankend, Canderside Colliery, Douglas and Strathaven [Flemington] passed, but not proceeded with. |
/ /1847 | Caledonian Railway Branch from Sark (the Border) to Canonbie Colliery approved. Not built. |
/ /1847 | Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway) Wester Dalry Branch linking the Caledonian Railway to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway authorised. The permission is allowed to expire (but is later revived). |
/ /1847 | Caledonian Railway Branch to Kelhead Quarry authorised. This was not built, however a branch from the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway did serve the quarry at a later date. |
/ /1847 | Caledonian Railway Smalston to Longtown Branch authorised (not built). |
/ /1847 | Caledonian Railway Gretna to Mossband Hall branch authorised. (Not built.) |
01/01/1847 | Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Caledonian Railway The Wishaw and Coltness Railway is leased to the Caledonian Railway. Trains from Morningside [1st] station are diverted from Glasgow Queen Street to Glasgow Townhead. |
26/08/1847 | Caledonian Railway Locomotive runs all the way from Carlisle to Beattock before opening. |
01/09/1847 | Caledonian Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Carlisle Citadel opened. The short Maryport and Carlisle Railway branch to Carlisle Crown Street is crossed, on the level, by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway on its approach to the new Carlisle Citadel. This approach had crossed the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway on the level too, just to the south east. |
04/09/1847 | Caledonian Railway Captain Simmonds of the Board of Trade inspects the line from Carlisle to Beattock. |
10/09/1847 | Caledonian Railway Carlisle to Beattock opened. |
/ /1848 | Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Caledonian Railway given permission to buy land to expand Coatbridge [CR]. |
/ /1848 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) Authorisation to the Caledonian Railway to complete their line to Glasgow with a bridge over the River Clyde in Glasgow and a city station. (Not proceeded with.) |
/ /1848 | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Caledonian Railway buys land at St Rollox. This will later be the site of the St Rollox Works. |
15/02/1848 | Caledonian Railway Beattock to Glasgow (Townhead) (via the Wishaw and Coltness Railway and the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway) and Edinburgh (Lothian Road) branch opened. The stations at Abington and Elvanfoot, on its main line, are used by the lead mines and villages at Leadhills and Wanlockhead. |
07/08/1848 | Caledonian Railway Castlecary Branch (Caledonian Railway) opened from Gartsherrie North Junction to Greenhill Lower Junction to meet the Scottish Central Railway. Short connection from Gartsherrie South Junction to Gartsherrie NB Junction opened. (The route included running power over a short section of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway between Gartsherrie NB Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction.) |
/ /1849 | Wishaw and Coltness RailwayCaledonian Railway Wishaw and Coltness Railway merged with Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1849 | Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Caledonian Railway Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway leased to the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1849 | Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Caledonian Railway Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway leased by the Caledonian Railway. (Alternative date 1846). |
01/06/1849 | Clydesdale Junction Railway Line opened between Rutherglen [1st] and Motherwell [1st]. The Caledonian Railway begins running trains from the Glasgow terminus South Side [CR] station. Station opened to goods, passengers and minerals. This station opened on a short branch from the former Polloc and Govan Railway at Gushetfaulds. The terminus was immediately alongside the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway terminus. Stations opened at South Side [CR], Rutherglen [1st], Cambuslang, Uddingston [1st]. |
27/09/1849 | Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Caledonian Railway The Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway is leased by the Caledonian Railway. |
01/11/1849 | Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) Glasgow Buchanan Street opened on a new extension which branched off at Milton Junction and ran parallel to the original line before passing under it and the Monkland Canal in a tunnel. English trains via the Caledonian Railway main line are diverted from South Side [CR] to the new more suitable station. |
31/12/1850 | Railway Clearing House By this date, Ardrossan Railway, Caledonian Railway, Cockermouth and Workington Railway, Eastern Counties Railway, East Lincolnshire Railway, Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway, Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, Great Northern Railway, Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (London and North Western Railway), Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, Maryport and Carlisle Railway, North British Railway, Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour, Shrewsbury and Chester Railway, South Staffordshire Railway, Stockton and Darlington Railway, Stockton and Hartlepool Railway, St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway, Stirling and Dunfermline Railway, Whitehaven Junction Railway and York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway join. |
/ /1851 | Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct RailwayCaledonian Railway Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1851 | Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Line absorbed by the Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian Railway creates the Greenock Railway Guaranteed Company to operate the line at arms length. |
/ /1851 | Clydesdale Junction RailwayCaledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway creates the Clydesdale Junction Guarantee Company for the Clydesdale Junction Railway, which it took over in 1846. |
/ /1851 | Wishaw and Coltness Railway Caledonian Railway creates Wishaw and Coltness Railway Guarantee Company. |
01/06/1851 | Maryport and Carlisle Railway Carlisle Crown Street's old tracks attached to Carlisle Citadel by permission of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway and Caledonian Railway. |
24/07/1851 | Lesmahagow Railway Line authorised (this the semi independent 'Lesmahagow Branches' which is backed by the Caledonian Railway); route Motherwell to Ferniegair to Coalburn to Bankend, branch to Northfield (probably the Southfield Old Pit). |
28/03/1853 | Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway authorised to run over the Caledonian Railway between Gretna Junction and Carlisle. |
/ /1854 | Coatbridge Tinplate Works Opened. Later makes Malleable Iron, served by Caledonian Railway from 1885. |
/ /1854 | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway The Caledonian Railway opens the St Rollox Works between the original line's alignment and the new Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway). The works built and maintained locomotives and rolling stock. (Alternative date 1856.) Greenock Works and Shed on the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway - workshops abandoned. |
/ /1854 | Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
Caledonian Railway Agreement between the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway and Caledonian Railway regarding running over the M&K between Gartsherrie NB Junction (later name) and Garnqueen South Junction for the Greenhill branch. |
/ /1854 | Sighthill Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway) Court order to remove works from the Caledonian Railway's land. (Relating to Sighthill West Junction [1st] and Sighthill East Junction [1st].) |
06/06/1855 | Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway authorised until 1874 to run over the Caledonian Railway between Gretna Junction and Carlisle. |
/ /1857 | Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway) Line authorised from Edinburgh to Granton with a line to south side of the harbour and to the western breajwater. The line was initially owned jointly by Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1857 | Caledonian Railway Ampherlaw Mineral Siding opened. |
10/05/1857 | Caledonian Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway The Caledonian Railway and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway make the 'Citadel Station Agreement' for Carlisle Citadel. |
/ /1858 | Port Carlisle Junction to Canal Junction Curve (Caledonian Railway) Line authorised to connect the Caledonian Railway, from Port Carlisle Junction, to the Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock at Canal Junction [Carlisle]. |
23/07/1858 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Line becomes toll free after agreement between the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. The agreement also includes the arrangement as to maintenance. |
04/09/1858 | Border Union Railway (North British Railway) The North British Railway proposes building the line jointly with the Caledonian Railway. |
17/11/1858 | Motherwell Deviation (Caledonian Railway) The Caledonian Railway buys land in Motherwell for a new shed (Motherwell Shed) to augment its locomotive sheds at South Side and Gartsherrie Shed [GGR] which were suffering from high light engine mileages. The Parkneuk Iron Works and Motherwell Iron and Steel Works were by the shed. |
/ /1859 | Caledonian Railway Land purchase for Ampherlaw Mineral Siding authorised. |
/ /1859 | Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Port Carlisle Junction to Canal Junction Curve (Caledonian Railway)
Caledonian Railway Line authorised between Hawick and Carlisle. Running powers granted for the North British Railway over two short portions of the Caledonian Railway. Gretna: Gretna Border Union Junction to Gretna GSWR Junction to allow traffic exchange with the Glasgow and South Western Railway using the NBR's proposed Gretna branch. Carlisle: Canal Junction [Carlisle] to Port Carlisle Junction to Carlisle Citadel, more importantly giving access to the intended southern terminus (not NBR owned). |
/ /1859 | Wishaw and Coltness Railway Fully vested in the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1860 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Act receives Royal assent. Line given running powers to run into Lockerbie (Caledonian Railway) and Dumfries (Glasgow and South Western Railway) stations. |
/ /1860 | Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway The Caledonian Railway installs a 50ft turntable on the entry sidings to Callander Shed. |
/ /1860 | Lesmahagow Railway
Caledonian Railway Lesmahagow Railway purchased by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1860 | Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway Act authorises extension of the line to Peebles [CR]. This will be opened by the Caledonian Railway who purchase the smaller company in 1861 - Symington, Biggar and Broughton Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway). |
/ /1860 | Lesmahagow Railway The line promoted as the 'Lesmahagow Branches' is fully vested into the Caledonian Railway. It is handled separately within the company as the Lesmahagow Guarantee Company. |
/ /1860 | Caledonian Railway
Border Union Railway (North British Railway) The North British Railway is authorised to use Carlisle Citadel. |
/ /1860 | Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Scottish Central Railway A Bill is presented to merge the Caledonian Railway, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Scottish Central Railway. It is rejected. |
/ /1860 | Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway) Wester Dalry Branch linking the Caledonian Railway to the Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway) authorised. |
17/09/1860 | Caledonian Railway Float Junction to Lampits Junction traversed by Royal Train. Sometimes described as the opening - but it opened in 1848. In fact this section closed in 1860. |
/ /1861 | Symington, Biggar and Broughton RailwayCaledonian Railway Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1861 | Caledonian Railway
Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway Symington station enlargement authorised. (Replacement of Symington [1st] with Symington [2nd].) |
/ /1861 | Caledonian Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Agreement to enlarge Carlisle Citadel station, owned by the Caledonian Railway and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. A joint committee is to be created which will include the Glasgow and South Western Railway, Maryport and Carlisle Railway and North British Railway. |
08/01/1861 | Caledonian Railway The use of Carlisle Citadel by the North British Railway is agreed. |
