Private company

General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway

Former railway line in Scotland

The General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway was authorised by the General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. cxxx) on 3 July 1846 and it opened, in part, in December 1848. Its main function was intended to be the transportation of coal from collieries and Lanarkshire and Ayrshire, other railways, to a coal depot on the south bank of the River Clyde.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837)
Photo: Sodacan (ed. Safes007 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway was authorised by the General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. cxxx) on 3 July 1846 and it opened, in part, in December 1848.2

Timeline

  1. 1846Founded Founded1