Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
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| Greenock and Ayrshire Railway | ||||||
(south east to north west)
Lynedoch |
The Greenock and Ayrshire Railway ran from Greenock, Scotland to Bridge of Weir. It closed progressively between 1959 and 1983. Despite its name it never reached Ayrshire; however by means of the line to Johnstone on the Bridge of Weir Railway trains could head directly to Ayrshire.
[edit] Formation
The Greenock and Ayrshire Railway was authorised on 5 July 1865 and opened to passengers on 23 December 1869. It was involved with a price cutting war with the Caledonian Railway and amalgamated with the Glasgow and South Western Railway on 1 August 1872.
From Bridge of Weir, it had stations at Kilmacolm, Lynedoch and Greenock Princes Pier (to link the Ocean liner boat trains with the passenger ships).
[edit] Closure
Stopping passenger services ceased running beyond Kilmacolm in February 1959. However the Glasgow St Enoch railway station, to Greenock Prince's Pier Ocean Liner boat trains continued running until February 1966. The tracks were then truncated at Kilmacolm in September 1966.
The short terminus section at Greenock Prince's Pier was reopened in June 1971 to service the Clyde Port Authority (CPA) container terminal. It was linked into the, (former Caledonian Railway) (Paisley to Gourock), Inverclyde Line at Cartsburn Junction. Passenger services continued from Glasgow, via the Paisley Canal Line, through to Kilmacolm using diesel multiple units. It closed completely to passengers in January 1983.
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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 |
