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Locale | Scotland |
Dates of operation | 6 August 1860 –25 July 1864 |
Successor | Caledonian Railway |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Length | 10+1⁄4 miles (16.5 km) |
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The Hamilton and Strathaven Railway was a historic railway in Scotland. It ran from a junction with the Hamilton Branch of the Caledonian Railway to a terminus at Strathaven. The railway was worked from the start by the Caledonian Railway, who absorbed the railway company in 1864.[1]