Records of the Glasgow, Garnkirk & Coatbridge Railway, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 008/18
- Dates of Creation:1844-1845
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- Physical Description:1 bundleThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Statement between the Glasgow, Garnkirk & Coatbridge Railway and the committee of the Caledonian & Dunbartonshire Junction Railway 1845
- Evidence given in committee on the Glasgow, Garnkirk & Coatbridge Railway 1844
Administrative / Biographical History
The Garnkirk & Glasgow Railway , Scotland, was granted its Act of Parliament in 1826 and opened in 1831 . It was the first railway in Scotland to work independently of a canal. It was built to transport Monklands coal from Garnkirk, North Lanarkshire, Scotland into its Townhead terminus in Glasgow. From the beginning the line used steam engines to pull the coal wagons and passenger carriages.
In 1843 the Garnkirk & Glasgow Railway opened a branch line from Gartsherrie, North Lanarkshire, to a new station in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. The following year the company obtained an Act of Parliament to change its name to the Glasgow, Garnkirk & Coatbridge Railway and extended the branch line to Whifflet, North Lanarkshire, where it linked with the Wishaw & Coltness Railway. In 1844 the line leased for a period of 7 years the Caledonian & Dunbartonshire Junction Railway that linked Glasgow with Balloch, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute. The Caledonian Railway acquired the Glasgow, Garnkirk & Coatbridge Railway in 1845 , along with the lease of the Caledonian & Dunbartonshire Junction Railway.
Arrangement
The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Loan : Mitchells, Johnston & Co : Glasgow : prior to 1966
Other Finding Aids
The archive forms part of the Scottish Railways Collection held by Glasgow University Archive Services, finding aid reference GB 248 UGD 008
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Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)1631) and London (NRA21659)
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Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by Mitchells, Johnston & Co , solicitors, Glasgow
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 234 BR/GGC Records of the Glasgow, Garnkirk & Coatbridge Railway (National Archives of Scotland)
GB 248 UGD 008 The Scottish Railway Collection
GB 248 UGD 008/7 Records of the Caledonian Railway Co
GB 248 UGD 008/11 Records of the Glasgow, Dumbarton & Helensburgh Railway
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Bibliography
J R Kellet,Railways and Victorian Cities(London, 1979)
Additional Information
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