/ /1863 | Caledonian Railway Thankerton level crossing authorised to be stopped up and replaced by a bridge. |
/ /1863 | Busby Railway Act receives Royal assent. The Busby Railway made a working agreement with the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1863 | Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway) The Caledonian Railway buys the portion of the line owned by Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, the Duke of Buccleuch. |
/ /1863 | Caledonian Railway Approval to enlarge station and access to water. |
/ /1863 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to stop up the level crossing at Castlehill Junction, (later the site of Castlehill Signal Box [CR]). This was the junction for the Castlehill Branch (Caledonian Railway) which received and Act in 1866. The roadway crossed over the junction, the point of junction being to the south of the road and lines dividing to the north. |
/ /1863 | Caledonian Railway Approval for the Strawfrank Junction to Dolphinton Junction curve. The curve is required as the Dolphinton Branch (Caledonian Railway) will sever the Lampits Junction to Float Junction curve allowing direct running to Edinburgh Princes Street from the south, rather than reversal at Carstairs. |
/ /1863 | Paisley and Renfrew Railway
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Curve to connect the Paisley and Renfrew Railway to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway authorised. A goods station at Garrowhill (Greenlaw Goods) is also authorised for the Glasgow and South Western Railway, with the option for the Caledonian Railway that is become a joint goods station. |
/ /1863 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to stop up Lockerbie station level crossing and replace with road bridge. Improvements to station authorised. (Around the time of the opening of the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway.) |
24/03/1863 | Paisley and Renfrew Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway agrees terms of access to the Paisley and Renfrew Railway for the Caledonian Railway. This was in advance of a curve connecting the Paisley and Renfrew Railway to the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway which would open in 1866. |
11/05/1863 | Lesmahagow Railway Caledonian Railway authorised to double Motherwell to Southfield (probably Southfield New Pit) and to run passengers trains to Lesmahagow [1st], the Stonehouse [Lanarkshire] branch and the Blackwood [1st] branch. The Caledonian Railway owns the Lesmahagow Lines by this time. Deviation, improvement and extension authorised. |
01/09/1863 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway The Caledonian Railway associated Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway is opened giving the company access to Dumfries. In response the Portpatrick Railway applies for running powers over the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway to Dumfries and the Caledonian Railway negotiates running the Portpatrick Railway, a blow to the Glasgow and South Western Railway which had considered the Portpatrick line to be within its territory. |
/ /1864 | Hamilton and Strathaven RailwayCaledonian Railway Hamilton and Strathaven Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1864 | Solway Junction Railway Act receives Royal assent for a line consisting to two parts: Kirtlebridge (Caledonian Railway) to Kirkbride Junction (Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock) and Abbeyholme Junction (Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock) to Brayton (Maryport and Carlisle Railway). The first part will cross the considerable Solway Viaduct between Scotland an England. The Act included an Annan Waterfoot Branch and a Port Carlisle Branch both of which were not built. |
/ /1864 | Tarbrax Oil Works Opened. There was a short branch from the Caledonian Railways Edinburgh branch to the works. |
/ /1864 | Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Scottish Central Railway Proposed Act for the merger of the Caledonian Railway, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Scottish Central Railway is rejected. |
/ /1864 | Aberdeen Joint A committee is formed for the management of the new joint Aberdeen Joint station between the companies (owners Scottish North Eastern Railway/Caledonian Railway and Great North of Scotland Railway and access for the Deeside Railway). |
/ /1864 | Drumpellar Railway Caledonian Railway Bredisholme Deviation approved. |
/ /1864 | General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Caledonian Railway and Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway agreement. |
/ /1864 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Line authorised for the Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1864 | Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Caledonian Railway authorised to use Port Glasgow Harbour harbour lines and cranes in perpetuity. |
/ /1864 | Stobcross Railway Authorised with running powers for the Caledonian Railway to Caledonian Joint Station. In exchange, the Caledonian Railway abandons its Bill for a line to Stobcross and Whiteinch. |
17/02/1864 | Portpatrick Railway Caledonian Railway takes over running of the Portpatrick Railway. The smaller company had eight engines and the larger company added some of its own engines. |
23/06/1864 | Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)Denburn Valley Line (Great North of Scotland Railway) Denburn Valley line to connect the Great North of Scotland Railway at Kittybrewster [2nd] to the Scottish North Eastern Railway (from 1866 Caledonian Railway) at Aberdeen Guild Street authorised. South of the new Aberdeen Joint will be SNER owned and north will be GNSR owned. The Deeside Railway is authorised to use the station, details to be agreed. |
01/09/1864 | Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway) Line opened to goods between Dalry Junction [Edinburgh] (Caledonian Railway) and Coltbridge Junction (Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway)). |
30/10/1864 | Portpatrick Railway Working agreement with Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1865 | Scottish Central Railway
Caledonian Railway Scottish Central Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Running powers for the North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway were preserved. |
/ /1865 | General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
Caledonian Railway General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Running powers are granted to the City of Glasgow Union Railway, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and Monkland Railways. |
/ /1865 | Castle Douglas and Dumfries RailwayGlasgow and South Western Railway Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway absorbed by Glasgow and South Western Railway. Running powers were granted to the Caledonian Railway giving access to the Portpatrick Railway. |
/ /1865 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
Caledonian Railway Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian Railway grants running powers to the London and North Western Railway between Carlisle Citadel, Lockerbie and Dumfries. |
/ /1865 | Portpatrick Railway Caledonian Railway experiments with a Stranraer Harbour to Belfast service. |
/ /1865 | Territorial Agreement The 'Territorial Agreement' is made between the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway. |
/ /1865 | Glasgow and South Western Railway
Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway, who were to work the Solway Junction Railway, is authorised to access the Glasgow and South Western Railway's Annan station via Solway Junction. |
/ /1865 | Maryport and Carlisle Railway Running powers for the Caledonian Railway, who would work the Solway Junction Railway, obtained for the Maryport and Carlisle Railway between Brayton Junction and Brayton. |
/ /1865 | Busby Railway Approval to extend line from Busby to East Kilbride. The Caledonian Railway working agreement is extended to East Kilbride. |
/ /1865 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Authorisation of a Caledonian Railway extension from Crofthead to Kilmarnock and the Beith [Town] branch. |
/ /1865 | Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Caledonian Railway's Barrhead and Paisley Branch authorised (not built). |
/ /1865 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) The Caledonian Railway buys land at Blythswoodholm Lands (the lower part of the Blythswood Estate, west of Glasgow's old town centre and west of the later Glasgow Central). The land was taken for use for a new station and line to be built on the north bank west of Glasgow. |
/ /1865 | Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway) Line authorised, extending the Douglas Branch (Caledonian Railway) west. A Bill for a branch to Glespin is abandoned. Caledonian Railway given running powers from Muirkirk [1st] to Ayr and Troon, in return the Glasgow and South Western Railway is given running powers to Edinburgh, Leith and Granton. |
/ /1865 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to rebuild and expand the Edinburgh terminus. This would lead to replacement of Lothian Road with Edinburgh Princes Street. |
/ /1865 | Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway) Bangholm Branch authorised. The proposed line was to link the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway. |
/ /1865 | Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Following the merger of the Scottish Central Railway into the Caledonian Railway the F&CJR agrees access with the Caledonian Railway to Stirling station. |
/ /1865 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to stop up Float Level Crossing. (Not done at this time.) |
/ /1865 | Harburn Branch (Caledonian Railway) Line authorised. |
/ /1865 | Caledonian Railway Luggie Water branch rejected. |
/ /1865 | Portpatrick Railway Plant, rails, machinery taken over by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1865 | Caledonian Railway Shieldhill Branch authorised. |
29/07/1865 | London and North Western Railway Land held at Carlisle Crown Street by the Caledonian Railway sold to the LNWR. |
01/08/1865 | Edinburgh and Glasgow RailwayNorth British Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway absorbed by North British Railway. (The Scottish Central Railway and Caledonian Railway are granted running powers over the former Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway main line.) |
01/09/1865 | Kirkcudbright Railway Tarff for Gatehouse re-named Gatehouse [Tarff]. Presumably the Glasgow and South Western Railway (who now owned the Kirkcudbright Railway) was competing with the Caledonian Railway operated Portpatrick Railway for Gatehouse of Fleet traffic - for which neither of the two stations were convenient. |
/ /1866 | Scottish North Eastern Railway
Caledonian Railway Scottish North Eastern Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Confirmation of running powers for the Highland Railway between Perth General and Stanley Junction. Confirmation of running powers for North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. The SNER's running powers over the Montrose and Bervie Railway are transferred to the Caledonian. |
/ /1866 | Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway The Caledonian Railway's Greenock Albert Harbour is authorised. The Greenock and Ayrshire Railway actually reached the harbour in 1869. |
/ /1866 | Caledonian Railway Act for the Calderhead Branch under the Lanarkshire and Midlothian Branches Act. The line was not built. |
/ /1866 | Caledonian Railway Further authorisation of the Edinburgh station enlargement and permission to cover St Cuthberts Lane. (St Cuthberts Poorhouse was to be removed for the new Edinburgh Princes Street station). Edinburgh Station Hotel authorised. |
/ /1866 | Caledonian Railway 'Lanarkshire and Midlothian Branches' authorised. |
/ /1867 | Forth and Clyde Canal
Monkland Canal
Forth and Cart Canal
Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)
Drumpeller Railway
Caledonian Railway Forth and Clyde Canal (Forth and Clyde Navigation) including the Port Dundas Basin branch, Monkland Canal, Forth and Cart Canal and various assets such as the Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) and Drumpeller Railway, bought by the Caledonian Railway to compete with the North British Railway in the Forth - Clyde Valley. The North British Railway is given running powers over the Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company). Caledonian Railway given running powers over the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway to Larbert Junction |
/ /1867 | Caledonian Railway A new Haywood (opened 1860) to Addiewell line authorised. (Not built.) |
/ /1867 | Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Running powers for the Caledonian Railway, who would work the Solway Junction Railway, obtained for the North British Railway owned line between Kirkbride Junction and Abbeyholme Junction. |
