Caledonian Railway
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The Caledonian Railway was a Scottish Railway company formed in 1845, which was grouped in to the London Midland and Scottish Railway by the Railways Act 1921 in 1923.
[edit] Caledonian Railway Constituents
The following companies were absorbed by the Caledonian Railway during its existence.
- Alloa Railway
- Bankfoot Light Railway
- Busby Railway
- Clydesdale Junction Railway
- Crieff and Comrie Railway
- Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
- Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
- Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway
- Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway
- Forfar and Brechin Railway
- Forth and Clyde Navigation Company
- General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway
- Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway
- Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
- Glasgow Central Railway
- Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
- Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
- Lanark Railway
- Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
- Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway
- Lesmahagow Railway
- Lochearnhead, Saint Fillans and Comrie Railway
- Moffat Railway
- Muirkirk and Lesmahagow Junction Railway
- Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
- Polloc and Govan Railway
- Scottish Central Railway
- Scottish North Eastern Railway
- Solway Junction Railway
- Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
- Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Additionally, the following companies were vested jointly in the Caledonian and the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
- Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
- Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
- Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Paisley Joint Railway
- Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
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| Major constituent railway companies of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway: |
Caledonian |
Furness |
Lancashire & Yorkshire |
Glasgow & South Western |
London and North Western |
Midland |
North Staffordshire |
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