Hamilton and Strathaven Railway


The Hamilton and Strathaven Railway was a historic railway in Scotland. It ran from a junction with the Hamilton Branch of the Caledonian Railway to a terminus at Strathaven. The railway was worked from the start by the Caledonian Railway, who absorbed the railway company in 1864.

History

The railway was planned by William Smith Dixon, an Ironmaster.
Its construction was authorised by the ' on 10 August 1857; and it was opened on 9 August 1860, from Hamilton to Quarter, for the carriage of goods. It opened fully on 2 February 1863, between Hamilton and Strathaven, for goods and passengers.
It was taken over by the Caledonian Railway, which was authorised to do so by the ' of 25 July 1864.

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