/ /1867 | Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway With the Caledonian Railway's take over of the Forth and Clyde Canal the North British Railway is given running powers over sidings at Bowling Basin, Bowling Basin Sidings [NB]. |
/ /1867 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Deviation authorised. |
/ /1867 | Monkland Canal Dundyvan Basin Branch of the Monkland Canal absorbed by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1867 | Monkland Canal
Caledonian Railway The Monkland Canal is absorbed by the Caledonian Railway. |
31/01/1867 | Caledonian Railway
London and North Western Railway Caledonian Railway given running powers over the London and North Western Railway from Carlisle Citadel to Preston. |
/ /1868 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint RailwayGlasgow and South Western RailwayCaledonian Railway The Glasgow and South Western Railway and Caledonian Railway agree not to complete separate lines from Kilmarnock to Glasgow but promote the Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway. |
/ /1868 | Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Caledonian Railway's Barrhead and Paisley Branch, Act abandoned. |
/ /1868 | Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway) Caledonian Railway's proposed Bangholm Branch, associated with the Leith North branch (Act 1862), abandoned. (Today Bangholm Park borders, and is to the south of, the former Newhaven station.) The proposed line was to link the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway. |
/ /1868 | Dundee Sea Wall Sea Wall and Esplanade authorised. Considerable land is to be reclaimed of the foreshore. The Caledonian Railway and North British Railway are to contribute to the expense. |
/ /1868 | Caledonian Railway Shieldhill Branch abandoned. |
04/08/1868 | Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
Denburn Valley Line (Great North of Scotland Railway) Agreement made between Caledonian Railway and Great North of Scotland Railway for use of Aberdeen Joint station. |
/ /1869 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint RailwayGlasgow and South Western RailwayCaledonian Railway Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway authorised (Glasgow and South Western Railway and Caledonian Railway). Also known as Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Railway. |
/ /1869 | Caledonian Railway Proposed Haywood to Addiewell line abandoned. (Addiewell reached by the Cleland and Midcalder Line (Caledonian Railway) in 1869). |
/ /1869 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) Caledonian Railway authorised to dispose of land it owns at Blythswoodholm Lands. |
/ /1869 | Callander and Oban Railway Terms of the working of the line by the Caledonian Railway agreed. |
/ /1869 | Gourock Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway) The Caledonian Railway purchases Gourock Harbour. The company retains the land and Gourock Pier. |
/ /1869 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint RailwayGlasgow and South Western RailwayCaledonian Railway Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Line committee formed for the under construction line. The joint line includes the Caledonian Railways former Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway. This gives the G&SWR a shorter route to Kilmarnock (and Carlisle) just as the City of Glasgow Union Railway, and its Glasgow St Enoch, is under development. It gives the Caledonian access to Kilmarnock with some running powers beyond. |
/ /1869 | Harburn Branch (Caledonian Railway) Authorised line abandoned. |
/ /1869 | Caledonian Railway 'Lanarkshire and Midlothian Branches' authorised lines numbers 1, 2, 3, most of 4, 9, 10 abandoned and not built at this time. |
/ /1869 | Clydesdale Junction Railway South Side station (both halves South Side [CR] and South Side [GB and NDR]) vested in the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. |
/ /1869 | Solway Junction Railway Working agreement with Caledonian Railway. |
01/01/1869 | Crieff and Methven Junction RailwayCaledonian Railway Crieff and Methven Junction Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
15/06/1869 | Caledonian Railway
North British Railway The North British Railway wishes to withdraw from the 'joint purse' arrangement then in operation. This was on discovery that the Caledonian Railway and London and North Western Railway were intentionally starving the Border Union Railway (North British Railway) of traffic. |
14/08/1869 | Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) North British Railway ceases to work the branch with the impeding take over by the Caledonian Railway. |
15/08/1869 | Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) Caledonian Railway begins to operate the line. |
/ /1870 | Stobcross Railway Act passed. To be worked by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway with running powers for the Caledonian Railway. The two companies to have separate goods stations. A 30 chain diversion of the Forth and Clyde Canal was required. The line curved round the west of Glasgow after opposition for a more direct route, particularly of James Fleming of Kelvinside Estate. |
/ /1870 | Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway) A connection at the west end of the Balerno branch is authorised from Ravelrig Junction, making the branch into a loop off the Edinburgh branch of the Caledonian Railway. Balerno Goods would now be left on a short branch. |
/ /1870 | Caledonian Railway Caledonian Railway gains running powers over the Dundee Harbour Trustees lines between Buckingham Junction (Dundee and Perth Railway) and Camperdown Junction (Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway). |
/ /1870 | Caledonian Railway Edinburgh Princes Street opened. (Lothian Road closed.) |
01/01/1870 | Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) Completion of expansion works at Glasgow Buchanan Street. The station begins to handle traffic from the north, which had previously used Glasgow Queen Street High Level where the Caledonian Railway had a ticket office. (Another improvement, the Hayhill Branch (Caledonian Railway), giving direct access to the north without reversal at Coatbridge [CR], had opened in 1866.) |
07/01/1870 | General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Tolls set for the Glasgow and South Western Railway between Strathbungo Junction (Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway) and Shields Junction No 1 (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway). Either end of the line was joint Caledonian Railway and G&SWR, the intervening line was CR owned. |
11/03/1870 | Forth and Clyde Canal Alteration to Possil Road authorised. Confirmed by canal owner (Caledonian Railway), Police Commissioners of Glasgow and Glasgow and Kirktintilloch Road Trustees. (Building of new aqueduct.) |
01/06/1870 | Callander and Oban Railway Callander and Oban Junction through Callander Dreadnought to Killin [1st] (Glenoglehead) opened, operated by the Caledonian Railway. Stations opened Callander Dreadnought, Strathyre, Lochearnhead [1st], Killin [1st]. |
15/07/1870 | Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Tay Bridge [1st], Dundee Tay Bridge [Station] and line from Leuchars to Dundee authorised. Dundee's Dock Street Tunnel authorised. Running power access authorised for the Caledonian Railway between Buckingham Junction and Camperdown Junction. |
01/08/1870 | Callander and Oban Railway Caledonian Railway allowed access to Callander Dreadnought from Callander and Oban Junction, paying the smaller company for access. |
12/08/1870 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Line opened to goods. |
14/11/1870 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Opened; stations at Kingsmuir, Kirkbuddo, Kingennie. |
/ /1871 | Govan Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway) Vale of Clyde Tramways (portions 16 and 16A) grant access over tramways to shipyards to the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. Use of locomotives is restricted. |
/ /1871 | North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Act for the Arbroath and Montrose Railway receives Royal assent. The Caledonian Railway is granted running powers over the route. |
/ /1871 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Running powers granted to the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway over Govan Tramways 16 and 16A (giving access to shipyards not served by rail). |
/ /1871 | Paisley Canal Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Bill for joint ownership promoted by Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway rejected. |
25/01/1871 | Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway Traffic agreement for the two lines to Greenock: Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway, owned by the Caledonian Railway, and Greenock and Ayrshire Railway, owned by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. |
/ /1872 | Wilsontown Branch (Caledonian Railway) Pool and Westsidewood Branch authorised. 45 chains of a 2 mile and 28 chains built, remainder abandoned. Initially it was a private branch. Acquired by Caledonian Railway in 18/07/1872. |
/ /1872 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Monikie opened. |
/ /1872 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway The authorisation of 1865 for the Caledonian Railway's Beith [Town] branch is time extended. |
/ /1872 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation of a land purchase at Etterby for locomotive sheds, Carlisle Kingmoor Shed. |
/ /1872 | Clydesdale Junction Railway Authorisation for a new Caledonian Railway branch to South Side given. Powers allowed to lapse 1874. |
/ /1872 | Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway) Wester Dalry Branch linking the Caledonian Railway to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway authorised (with restrictions on its use). |
/ /1872 | Caledonian Railway
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
Govan and Polloc Railway Link between Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, Victoria Junction (Langside Junction), to Govan and Polloc Railway, Cathcart Road Junction (Larkfield Junction), authorised. The former was about to be extended to Kilmarnock in 1873. |
/ /1872 | North British Railway
Caledonian Railway Authorisation of a connecting line between the North British Railway and Caledonian Railway. (Castlecary Curve?) |
/ /1872 | Caledonian Railway Symington [1st] level crossing authorised to be stopped up. |
/ /1872 | Clydesdale Junction Railway Caledonian Railway authorised to handle certain traffic at South Side [CR] station. |
10/10/1872 | Caledonian Railway Strawfrank Junction to Dolphinton Junction curve opened. |
/ /1873 | Caledonian Railway Short branch authorised to Craigenhill Lime Mines and Craigenhill Quarry. |
/ /1873 | Carmyllie Railway Caledonian Railway authorised to improve the line. |
/ /1873 | Caledonian Railway Drumloch Branch authorised. (Not built.) |
/ /1873 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to stop up Float Level Crossing. (Not done at this time.) This level crossing was to the south of the Float Viaduct, over the River Clyde, on a public road which crossed the river by means of the Lampits Ferry. |
/ /1873 | Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway William Tite's building at South Side [GB and NDR] and South Side [CR] demolished to make way for the City of Glasgow Union Railway lines connecting to the Barrhead line. The Glasgow and South Western Railway had only recently come into joint ownership of the line to Kilmarnock which was formerly under Caledonian Railway control and the G&SW was building an approach to its new St Enoch station. |
/ /1873 | Stobcross Railway Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) authorised. Caledonian Railway given running powers. |
01/01/1873 | Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway) Caledonian Railway line via Douglas reaches Muirkirk [1st] and is opened to goods and minerals. The Caledonian Railway use the Glasgow and South Western Railway's Muirkirk Shed. |
/09/1873 | Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway) The Caledonian Railway begins to use Muirkirk [1st] (the Glasgow and South Western Railway station) for merchandise traffic. |
09/09/1873 | Solway Junction Railway The portion of the line from Kirtlebridge to Annan Shawhill is transferred to the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1874 | Busby Railway
Caledonian Railway Busby Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1874 | Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway) Restrictions lifted. Caledonian Railway granted running power over the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
For westbound passenger traffic for the north, the Caledonian Railway must pause at Damhead Junction to pick up any North British Railway coaches.
