Old Photograph Railway Station Hamilton Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This is the fifth largest Scottish town, excluding cities, after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld. Hamilton has three railway stations, Hamilton Central, Hamilton West and Chatelherault on the Argyle Line's Hamilton Circle. Hamilton Central is 22 minutes from Glasgow on the limited stop Larkhall Dalmuir service. It was once served by the North British Railway, which had three stations in the area. Hamilton, Peacock Cross railway station and Burnbank. Beside Hamilton Central lies Hamilton bus station, providing links to surrounding towns and cities, also offering an express bus to Glasgow and also some parts of England. Cycling paths run from Strathclyde Park to Chatelherault Country Park following the banks of the Clyde and Avon. These are being expanded at part of the Sustrans Connect2 project and will make up part of the National Cycle Route 74 which will run from Uddingston to Carlisle, Cumbria.





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Old Photograph Underground Station Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of an underground subway station in Glasgow, Scotland. The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the British Isles outside London, England, and also the only one outside London which operates completely underground. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as " the Subway ". In 2003 the name " Subway " was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.



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Old Photograph Rosemount Golf Course Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of golfers on Rosemount Golf Course in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Blairgowrie Golf Club was founded as a private members club in 1889. In 1930 the club decided to expand the facilities yet again and engaged James Braid, who was born in Earlsferry, Fife, to re-design the course to devise a new 18 hole layout with provision for a new nine hole course. For what then became the 18 hole Rosemount course.





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Old Photographs Golf Course Blair Atholl Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of golfers on the golf course in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland. The Blair Atholl Golf Club is a nine-hole course founded in 1896. The original course was extended to 18 holes for a period before returning to nine, and it has hosted notable golfers like Tom Morris and James Braid.

Old Photograph Blackhill Golf Course Scotland

Old photograph of Blackhill Golf Course near Glasgow, Scotland. Scottish golf club history on the west coast of Scotland began with the Glasgow Golf Club, which was founded in May 1787 by wealthy Glaswegian merchants and serving army officers. They played initially on Glasgow Green. In 1870 the club moved to Queens Park. As congestion developed on Queens Park, the club moved to Alexandra Park in 1874 and Blackhill in 1895, before finally settling at its present location at Killermont in Bearsden in 1904.



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