Old travel Blog photograph of a steam locomotive at Balornock, Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland. The Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway was a railway company in Scotland. It was promoted independently but supported by the Caledonian Railway, and it was designed to connect Balloch, on Loch Lomond, and Dumbarton with central Glasgow, linking in heavy industry on the north bank of the River Clyde. The line opened progressively from 1894 to 1896. It was very successful in attracting goods traffic from heavy industry on Clydeside, and in carrying workers to and from their places of work. This was enhanced by the connection to the Glasgow Central Railway. Heavy industry declined after 1950 and passenger and goods use of the line declined similarly.
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