For goods and minerals the company may run from north of Larbert Junction and from Grangemouth Junction over the proposed Wester Dalry branch via Damhead Junction (later Haymarket West Junction) for Edinburgh, Leith and Granton traffic.
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/ /1874 | Caledonian Railway Symington [1st] level crossing stopped up. |
25/04/1874 | Alyth Railway The Alyth Railway agrees to purchase by the Caledonian Railway. |
24/05/1874 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Barnhill [Angus] opened. |
01/06/1874 | Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway) Opened to passenger traffic to Muirkirk [1st]. (Later a second Caledonian Railway line was built from Coalburn to a new Muirkirk [2nd] but the line was not used as the Glasgow and South Western Railway threatened to apply for running powers through to Lanark - however Muirkirk [2nd] did open). |
01/10/1874 | Stobcross Railway Caledonian Railway portions opened. |
20/10/1874 | Stobcross Railway Line opened by the North British Railway. The Caledonian Railway obtained permission for running powers to Stobcross and for goods yards at Partickhill Goods [CR] and Stobcross. The Caledonian managed to gain join ownership of the Stobcross high level to Stobcross low level connecting line. |
/ /1875 | Alyth Railway Alyth Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1875 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) In exchange for the Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central] [1st] crossing the River Clyde at the Broomielaw, the Caledonian Railway pays the Clyde Trustees £70,500. |
/ /1875 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) Compensation to the Clyde Trustees for the Glasgow Bridge (also known as Jamaica Bridge). Additionally the Caledonian Railway contributes to the cost of widening the bridge. |
/ /1875 | Caledonian Railway Victoria Junction (Langside Junction) to Cathcart Road Junction (Larkfield Junction) authorised, replacing the route authorised in 1872. |
/ /1875 | Clydesdale Junction Railway Caledonian Railway authorised to fully use South Side [CR] for goods. |
07/10/1875 | Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Agreement over tolls for use by the Caledonian Railway of the section between Gartsherrie NB Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction. |
/ /1876 | Caledonian Railway Opens Carlisle Kingmoor Shed at Etterby. |
/ /1876 | Caledonian Railway The Carmuirs Fork is authorised for the Caledonian Railway, Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction. |
/ /1876 | Caledonian Railway Carmyle and Glasgow Lines, a connecting line, authorised. Powers were allowed to lapse in 1882. |
/ /1876 | Forth and Clyde Canal Caledonian Railway, authorised to dredge the River Carron. |
/ /1876 | Caledonian Railway Agreement between the Leith Dock Commissioners and Caledonian Railway over land east of Leith Albert Dock. |
/ /1876 | Caledonian Railway Newton and St Rollox Lines authorised. |
/ /1876 | Stobcross Railway Caledonian Railway authorises building land in Partick for Partickhill Goods [CR]. |
11/06/1876 | Caledonian Railway New deviation of approach to Carlisle Citadel opened. Railway No 2. |
03/07/1876 | Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway) Dalry Middle Junction to Haymarket West Junction (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway) opened. The Caledonian Railway had running powers to Larbert from here. |
/ /1877 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) The Leadhills Silver-lead Mining Company approaches the Caledonian Railway to ask them to build a branch to Leadhills. At this time, the line is not built. |
29/01/1877 | Caledonian Railway Victoria Junction (Langside Junction) to Cathcart Road Junction (Larkfield Junction) opened to goods. |
01/02/1877 | Caledonian Railway Victoria Junction (Langside Junction) to Cathcart Road Junction (Larkfield Junction) opened to passengers. |
20/09/1877 | Caledonian Railway The Victoria Viaduct, crossing the north end of Carlisle Citadel station on a north-south axis, opened to road traffic. |
/ /1878 | Dundee and Perth Railway Authorisation to expand and rebuild Dundee West station. The Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) opened in 1878 and the Caledonian Railway was facing competition from the North British Railway's new Dundee Tay Bridge [Station]. |
/ /1879 | Arbroath and Forfar Railway Agreement that a short portion of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway between Arbroath Harbour Junction and St Vigeans Junction should become joint Caledonian Railway and North British Railway. |
01/09/1879 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) Glasgow Central fully opened. Trains for England via the Caledonian Railway are transferred from Glasgow Buchanan Street. The service to Edinburgh Princes Street is also transferred. South Side [CR] closed. |
/ /1880 | Alloa Railway The Alloa Railway agrees to its working by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1880 | Clydesdale Junction Railway Power to widen the line between Rutherglen Junction and Cambuslang granted to the Caledonian Railway. An additional line, northbound slow, would be added. |
/ /1880 | Clydesdale Junction Railway The Caledonian Railway winds up the Clydesdale Junction Railway Guaranteed Company. |
/ /1880 | Caledonian Railway Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Company wound up.
Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Company wound up.
