This page was last updated on 12 October 2021 Click here to  Print this page Biography finder A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     Index of first names Douglas & Dolphinton Railway                   The Douglas & Dolphinton Railway was projected in 1864 to build a line from near Douglas in Lanarkshire, via a junction with the Caledonian Railway's West Coast Main Line at Carstairs, to a junction with the Leadburn, Linton & Dolphinton branch of the North British. The line made use of the Carstairs to Lanark line, which had already opened in 1855 and is the only part of the line still open today. The Engineer was Ronald Johnstone, a Glasgow Civil & Mining Engineer who was also Engineer of the Glasgow & South Western Railway. The line was completed in 1867, but the Dolphinton to Carstairs was run as a separate branch, known as the Dolphinton Branch of the Caledonian Railway, and the Carstairs to Douglas section was run as part of the Muirkirk to Carstairs line, which connected at Muirkirk with the G&SWR line to Ayr. The Dolphinton Branch closed in 1945. Any contributions will be gratefully accepted     Errors and Omissions The Forum What's new? We are looking for your help to improve the accuracy of The Douglas Archives. If you spot errors, or omissions, then please do let us know Contributions Many articles are stubs which would benefit from re-writing. Can you help? Copyright You are not authorized to add this page or any images from this page to Ancestry.com (or its subsidiaries) or other fee-paying sites without our express permission and then, if given, only by including our copyright and a URL link to the web site.   If you have met a brick wall with your research, then posting a notice in the Douglas Archives Forum may be the answer. Or, it may help you find the answer! You may also be able to help others answer their queries. Visit the Douglas Archives Forum.   2 Minute Survey To provide feedback on the website, please take a couple of minutes to complete our survey.   We try to keep everyone up to date with new entries, via our What's New section on the home page. We also use the Community Network to keep researchers abreast of developments in the Douglas Archives. Help with costs Maintaining the three sections of the site has its costs.  Any contribution the defray them is very welcome Donate   Newsletter If you would like to receive a very occasional newsletter - Sign up!

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