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- This article describes the Caledonian Railway from its conception down to the year 1850. In the 1830s and 1840s much thought was given to building a railway from central Scotland to join the growing English railway network. The hilly terrain and sparse population of the Southern Uplands made the choice of route contentious. The Caledonian Railway succeeded in opening its line by way of a summit at Beattock in 1847 and 1848. It connected Glasgow and Edinburgh with Carlisle, and there was a branch to connect with another railway to Perth. The approaches to Glasgow were over existing mineral lines, but a superior route was later built. The original route is a principal main line today, subject to the modifications approaching Glasgow, and later improved terminals there and in Edinburgh. The route is electrified and forms the northern section of the West Coast Main Line railway. The general history of the company is described in the article Caledonian Railway and detail of the development of the route is at Caledonian Main Line. (en)
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- This article describes the Caledonian Railway from its conception down to the year 1850. In the 1830s and 1840s much thought was given to building a railway from central Scotland to join the growing English railway network. The hilly terrain and sparse population of the Southern Uplands made the choice of route contentious. The original route is a principal main line today, subject to the modifications approaching Glasgow, and later improved terminals there and in Edinburgh. The route is electrified and forms the northern section of the West Coast Main Line railway. (en)
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- History of the Caledonian Railway (until 1850) (en)
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