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway - Greenock Guaranteed Company - wound up. |
/ /1880 | Caledonian Railway Wishaw Railway and Wishaw Railway Guarantee Railway dissolved. |
01/02/1880 | Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway
Caledonian Railway
North British Railway Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway authorised (Caledonian Railway and North British Railway). This involved the bulk of the former Dundee and Arbroath Railway between Camperdown Junction and near Arbroath station and a short portion of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway as far as St Vigeans Junction. This followed the opening of the Tay Bridge [1st] in 1878 and the impending opening of the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway of 1880. |
01/02/1880 | Carmyllie Railway Becomes joint Caledonian Railway and North British Railway, when the Dundee and Arbroath Railway becomes the Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway. |
/ /1881 | Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1881 | Moffat Railway Moffat Railway authorised. Agreement with Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1881 | Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) Connecting line from Grangemouth to Larbert authorised (both locations being Caledonian Railway owned). The line may have been a ploy to gain favourable terms for use of the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway. |
/ /1881 | Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) Larbert and Grangemouth Connecting Lines Act - regulation of Grangemouth Branch Junction by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1881 | Stobcross Railway Partick Siding authorised for the Caledonian Railway's Partickhill Goods [CR]and running powers over theStobcross Railway to the goods yard. |
13/07/1881 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to rebuild Edinburgh Princes Street and absorb Cuthberts Lane (the lane was not closed). |
18/07/1881 | Cathcart District Railway Working agreement made between the Cathcart District Railway and Caledonian Railway. |
30/09/1881 | Montrose and Bervie Railway
Caledonian Railway End of the working by the Caledonian Railway of the Montrose and Bervie Railway. The North British Railway having bought the line. |
/ /1882 | Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock
Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Caledonian Railway granted running powers between Abbeyholme Junction and Canal Yard (where connection was made with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway) over the North British Railway controlled lines. |
/ /1882 | Caledonian Railway Powers for the Carmyle and Glasgow Lines, a connecting line, allowed to lapse. |
/ /1882 | Moffat Railway Line leased to the Caledonian Railway. Deviation at Beattock authorised. |
/ /1882 | Caledonian Railway Newton and St Rollox Lines partly abandoned. |
/ /1882 | Caledonian Railway Port Carlisle Branch (Solway) authorised (not built). |
/ /1882 | Solway Junction Railway Caledonian Railway gains running powers (not just working) over the line. |
/ /1882 | Dugald Drummond Leaves the North British Railway to become the locomotive, carriage and wagon superintendent of the Caledonian Railway. |
03/06/1882 | Caledonian Railway The Carmuirs Fork between Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction opened to goods. |
19/06/1882 | Linwood Branch (Caledonian Railway) The branch is purchased by the Caledonian Railway. (The Clippens Branch (Caledonian Railway) private extension is purchased in 1889.) |
19/06/1882 | Linwood Branch (Caledonian Railway) Existing Linwood Branch purchased by the Caledonian Railway. |
01/07/1882 | Caledonian Railway Merchiston station opened. |
/11/1882 | Glasgow and North Western Railway Glasgow and North Western Railway proposed, the Bill presented to Parliament to seek approval. The route was to have been a 167 mile long railway from Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William. Supported by the North British Railway and opposed by the Highland Railway, Caledonian Railway (part owners of the Callander and Oban Railway), Caledonian Canal, David MacBrayne and some landowners. The Bill was rejected in 1883. It was not built (a less ambitious variation of it, the West Highland Railway with an Act in 1889, did open). |
/ /1883 | Alloa Railway Agreement that the Caledonian Railway, which was to work the Alloa Railway, would have access to Alloa [1st] station from Alloa West Junction. Authorisation given for line between Longcarse Junction and Alloa West Junction. |
/ /1883 | Alloa Railway The North British Railway withdraws its proposed Larbert and Cambus Line. It is granted running powers over the Alloa Railway in exchange for Caledonian Railway running powers to Alloa from Longcarse Junction (not Alloa West Junction?). |
/ /1883 | Caledonian Railway Extension of time to build the not abandoned portion of the Newton and St Rollox Lines. |
/ /1883 | Caledonian Railway Seafield Dock and railway authorised. Later developed as the Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway). |
01/08/1883 | Caledonian Railway The Carmuirs Fork between Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction is opened to passengers. Running powers are granted to the North British Railway. |
01/08/1883 | Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)
Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Caledonian Railway granted access to the various industrial sidings by Falkirk Grahamston. |
/ /1884 | Maxwell Junction to Bellahouston No 1 Junction (Caledonian Railway) Approval for a Caledonian Railway owned link between Maxwell Junction (General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway) and Bellahouston No 1 Junction (Paisley Canal Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway), which was to open in 1885). |
/ /1884 | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Working agreement between the Barrmill and Kilwinning Railway and the Caledonian Railway. The line is renamed the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway. |
/ /1884 | Caledonian Railway Act passed for Cart Branch. (This was never built, but the Act was extended in 1889, 1891, 1893 and abandoned in 1895.) |
/ /1884 | Dundee Suburban Railway Agreement for operation with the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway. The line was to have run east from south of Fairmuir Junction past the north side of Dundee Law to turn south beyond the Eastern Necropolis and join the line near Camperdown Junction creating a loop via Dundee Tay Bridge [Station]. Stations were proposed at Kings Cross Road, Coldside, Maryfield and Craigie. A number of lines following a similar course were proposed, none were built. |
/ /1884 | Moffat Railway
Caledonian Railway Moffat Railway leased by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1884 | North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Montrose Harbour branch from Montrose authorised, Caledonian Railway granted running powers. |
/ /1884 | Stobcross Railway Extension authorised. Running powers granted to Caledonian Railway. |
07/04/1884 | Caledonian Railway Siding serving Carlisle Gas Works opened. (Located near Viaduct Goods.) |
14/07/1884 | Alloa RailwayCaledonian Railway Alloa Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1885 | Portpatrick Railway
Wigtownshire Railway The Caledonian Railway's lease expires - the Portpatrick Railway and Wigtownshire Railway become jointly run as the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway - controlled by the Caledonian Railway, London and North Western Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway. The stock was owned by all four companies and operated by the two Scottish companies. The Joint company also owned 4/5 of the Larne and Stranraer Steamship Joint Committee, the remaining 1/5 owned by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. |
/ /1885 | Glasgow City and District Railway Hyndland [1st] branch authorised with running powers for the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1885 | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Working agreement with the Caledonian Railway extended to the new branches authorised in 1884. The Caledonian agrees to subscribe to the new line. |
/ /1885 | North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
Aberdeen Railway The North British Railway and Caledonian Railway are granted running powers over the independent Montrose Harbour lines. |
02/06/1885 | Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway The Caledonian Railway is granted running powers to Coatbridge Tinplate Works from Whifflet South Junction. |
31/07/1885 | Portpatrick Railway Working agreement with the Caledonian Railway comes to an end. |
01/10/1885 | Alloa Railway
South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Line from Dunmore Junction to Alloa West Junction and swing bridge, Alloa Bridge opened. Caledonian Railway trains start to use Alloa [1st] station. Dunmore Junction to South Alloa closed to passengers. Alloa Goods [CR] opened. |
/ /1886 | Forth and Clyde Canal Caledonian Railway granted an extension of time to dredge the River Carron. |
/ /1886 | North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
Aberdeen Railway Formal agreement between the North British Railway and Caledonian Railway about use of the Montrose Harbour sidings. |
/ /1886 | Caledonian Railway Further extension of time to build the not abandoned portion of the Newton and St Rollox Lines. |
/ /1886 | Dundee and Perth Railway Agreement between the Caledonian Railway and Perth Town Council regarding the swinging portion of the Tay Viaduct [Perth]. |
/ /1887 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) Extension of time allowing the Caledonian Railway to retain Blythswoodholm Lands. |
/ /1887 | Caledonian Railway Midcalder branch authorised (not built). |
/05/1887 | Coltness Iron Works Travel arranged for CIC workers between Newmains and Sunnyside. The company pays the Caledonian Railway an annual fee. |
01/10/1887 | Caledonian Railway Motherwell Mineral Office opened. |
/ /1888 | Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway Bonnybridge Shed, a single road timber locomotive shed, opened at Bonnybridge Central. The Caledonian Railway operate this as a sub-shed of Denny Shed. |
/ /1888 | Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Caledonian Railway Involved in the railway races to Edinburgh in July and August! |
/ /1888 | General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Railway into the Tradeston Gas Works agreed between the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow Corporation. |
/ /1888 | Glasgow Central Railway Caledonian Railway Glasgow Central Railway makes working agreement with the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1888 | Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway The North British Railway and Caledonian Railway agree joint working of the line. |
/ /1888 | Caledonian Railway Caledonian Railway buys Captain Robert Campbell's business, goodwill and steamers. This would be transferred to the Caledonian Steam Packet Company. |
02/07/1888 | Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway Railway opened to passengers and freight. Line operated by both the North British Railway and Caledonian Railway. Stations at Kilsyth (New), Colzium, Banknock, Dennyloanhead, Bonnybridge Central. |
/ /1889 | Glasgow Central Railway
Caledonian Railway Glasgow Central Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Alternative date 31/5/1890 |
/ /1889 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to widen lines from Dalry Junction to Edinburgh Princes Street. |
/ /1889 | Clippens Branch (Caledonian Railway) Existing Clippens Branch purchased by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1889 | Caledonian Railway Further extension of time to build the not abandoned portion of the Newton and St Rollox Lines. |
/ /1889 | Caledonian Railway Proposed Port Carlisle Branch (Solway) abandoned. |
