GLASGOW AND GARNKIRK RAILWAY, earliest railway formed in Scotland, opened in September 1831, vested in the Cale-donian Company in 1845, and now forming greater portion of their line from Glasgow to Coatbridge.
GLASGOW AND GREENOCK RAILWAY, railway from south side of Glasgow west-ward through Paisley to Greenock. It is 22f miles long, and includes some elaborate and costly works. It was authorized in 1837 on a capital of 400,000 in shares and 133,333 in loans ; required a much larger amount for construction ; was opened in March 1841 ; passed soon to the Caledonian Company at reduced capital of 649,421 ; and cost, till July 31, 1853, 856,458. The portion of it from Glasgow to Paisley is common to the Caledonian and to the Glasgow and South-Western.
GLASGOW AND MILNGAVIE JUNCTION, branch railway, upwards of 3 miles long, from Glasgow, Dumbarton, and Helensburgh line, northward to Milngavie. It was opened in April 1863.
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY, railway system from south side of Glasgow to south-western coast and south-eastward to English border. It commenced with a line to Ayr, completed in 1840 ; it includes a line through Kilmarnock and Dumfries to a junction with the Caledonian at Gretna, with running powers thence to Carlisle; it comprises also lines or branches to Greenock, Girvan, Dalmellington, Newmilns, Muirkirk, Castle-Douglas, and Kirkcudbright, and some cross or shorter lines ; and it combines them chiefly on grounds of amalgamation. Its stock and share capital, in 1879-80, was 7,457,605 ; its ordinary capital, 4,927,710 ; its loans and debenture stock, 2,314,369.
GLASGOW, DUMBARTON, AND HELENSBURGH RAILWAYrailway from junction with the Edinburgh and Glasgow at Cowlairs, 12^ miles westward to Bowling, thence 3f miles along previous railway to Dalreoch junction, and thence 7j miles to Helensburgh. It was opened in 1858, and it belongs to the North British system.
GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND JOHNSTONE CANALcanal, 11 miles long, west-south-westward from Port-Eglinton, in south side of Glasgow. It was designed to be cut to Ardrossan, but was stopped at Johnstone. It lies all on one level; it was opened in 1811; it served till the railway times for much passenger traffic ; and it was purchased by the Glasgow and South-Western Kail way Company in 1869.
