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The Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway was a railway built in Scotland in 1848 to extend the Slamannan Railway to the harbour at Borrowstounness (now called Bo'ness) on the Firth of Forth, and to connect with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 10 relations: Bo'ness, Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Firth of Forth, Forth and Clyde Canal, Monkland Railways, North British Railway, Scottish Railway Preservation Society, Slamannan Railway, Union Canal (Scotland).

  2. 1846 establishments in Scotland
  3. 1851 establishments in Scotland
  4. Railway companies established in 1846
  5. Railway lines opened in 1851

Bo'ness

Borrowstounness (commonly known as Bo'ness) is a town and former burgh and seaport on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway

The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a heritage railway in Bo'ness, Scotland. Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway and Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway are Standard gauge railways in Scotland.

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Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was authorised by act of Parliament on 4 July 1838. Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway and Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway are early Scottish railway companies, north British Railway and pre-grouping British railway companies.

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Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary, or firth, of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth.

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Forth and Clyde Canal

The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands.

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Monkland Railways

The Monkland Railways was a railway company formed in 1848 by the merger of three "coal railways" that had been built to serve coal and iron pits around Airdrie in Central Scotland, and connect them to canals for onward transport of the minerals. Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway and Monkland Railways are early Scottish railway companies, north British Railway, pre-grouping British railway companies and Standard gauge railways in Scotland.

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North British Railway

The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway and North British Railway are early Scottish railway companies and pre-grouping British railway companies.

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Scottish Railway Preservation Society

The Scottish Railway Preservation Society is a registered charity, whose principal objective is the preservation and advancement of railway heritage in Scotland.

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Slamannan Railway

The Slamannan Railway was an early mineral railway between the north-eastern margin of Airdrie and Causewayend on the Union Canal, near Linlithgow, Scotland. Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway and Slamannan Railway are early Scottish railway companies, north British Railway, pre-grouping British railway companies and Standard gauge railways in Scotland.

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Union Canal (Scotland)

The Union Canal, full name the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, is a canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh, constructed to bring minerals, especially coal, to the capital.

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See also

1846 establishments in Scotland

1851 establishments in Scotland

Railway companies established in 1846

Railway lines opened in 1851

References

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

Also known as Slamannan and Bo'ness Railway, Slamannan and Borrowstouness Railway Act 1846, Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway Act 1846.