/ /1889 | Solway Junction Railway Further working agreement with Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1889 | Scottish Central Railway Agreement between Caledonian Railway and North British Railway to expand Stirling station. |
08/05/1889 | Caledonian Steam Packet Company Company formed to run steamers on the Clyde on behalf of the Caledonian Railway. |
31/05/1889 | Glenbuck Branch (Caledonian Railway) Caledonian Railway authorised to take over line, and buys line. |
31/05/1889 | Clippens Branch (Caledonian Railway) Line purchased by the Caledonian Railway. |
31/05/1889 | Moffat Railway
Caledonian Railway Moffat Railway vested in the Caledonian Railway. (Alternative date 1902.) |
01/06/1889 | Gourock Extension (Caledonian Railway) Opened from Greenock Central to Gourock via the Newton Street Tunnel. A new pier was built at Gourock. Stations opened; Gourock, Fort Matilda, Greenock West and Greenock re-built nearby as Greenock Central. Dellingburn Branch connection modified. |
10/10/1889 | Caledonian Railway
Highland Railway Highland Railway agreement with Caledonian Railway over land in Perth. |
/ /1890 | Forfar and Brechin Railway Forfar and Brechin Railway authorised. Working agreement with Caledonian Railway concluded. |
/ /1890 | Glasgow Central Railway Act authorises the extension of the Glasgow Central Railway from Bridgeton Cross [CR] to Carmyle and Newton for the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1890 | Caledonian Railway Caledonian Railway trains for the north now use Edinburgh Princes Street and the Dalry Junction to Haymarket West Junction link. The Caledonian Railway booking office at Edinburgh Waverley closes on 30/09/1890. |
/ /1890 | Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Company arranges a working agreement with the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1890 | Scottish Midland Junction Railway Agreement over land at Dovecotland (for Dovecotland Goods) between the Caledonian Railway and Highland Railway. |
/ /1890 | Dugald Drummond Leaves the Caledonian Railway to set up the Glasgow Railway Engineering Co Ltd at Glasgow Railway Engineering Works, Helen Street, Govan. |
29/04/1890 | Crieff and Comrie Railway Agreement on operation of the Crieff and Comrie Railway by the Caledonian Railway. |
16/06/1890 | Caledonian Railway Fire at Edinburgh Princes Street station. |
/ /1891 | Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway authorised. Working agreement with the Caledonian Railway confirmed. |
/ /1891 | North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Act grants permission to double line. (Caledonian Railway included in Act, allowed to use the second line.) |
/ /1891 | Forth and Clyde Canal Caledonian Railway granted a further extension of time to dredge the River Carron. |
/ /1891 | Paisley and Renfrew Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway grants the Caledonian Railway access to Cart Harbour. |
/ /1891 | Glasgow and South Western Railway
Caledonian Railway Bill to allow the Glasgow and South Western Railway to be purchased by the Caledonian Railway fails, rejected in the House of Commons. |
/ /1891 | Kirkcaldy District Railway (North British Railway) Bill promoted to extend the line west to Larbert and Grangemouth, both on the Caledonian Railway. Bill passes in the Commons but fails in the Lords. |
/ /1891 | Caledonian Railway Further extension of time to build the not abandoned portion of the Newton and St Rollox Lines. |
/ /1891 | Paisley and Renfrew Railway Cart Harbour branch authorised for the Glasgow and South Western Railway, access authorised for the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1891 | Shieldhall Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway) Existing (closed) line purchased by the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. |
01/01/1891 | Caledonian Railway Crawford station opened. |
31/01/1891 | Railway Strike End of railwaymen's strike. Men of the North British Railway, Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway were on strike to ask for a reduction in working hours and for recognition of the railway union. |
31/10/1891 | Caledonian Railway
North British Railway The Caledonian Railway and North British Railway come to terms. Agreements relating to any future lines. |
31/10/1891 | Peace Agreement The 'Peace Agreement' is made between the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway. |
/ /1892 | Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint)
Caledonian Railway
North British Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) authorised (Caledonian Railway and North British Railway). Siding to Denny's Leven Engine Works at Dumbarton authorised. |
/ /1892 | Caledonian Railway Caledonian Railway repeals the Glasgow and South Western Railway's access to Cook Street Shed. |
/ /1892 | Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Running powers between Forth and Clyde Junction [Balloch], Jamestown and Dalmonach Print Works granted to the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1892 | Glasgow and South Western Railway
Caledonian Railway Caledonian Railway authorised to sell land at Gushetfaulds (for the South Side Carriage Shed) to the Glasgow and South Western Railway. |
/ /1892 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway All of Bridge Street station vested in the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1892 | Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Caledonian Railway North British Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway authorised to make a connection at Dumbarton to access the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint). |
/ /1892 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Authorisation for Caledonian Railway to purchase land at Shields Road [CR] station. |
01/02/1892 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway The Caledonian Railway takes over Bridge Street station completely, paying the Glasgow and South Western Railway £129,251 for its share. |
10/05/1892 | Caledonian Railway
North British Railway
Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway The partners in the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) agree on the operation of the line and the connecting steamers from Balloch Pier. The partners take over Loch Lomond Steamers. |
01/08/1892 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Bridge Street station fully taken over by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1893 | Forth and Cart Canal Caledonian Railway applies for an Act to close the canal. The route of the canal will be required for the promoted Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway. |
/ /1893 | Caledonian Railway Edinburgh Princes Street reconstruction begins. |
/ /1893 | Caledonian Railway Midcalder branch abandoned. |
/07/1893 | London and North Western Railway
Caledonian Railway Corridor dining cars begin to be used on the West Coast Main Line. |
01/08/1893 | Greenock and Wemyss Bay RailwayCaledonian Railway Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1894 | Forfar and Brechin RailwayCaledonian Railway Forfar and Brechin Railway authorisation for absorption by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1894 | Caledonian Railway Completion of Edinburgh Princes Street reconstruction. |
/ /1894 | Glasgow District Subway Agreement between the Glasgow District Subway and the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway companies (owners of the Govan Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway)) over purchase of land for Broomloan Depot [Subway] by Govan station. |
25/05/1894 | Greenock and Ayrshire Railway Greenock Princes Pier [1st] station re-built on a grand scale right by the quayside as Greenock Princes Pier [2nd] by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on a grander scale to compete with the Caledonian Railway's Gourock station. |
26/11/1894 | Hamiltonhill Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
Glasgow Central Railway Balornock Junction to Possil Junction, Maryhill [CR] and Stobcross (L&D railway no 4) opened to minerals and goods. This gave the Caledonian Railway an independent line to the Queens Dock lines. |
/ /1895 | Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Balloch [1st] turntable replaced for impending joint ownership of line for larger Caledonian Railway locomotives. |
/ /1895 | Talla Railway The Talla Water Scheme Act of 1895 empowers the Edinburgh and District Water Trustees build a railway from Broughton [2nd] on the Peebles Branch of the Caledonian Railway to a proposed reservoir in the Talla Valley. The railway was planned due to the quantity of material which would require to be moved including an estimate of 100,000 tons of clay, pipes, cement etc., which would be difficult to take by road from Broughton. |
01/01/1895 | Forfar and Brechin Railway
Caledonian Railway Officially absorbed. |
/04/1895 | Caledonian Railway Approves the connection of the Edinburgh and District Water Trustees's Talla Railway to their system. |
01/07/1895 | Solway Junction Railway Section from Abbey Junction [CR] to Brayton transferred to the Caledonian Railway. |
06/07/1895 | Solway Junction Railway Act passed to merge the remainder of the Solway Junction Railway into the Caledonian Railway. Confirmation of running powers over North British Railway's Silloth line. |
/ /1896 | Caledonian Railway Access to Troon Harbour negotiated with the Duke of Portland. |
/ /1896 | Solway Junction RailwayCaledonian Railway Solway Junction Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1896 | Strathaven and Darvel Railway
Mid Lanark Lines (Caledonian Railway)
Mid Lanark, Spireslack and Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway) Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Lines authorised for the Caledonian Railway; Darvel to Strathaven Central, Spireslack Colliery No 1 Pit to Muirkirk (Auldhouseburn Junction), Stonehouse [Lanarkshire] and Stonehouse [Lanarkshire] to Lesmahagow [2nd] and Alton Heights Junction. The Glasgow and South Western Railway is granted running powers over these lines in exchange for the Caledonian Railway having running powers from Darvel to Troon and Kilmarnock to Ayr. |
/ /1896 | Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Caledonian Railway applies to an arbiter to have the Grahamston Swing Bridge replaced with a double track bridge. The single track bridge was a bottleneck on a double track line requiring two signal boxes. |
/ /1896 | Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway is granted access to the Atlas Works [2nd], Springburn, from the Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) via Sighthill East Junction [1st] and Sighthill Junction. |
/ /1896 | Bo'ness Dock North British Railway authorised to take over Bo'ness Harbour and Bo'ness Dock. The Caledonian Railway is guaranteed running powers to the harbour. |
/ /1896 | Forth and Clyde Canal Caledonian Railway granted a further extension of time to dredge the River Carron. |
/ /1896 | Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Caledonian Railway granted access to the Falkirk Gasworks over the Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway). |
/ /1896 | Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway Caledonian Railway completes laying second line between Broughton [2nd] and Rachan Junction for the Talla Railway. |
01/01/1896 | Hamilton and Strathaven Railway Fairholm Siding (north of Quarter) to Fairholm Colliery branch now worked by Caledonian Railway. |
01/10/1896 | Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) The North British Railway is obliged to put its Dumbarton Central to Balloch Pier line into joint ownership with the Caledonian Railway to stop the Caledonian Railway from building a second railway (the proposed Dumbarton, Jamestown and Loch Lomond Railway) from Dumbarton to Balloch. The North British Railway now has to pay access charges for its section between Dalreoch Junction and Dumbarton East Junction. The Caledonian Railway is, from this date, admitted to the Balloch line. |
