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Encyclopedia > Cumbernauld Line
Cumbernauld Line
Principle stations

Glasgow Queen Street
Springburn
(for North Clyde Line)
Stepps
Gartcosh
Greenfaulds
Cumbernauld
(for Motherwell-Cumbernauld Line) Queen Street Station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland, UK and is Glasgows second main line terminus. ... The North Clyde Line (sometimes called the North Electric line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... The Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Motherwell and Cumbernauld in Scotland. ...

The Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport network. Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Cumbernauld is a new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, created in 1956 as a population overflow for Glasgow. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... A Class 156 train in SPT livery at Glasgow Central Station Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating public transport in the Glasgow and Strathclyde area of Scotland, and for operating Glasgows subway. ...


The route serves the following places:

The line is not electrified. Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail using Class 158 or Class 170 diesel trains. Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Queen Street Station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland, UK and is Glasgows second main line terminus. ... Cumbernauld is a new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, created in 1956 as a population overflow for Glasgow. ... Falkirks location in Scotland Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in Scotland, in the district of Falkirk. ... A Class 170 Turbostar unit at Edinburgh Waverley. ... Class 158, no. ... Class 170, no. ...



Railway lines in Scotland:
Main lines:  Ayrshire Coast Line   Fife Circle Line   Glasgow-Edinburgh via Carstairs Line   Glasgow-Edinburgh via Falkirk Line  
 Glasgow-Edinburgh via Shotts Line   Glasgow South Western Line   Highland Main Line 
Glasgow commuter lines:  Argyle Line   Ayrshire Coast Line   Cathcart Circle Lines   Croy Line   Cumbernauld Line 
 Inverclyde Line   Maryhill Line   Motherwell-Cumbernauld Line   North Clyde Line 
 Paisley Canal Line   Shotts Line   South Western Lines   Whifflet Line 
Edinburgh commuter lines:  Cross-City Line   Edinburgh-Bathgate Line   North Berwick Line 
Rural lines:  Aberdeen-Inverness Line   Far North Line   Kyle of Lochalsh Line    West Highland Line 

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etyres mobile tyres fitting service in Cumbernauld Scotland (1123 words)
Cumbernauld is a new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, created in 1956 as a population overflow for Glasgow.
However, the common confusion of the dysfunctional and unattractive Town Centre with the town of Cumbernauld itself is an abiding source of frustration for residents, many of whom are the descendents of skilled workers who aspired to escape the frequently appalling social and housing conditions of the Glasgow connurbation in the 1960s and 70s.
The supposed core of Cumbernauld remains the "Town Centre", all of which is essentially contained within one structure, segmented into "phases", the first of which was completed in 1967, the latest of which began construction in May 2003 for completion around September 2004.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Strathclyde Passenger Transport (3323 words)
The North Clyde Line (sometimes called the North Electric line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland.
The Royal Burgh of Ayr (Scottish Gaelic, Inbhir Àir) in the south-west of Scotland is a burgh situated on the Firth of Clyde.
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride History The line was built by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway and The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock...
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