How do I get to Glasgow calendar?
The best way to get from Glasgow to Callander without a car is to train and line 59 bus which takes 2h 14m and costs £8 – £23. How long does it take to get from Glasgow to Callander? It takes approximately 2h 14m to get from Glasgow to Callander, including transfers.
Is Oban worth visiting?
The resort town of Oban is well worth visiting on a day trip or short break. Situated on Scotland’s west coast, this charming port is known as the ‘seafood capital of Scotland’.
When did the Wansbeck branch of the North British Railway open?
Conceived as part of a through trunk route for the North British Railway, it never achieved its potential. It opened in stages from 1862 to 1865. Mineral traffic kept the line going; the population was sparse. In 1870 the Rothbury branch opened, from a junction on the Wansbeck line at Scotsgap.
When was the Border Counties line to Wansbeck built?
The line was opened as far as Knowesgate in October 1863. Reedsmouth station was opened for the Border Counties line in November 1864, but the Wansbeck line reached it on 1 May 1865: the Wansbeck Railway was now complete. The line had been built as single track, although land had been taken for double track.
When did the Wansbeck and Morpeth line open?
The Blyth and Tyne line ran eastwards from the NER station, so that the Wansbeck passenger and goods trains had to reverse to reach the Morpeth station. The line was opened as far as Scotsgap on 23 July 1862; trains were worked by the North British Railway, although the stub of route was not physically connected to the NBR.
When did the Wansbeck Piper cross country railway start?
This started at Morpeth and the relatively easily constructed 11-mile section to Scotsgap was opened in July 1862. The more steeply graded and winding stretch over the wild Northumberland moors from Scotsgap to Woodburn and on to Reedsmouth took longer to build but was opened in May 1865, thus completing the 25-mile-long cross-country route.