01/10/1896 | Caledonian Railway North British Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway The Cordale Branch (Cordale Branch Junction to Cordale Works) of the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) is vested into the Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway. |
01/10/1896 | Forth and Clyde Junction Railway The Caledonian Railway may now run to Dalmonach Print Works via Jamestown. |
01/10/1896 | Loch Lomond Steamers Company vested into the Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway jointly. |
/ /1897 | Newburgh and North Fife Railway Newburgh and North Fife Railway authorised. Facilities (what?) granted to the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1897 | Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Paisley and Barrhead District Railway authorised. Working agreement with the Caledonian Railway, who are authorised to subscribe. |
/ /1897 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Light Railway order for the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, the route to be by the Elvan Water rather than by up Glen Gonnar. |
/ /1897 | Thirdpart Junction to Mayfield Junction (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Authorised. Powers granted to the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1897 | Caledonian Railway Cleland Loop authorised. (Wishaw, Cambusnethan and Coltness Line (Caledonian Railway)?) |
/ /1897 | Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) New Dock and entrance channel authorised for the Caledonian Railway. This will be the Grange Dock, linked to the existing Carron Dock by the Grangemouth Western Channel and itself approached by the Grangemouth Eastern Channel. (The North British Railway is granted running powers.) |
/ /1897 | Caledonian Railway
Scottish Central Railway Widening of the railway at Greenhill authorised. |
/ /1897 | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Giffen Junction to Newton, Lugton L and A Junction, Clarkston West Junction to Clarkston East Junction, Muirend to Clarkston East Junction, Kirkhill Junction to Newton, Kirkhill Junction to Westburn Junction, Cathcart West Junction to Cathcart, two single track Cathcart East Junction to Cathcart North Junction links. Railways 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 authorised to be made by the Caledonian Railway. |
15/07/1897 | Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway Caledonian Railway granted running powers to Bo'ness [1st] and Bo'ness Dock. |
/ /1898 | Crieff and Comrie Railway
Caledonian Railway Crieff and Comrie Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1898 | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Branch from Ayr [1st] (closed to passengers) over the River Ayr to Ayr Harbour South authorised. As per the agreement of 1896 the Caledonian Railway is granted running powers. |
/ /1898 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Line authorised. |
/ /1899 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Construction of the line begins. Robert McAlpine employs approximately 100 men to build the line. |
/ /1899 | Glasgow and South Western Railway Annan Harbour branch proposed. As the Caledonian Railway applies for running powers the G&SWR abandons its plans. |
/ /1899 | Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Princes Dock Joint Railway, (formerly promoted as Cessnock Dock Railway), vested by the Caledonian Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and North British Railway. Committee to manage line appointed. |
/ /1899 | Provan Gas Works Agreement made between the Caledonian Railway and Glasgow Corporation for access to Provan Gas Works. (Connections from Germiston Junction High, incoming, and Blackhill Junction, outgoing.) |
/ /1899 | Caledonian Railway Hamilton, Motherwell and Wishaw Light Railway proposal fails. |
01/02/1899 | Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway Caledonian Railway starts to operate over line. |
30/06/1899 | Montrose and Bervie Railway The Caledonian Railway no longer accesses the line. |
30/06/1899 | North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Caledonian Railway ceases to use Inverkeilor station. |
01/07/1899 | Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway Caledonian Railway ceases to operate over line. |
08/09/1899 | Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway Derailment of Talla Railway locomotive and train at Broughton [2nd]. Locomotive prohibited from the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1900 | Caledonian Railway Camp (Camp Colliery Junction) to Flemington (Shieldmuir Junction) curve authorised. |
/ /1900 | Talla Railway Clay is sourced from near Carluke. The Caledonian Railway works 2 or 3 trains a day to Broughton [2nd] for the dam. |
/ /1901 | Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
Caledonian Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. |
/ /1901 | Forth and Clyde Canal Caledonian Railway granted a further extension of time to dredge the River Carron. |
/ /1901 | Caledonian Railway Time extension authorised for the Cleland Loop. |
01/10/1901 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Elvanfoot to Leadhills opened. (Alternative date 5/10/1901). |
/ /1902 | Moffat RailwayCaledonian Railway Moffat Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1902 | Callander and Oban Railway Caledonian Railway authorised to take over and run the new exchange station on the Callander and Oban Railway, Balquhidder [2nd] (replacing Balquhidder [1st], formerly Lochearnhead [1st]). |
/ /1902 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Rispin Cleugh Viaduct built by Sir Robert McAlpine. |
/ /1902 | Caledonian Railway Further time extension authorised for the Cleland Loop. |
/ /1902 | Dundee and Perth Railway Agreement between Dundee Town council and Caledonian Railway to allow widening the line between Ninewells Junction and Magdalen Green confirmed. |
01/08/1902 | Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway
Caledonian Railway Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
01/08/1902 | Paisley and Barrhead District RailwayCaledonian Railway Paisley and Barrhead District Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
12/09/1902 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Leadhills to Wanlockhead opened to goods. |
12/10/1902 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Leadhills to Wanlockhead opened for passengers. |
/ /1903 | Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway Wemyss Bay station and pier re-built in grand style by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1903 | Provan Gas Works Caledonian Railway's Provan Gas Works branch authorised. |
17/08/1903 | Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Joint line owned by the Caledonian Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and North British Railway opened. |
20/09/1903 | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Lugton East Junction to Lugton L and A Junction opened. This was an interchange spur but also allowed trains to run from Glasgow to Kilmarnock via Neilston as far as Lugton on a wholly Caledonian Railway only owned route. |
21/12/1903 | Caledonian Railway Edinburgh Princes Street Station Hotel opened. |
/ /1904 | Glasgow and South Western Railway
Caledonian Railway Caledonian Railway access to Troon Harbour confirmed. Glasgow and South Western Railway to be Pilotage Authority. |
/ /1904 | John G Stein Opens new brickworks at Castlecary to use higher alumina content, than Bonnybridge, found there. Built by the Caledonian Railway and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. |
/ /1904 | Darvel and Strathaven Railway Darvel to County Boundary Junction (east of Loudounhill) authorised to be transferred to the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The Caledonian Railway retains running powers. |
/ /1904 | Strathaven and Darvel Railway Line split - west of County Boundary Junction is transferred to the Glasgow and South Western Railway, east to Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1904 | Motherwell and Bellshill Railway Proposed line abandoned. Caledonian Railway will widen bridges in the Motherwell area. |
/ /1904 | Rosyth Dockyard Branch North British Railway branch authorised to the new under construction naval Rosyth Dockyard. (Facilities extended to the Caledonian Railway.) |
/ /1904 | Caledonian Railway The Caledonian introduces its luxurious 'Grampian Corridor Express' introduced between Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. |
12/10/1904 | Alloa Railway Alloa Bridge is badly damaged after being struck by the schooner 'Stirling' resulting in the fall of a span. The Caledonian Railway is allowed to reroute its trains to Alloa via Stirling. North British Railway trains also diverted. |
/ /1905 | Caledonian Railway Extra time for the Camp (Camp Colliery Junction) to Flemington (Shieldmuir Junction) curve previously authorised. |
/ /1905 | Caledonian Railway Further time extension authorised for the Cleland Loop. |
/ /1905 | Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) Caledonian Railway portion authorised. |
/ /1905 | Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway) Running powers to Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1905 | Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Doubling of the Caledonian Railway's Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction curve authorised. |
01/05/1905 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Bridge Street closed by Caledonian Railway. |
01/05/1905 | Strathaven and Darvel Railway Darvel to Strathaven Central opened (joint operation of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and Caledonian Railway). Opened to passengers. Drumclog, Loudonhill and Ryeland opened. |
01/06/1905 | Alloa Railway Alloa Bridge repairs complete and Caledonian Railway trains to Alloa return to their usual route. |
08/10/1906 | Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) Grangemouth Eastern Channel opened. First vessel enters (the Norwegian RMS Norway). With the opening of the dock and Grangemouth Eastern Channel the Caledonian Railway was able to cease dredging the River Carron. |
08/10/1906 | Great North of Scotland Railway Authorisation to operate buses. The Act bans the operation of buses on routes parallel to the Caledonian Railway. |
28/12/1906 | Dundee and Arbroath Railway A North British Railway express which had been travelling from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen Joint is blocked by snow at Arbroath and returns south. It strikes a local Caledonian Railway Arbroath to Dundee East train at Elliot Junction in a blizzard killing 22 passengers. |
/ /1907 | Aberdeen Railway Caledonian Railway authorised to purchase land for a new marshalling yard, Craiginches Yard. |
/ /1907 | Caledonian Railway Camp (Camp Colliery Junction) to Flemington (Shieldmuir Junction) curve cut back and altered. Western portion abandoned and eastern portion will be from Shieldmuir Junction to Flemington Goods. |
/ /1907 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to buy land to deviate the line at Curriehill. |
/ /1907 | Caledonian Railway Permission to stop up level crossing at Elvanfoot station. |
/ /1907 | Caledonian Railway Rutherglen Burrowing Line authorised. There was considerable expenditure on line widening in the whole area. Interestingly by 1911 expenditure of £12,053 is shown against 'Rutherglen Burrowing' (in investors reports). The Caledonian was to be given extra time for construction in 1915. That being during the Great War the planned works were probably abandoned and no fly-under junction was built at Rutherglen. |
25/04/1907 | Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire RailwayGlasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) opened. The line was joint North British Railway and Caledonian Railway. |
22/07/1907 | Talla Railway Edinburgh and District Water Trustees - agreement with the Caledonian Railway. |
30/12/1907 | Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Caledonian Railway Agreement between the North British Railway and the Caledonian Railway granting running powers in perpetuity between Gartsherrie NB Junction and Garnqueen South Junction.
