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{{Short description|Former railway line in Scotland}}
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[[File:HamiltonHill1923.jpg|thumb|left|Map of the Hamiltonhill Branch in 1923]]The Hamiltonhill yard closed at an early date, however the section of the line was extended by the [[Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway]] to Dumbarton and gave the Caledonian Railway access to Balloch, linking through to the [[Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway]] to the east. Part of the route between Eastfield and Possil was built along the course of an old waggonway which had run from pits at Eastfield to the Forth and Clyde Canal at Ruchill.
[[File:HamiltonHill1923.jpg|thumb|left|Map of the Hamiltonhill Branch in 1923]]The Hamiltonhill yard closed at an early date, however the section of the line was extended by the [[Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway]] to Dumbarton and gave the Caledonian Railway access to Balloch, linking through to the [[Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway]] to the east. Part of the route between Eastfield and Possil was built along the course of an old waggonway which had run from pits at Eastfield to the Forth and Clyde Canal at Ruchill.


Much of the former trackbed is still visible to this day.
Much of the former trackbed is still visible to this day.{{when|date=December 2020}}

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==Current operations==
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==References==
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* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Hamiltonhill_Branch/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Hamiltonhill Branch]
== External links ==
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{{Historical Scottish railway companies}}
{{Historical Scottish railway companies}}

Latest revision as of 16:50, 1 December 2022

Hamiltonhill Branch
Hamiltonhill Goods Depot
Possil Junction
Springburn Park Goods Depot
Balornock Junction

The Hamiltonhill Branch was constructed by the Caledonian Railway in 1894 with the intention to provide a large goods yard at Hamiltonhill on the Forth and Clyde Canal. There was also a branch to the Saracen Foundry but this had to be closed as it was in breach of an agreement with the North British Railway.

History

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Map of the Hamiltonhill Branch in 1923

The Hamiltonhill yard closed at an early date, however the section of the line was extended by the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway to Dumbarton and gave the Caledonian Railway access to Balloch, linking through to the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway to the east. Part of the route between Eastfield and Possil was built along the course of an old waggonway which had run from pits at Eastfield to the Forth and Clyde Canal at Ruchill.

Much of the former trackbed is still visible to this day.[when?]

Current operations

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The line is now closed.

Connections to other lines

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References

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  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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