Bridge of Weir Railway

Bridge of Weir Railway
Locale Scotland Dates of operation 21 April 1864 – 1 August 1865 Successor line Glasgow and South Western Railway Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Legend
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway Bridge of Weir Houston Linwood Goods Cart Junction Dalry and North Johnstone Line Johnstone and Elderslie West Junctions Johnstone (GPK&AR) / Elderslie (GPK&AR) Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway

The Bridge of Weir Railway ran from Elderslie, Scotland, to Bridge of Weir. It was closed in January 1983.

Formation

The line from Elderslie to Bridge of Weir was built originally as the Bridge of Weir Railway, which had opened to passengers in 1864 between Johnstone and Bridge of Weir. On 1 August 1865 it was vested in the Glasgow and South Western Railway and closed on 18 May 1869; reopening between Elderslie and Bridge of Weir, on 23 December 1869, as part of the Elderslie to Bridge of Weir branch. This then met the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway, end-on at Bridge of Weir, which ran to Greenock Princes Pier.

Closure

Following closure of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway beyond Kilmacolm, passenger services continued from Glasgow, via the Paisley Canal Line, to Kilmacolm using diesel multiple units. The line closed completely to passengers in January 1983.

References

Sources

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. 
• 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687. 
• The Glasgow & South Western Railway Association
• RAILSCOT on Bridge of Weir Railway