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/ /1908 | Bainsford Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Bainsford Branch (North British Railway) By-pass line from Swing Bridge Junction to Fouldubs Junction partly opened. The western half was owned by the North British Railway (part of the former line to the Carron Iron Works) and the eastern was to be opened by the Caledonian Railway. |
01/03/1909 | Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal) Caledonian Railway hands over the trimming over coal at the Grangemouth Docks to a contractor. |
01/08/1909 | Caledonian Railway Weighing of mineral traffic ceases. |
16/08/1909 | Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire RailwayCaledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Adjustments to ownership of Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint). |
01/03/1910 | Caledonian Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway The Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway come to a pooling agreement over First of Clyde traffic. |
01/03/1910 | Caledonian Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway Traffic pooling agreement between the companies for Clyde coast traffic. |
/ /1911 | Dundee and Arbroath Railway Rebuilding of Arbroath station complete. (Caledonian Railway authorised to buy land in 1900 and North British Railway in 1907.) |
/ /1911 | Caledonian Railway Details agreed with council to stop up Float Level Crossing. The Lampits Ferry was replaced by a new bridge carrying a new road over the Clyde to the west of Float Viaduct. |
/ /1911 | Paisley and Renfrew Railway Extensions authorised for the Glasgow and South Western Railway (access granted to the Caledonian Railway). |
/ /1913 | Bankfoot Light Railway
Caledonian Railway Bankfoot Light Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1913 | Scottish Central Railway Stirling station re-built by the Caledonian Railway. |
/ /1913 | Edinburgh Corporation
Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) Agreement between Edinburgh Corporation with the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway over the Gorgie Slaughter Houses. |
/ /1913 | Caledonian Railway New wider bridge to be installed north of Beattock station crossing main line, Moffat Branch and siding. |
/ /1913 | Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) Caledonian Railway and North British Railway agree on access to the Gorgie Slaughter Houses in Edinburgh. This related to the building of a railway between the two branches which was to be done at CR expense. Two jointly owned sidings laid in on the north side of the NB yard, but the link was not built. |
/ /1913 | Lothian Lines (North British Railway) New Lothian Lines authorised, particularly as relief lines for colliery traffic. Railways Nos 2 to 12 and the South Leith Branch connection were not to be used for passenger traffic. The Lothian colliery owners were given the power to provide their own wagons and North British not obliged to provide wagons where the colliery uses its own wagons. In addition further sidings were authorised at Granton and the Caledonian Railway authorised to have facilities. |
30/09/1913 | Gleneagles Ltd The company, which will build the Gleneagles Hotel, is created in 1913. The Caledonian Railway is authorised to subscribe to the hotel. |
14/10/1913 | Caledonian Railway Reconstruction of Carstairs station authorised. |
03/11/1914 | Caledonian Railway Improvements to Thankerton station authorised. |
/ /1915 | Caledonian Railway By this date lodging dormitories for enginemen existed at Carlisle, Grangemouth and Oban. |
/ /1915 | Caledonian Railway Extension of time to complete Rutherglen Burrowing Junction. (See note against 1907 authorisation.) |
/05/1915 | Caledonian Railway Military procession in memory of those killed in the Quintinshill Disaster. |
22/05/1915 | Caledonian Railway Quintinshill disaster (at Quintinshill Loops), Britains worst train crash. 227 people killed when a troop train crashes into a local passenger train and an express trains collides with the wreckage. |
13/07/1915 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to rebuilt Carlisle Kingmoor Shed. |
/ /1916 | Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway
Lothian Lines (North British Railway) Additional sidings at Granton Harbour authorised. Caledonian Railway's access to sidings authorised in 1913 (as part of the Lothian Lines) repealed. |
/10/1916 | Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway takes over the local cart distribution from Thompson. |
/ /1917 | Camps Reservoir Railway Lanarkshire County Council authorised to build a 3.5 mile line from Crawford station on the Caledonian Railway to the future Camps Reservoir. |
27/12/1917 | Wishaw and Coltness Railway Agreement between the Caledonian Railway and David Colville and Sons over alteration to Park Street Level Crossing entry. |
15/05/1919 | Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway agrees to sell water supply to the Bridge of Allan council. |
/ /1921 | Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway The Caledonian Railway cease to operate over the line. |
/ /1921 | Aberdeen Railway
Aberdeen Harbour Trustees Tramway Caledonian Railway authorised to build line from Aberdeen Guild Street goods to Aberdeen Corporation Electricity Works. |
/ /1923 | Gleneagles Ltd Gleneagles Hotel and Golf Courses acquired in their entirety by the Caledonian Railway. |
01/01/1923 | Dundee and Newtyle Railway
Arbroath and Forfar Railway
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Caledonian Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Callander and Oban Railway
Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
Highland Railway
Cathcart District Railway
Killin Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Committee
Brechin and Edzell District Railway
Dornoch Light Railway
Wick and Lybster Light Railway Grouped into London, Midland and Scottish Railway. |
/ /1924 | Gleneagles Hotel Opened, having been built for the Caledonian Railway which became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923 |
/ /1935 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Gagie Halt opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. |
02/01/1939 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Wanlockhead to Elvanfoot closed to all traffic. |
07/03/1948 | Caledonian Railway Accident at Lamington when a locomotive firebox collapses. |
08/06/1950 | Caledonian Railway Train fire at Beattock results in 5 deaths. |
17/07/1950 | Caledonian Railway Floriston, Rockcliffe closed. (Rockcliffe continues to have workmen's trains.) |
10/09/1951 | Wilsontown Branch (Caledonian Railway) Wilsontown to Auchengray (Wilsontown Junction [2nd]) closed to passengers. Wilsontown and Haywood are closed. Auchengray, on the Caledonian Railway's Edinburgh line, remains open until 1966. |
10/09/1951 | Caledonian Railway Gretna closed. |
/ /1952 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Barnhill renamed Barnhill (Angus). |
10/01/1955 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Forfar [2nd] (Forfar North Junction) to Dundee East (Broughty Junction) closed to passengers. |
08/12/1958 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Forfar North Junction (excluded) to Kingsmuir (excluded) closed to goods. The line becomes a long goods branch from Broughty Junction to Kingsmuir. |
/ /1960 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Closed. |
13/06/1960 | Caledonian Railway Wamphray, Dinwoodie, Nethercleugh, Ecclefechan, Kirtlebridge, Kirkpatrick closed to passengers. Nethercleugh and Dinwoodie closed to goods. |
/ /1962 | Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
Aberdeen Railway
Arbroath and Forfar Railway
Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Scottish Central Railway
Caledonian Railway
Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) A4 Pacifics introduced on the Aberdeen to Glasgow Buchanan Street 3 hour Grampian run. |
12/05/1962 | Callander and Oban Railway Caledonian Railway No 123 and North British Railway No 256 visit Oban. |
23/06/1962 | RCTS Railtour Excursion train hauled by Caledonian Railway 123 and Great North of Scotland Railway 49 from Ayr to Stranraer. |
04/01/1965 | Caledonian Railway Thankerton, Symington [2nd], Lamington, Abington, Crawford, Elvanfoot closed. |
06/09/1965 | Caledonian Railway Edinburgh Princes Street to Slateford Junction closed to passengers. |
06/12/1965 | Caledonian Railway Closed to workmen's trains and completely. |
15/08/1966 | Caledonian Railway Edinburgh Princes Street to Slateford Junction closed to goods. |
03/09/1966 | Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
Aberdeen Railway
Arbroath and Forfar Railway
Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Scottish Central Railway
Caledonian Railway
Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) A4 Pacifics from Aberdeen to Glasgow Buchanan Street withdrawn. |
09/10/1967 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Kingsmuir to Broughty Junction (excluded) closed to goods. |
15/06/1969 | Caledonian Railway A buckled rail at Lamington results in a derailment. |
/ /1970 | Caledonian Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Lancaster and Preston JunctionRailway
Preston and Wigan Railway
Wigan Branch Railway
Warrington and Newton Railway
Grand Junction Railway Weaver Junction (south of Warrington) to Glasgow electrification authorised. |
/04/1970 | Caledonian Railway
Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Clydesdale Junction Railway
Polloc and Govan Railway
Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) West Coast Main Line electrification authorised. |
06/10/1971 | Caledonian Railway Brake failure at Beattock leads to a collision resulting in a death. |
/ /1972 | Caledonian Railway Dolphinton Junction signal box closed. |
03/01/1972 | Caledonian Railway Beattock closed |
06/05/1974 | Caledonian Railway
Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Clydesdale Junction Railway
Polloc and Govan Railway
Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) Glasgow Central to Carlisle electrification complete. |
05/06/1979 | Caledonian Railway Cobbinshaw [2nd] (temporary) signal box opened to control northbound line. This provided extra capacity while the East Coast Main Line was closed due to the Penmanshiel Tunnel collapse. |
10/11/1981 | Caledonian Railway Cobbinshaw [2nd] (temporary) signal box closed. This had provided extra capacity while the East Coast Main Line was closed due to the Penmanshiel Tunnel collapse. |
22/11/1981 | Caledonian Railway Midcalder Junction box closed. |
/ /1983 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway Society formed. |
/ /1986 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Track laying starts. |
/ /1988 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Service starts running over a quarter of a mine of track running south from the new Leadhills station. |
15/05/1989 | Caledonian Railway Greenfaulds station opened. Served by the Springburn to Cumbernauld services, and Stepps opened on the same day. |
/ /1991 | Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway (Caledonian Railway) Rispin Cleugh Viaduct demolished. |
/02/1998 | Caledonian Railway £150,000 project to replace bridge deck of Elvanfoot Viaduct. |
21/12/1998 | Caledonian Railway Derailment at Beattock. |
/12/2001 | Caledonian Railway West Lothian Council proposes rebuilding Kirknewton as an interchange. |
01/12/2001 | Caledonian Railway Dalmakethar bridge replaced between the 1st and 3rd. |
08/12/2001 | Caledonian Railway Elvanfoot Viaduct replaced between the 8th and 10th. |
17/06/2002 | Caledonian Railway Southbound Mossend to Warrington timber train derails at north end of Quintinshill Loops. |
17/02/2004 | Caledonian Railway Motorist killed after car struck by train on Kirknewton level crossing. |
/12/2004 | Caledonian Railway Work begins on a 320 space car park at Greenfaulds station. |
04/12/2005 | Caledonian Railway Network Rail's upgrade of line north from Preston to Glasgow Central will allow 125mph running. |
09/12/2007 | Caledonian Railway TPE introduces a service between Manchester Airport, Glasgow and Edinburgh using Class 185s. |
30/01/2013 | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Caledonian Railway Carillion wins contract to electrify the line to Cumbernauld. |
19/05/2014 | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
Caledonian Railway Electric passenger services begin operating between Glasgow and Cumbernauld following commissioning of 50 km of 25 kV 50 Hz electrification between Springburn and Cumbernauld. |