The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway was a company, in Scotland, which built and ran what is now known as the Glasgow South Western Line. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries The line was authorised on 13 August 1846 and was constructed between 1846 and 1850. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link It ran from Gretna junction on the Caledonian Railway to an end-on junction with the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway at Old Cumnock. Gretna (Greatna is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish Railway company operating in Scotland The Glasgow Paisley Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR was a railway in Scotland that provided train services between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr. Cumnock ( Cumnag in Gaelic is a Town in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
In 1850 the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr railway companies merged to form the Glasgow and South Western Railway. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR one of the pre- grouping railway companies, served a triangular area of south-west Scotland, between Glasgow The Glasgow and South Western Railway then expanded to cover much of the area of south west Scotland. It existed until 1921; and then became a constituent company of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar London Midland for the new (2007 railway company The London Midland and Scottish Railway ( LMS) was a British Railway company
The line between Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle today is owned by Network Rail; with First ScotRail operating regular passenger services. Network Rail is a British "not for dividend" Company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited a company limited First ScotRail is the Brand under which FirstGroup runs its Railway franchise to operate all domestic Passenger services within