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The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century to form a link between English railways and Glasgow. It steadily extended its network and reached Edinburgh and Aberdeen. It also had a dense network of branch lines in the area surrounding Glasgow. It was absorbed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923 under the Railways Act 1921. Many of its main routes are still used. The original main line between Carlisle and Glasgow is now part of the West Coast Main Line.

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Caledonian locomotive no. 419 at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway (formerly part of the North British Railway).
Caledonian Engineers Saloon No. 41
Former Caledonian Main Line, Edinburgh 2011
The Caledonian Railway first main line
A former Caledonian Railway building in Hamilton.
Caledonian lines are shown in red on this 1905 Railway Clearing House map of Edinburgh.
An empty stock train for Princes Street station, passing Dalry Road Locomotive Depot in 1962
Wreckage at Quintinshill

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