Airdrie railway station, the Glossary

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1. 23 relations: Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Airdrie–Bathgate rail link, Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, British Rail brand names, Drumgelloch railway station, First ScotRail, Glasgow Queen Street railway station, High Street (Glasgow) railway station, London and North Eastern Railway, Nationalization, North British Railway, North Clyde Line, North Lanarkshire, Office of Rail and Road, Ordnance Survey National Grid, Privatisation of British Rail, Railways Act 1921, Scotland, ScotRail, ScotRail (British Rail), Scottish Region of British Railways, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Train station.

2. Railway stations in North Lanarkshire

Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

Airdrie (Airdrie; An t-Àrd Ruigh) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Airdrie–Bathgate rail link

The Airdrie–Bathgate rail link is a completed railway project in central Scotland.

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Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway

The Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, also known as the "New Monkland Line", was built by Monkland Railways.

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British Rail brand names

British Rail was the brand image of the nationalised railway owner and operator in Great Britain, the British Railways Board, used from 1965 until its breakup and sell-off from 1993 onwards.

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Drumgelloch railway station

Drumgelloch railway station is a railway station serving the east of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Airdrie railway station and Drumgelloch railway station are Former North British Railway stations, railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862, railway stations in North Lanarkshire, railway stations served by ScotRail and SPT railway stations.

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First ScotRail

First ScotRail was a train operating company in Scotland owned by FirstGroup.

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Glasgow Queen Street railway station

Glasgow Queen Street (Sràid na Banrighinn) is a passenger railway terminus serving the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Airdrie railway station and Glasgow Queen Street railway station are Former North British Railway stations, railway stations served by ScotRail and SPT railway stations.

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High Street (Glasgow) railway station

High Street railway station serves High Street in Glasgow, Scotland and the surrounding area, which includes Townhead, the Merchant City, as well the western fringes of Dennistoun and Calton. Airdrie railway station and High Street (Glasgow) railway station are Former North British Railway stations, railway stations served by ScotRail and SPT railway stations.

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London and North Eastern Railway

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain.

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Nationalization

Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state.

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North British Railway

The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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North Clyde Line

The North Clyde Line (defined by Network Rail as the Glasgow North Electric Suburban line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland.

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North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire (North Lanrikshire; Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Office of Rail and Road

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the economic and safety regulation of Britain's railways, and the economic monitoring of National Highways.

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Ordnance Survey National Grid

The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system (OSGB), also known as British National Grid (BNG), is a system of geographic grid references, distinct from latitude and longitude, whereby any location in Great Britain can be described in terms of its distance from the origin (0, 0), which lies to the west of the Isles of Scilly.

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Privatisation of British Rail

The privatisation of British Rail was the process by which ownership and operation of the railways of Great Britain passed from government control into private hands.

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Railways Act 1921

The Railways Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 55), also known as the Grouping Act, was an Act of Parliament enacted by the British government and intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, by "grouping" them into four large companies dubbed the "Big Four".

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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ScotRail

ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail (Rèile na h-Alba), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government.

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ScotRail (British Rail)

ScotRail was the trading name providing a distinctive brand for the British Rail network in Scotland, first adopted on 22 September 1983, under manager Chris Green, British Railways Scottish Region.

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Scottish Region of British Railways

The Scottish Region (ScR) was one of the six regions created on British Railways (BR) and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and ex-London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) lines in Scotland.

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Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a regional transport partnership for the Strathclyde area of western Scotland.

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Train station

A train station, railroad station, or railroad depot (mainly North American terminology) and railway station (mainly UK and other Anglophone countries) is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both.

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See also

Railway stations in North Lanarkshire

• Airbles railway station
• Airdrie railway station
• Bargeddie railway station
• Bellshill railway station
• Blairhill railway station
• Caldercruix railway station
• Carfin railway station
• Cleland railway station
• Coatbridge Central railway station
• Coatbridge Sunnyside railway station
• Coatdyke railway station
• Croy railway station
• Cumbernauld railway station
• Drumgelloch railway station
• Gartcosh railway station
• Greenfaulds railway station
• Hartwood railway station
• Holytown railway station
• Kirkwood railway station
• Motherwell railway station
• Shieldmuir railway station
• Shotts railway station
• Stepps railway station
• Whifflet railway station
• Wishaw railway station

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airdrie_railway_station

Also known as Airdrie South railway station, Airdrie station, Airdrie train station.