Paisley Canal Electrification

As a Glasgow man I was surprised at this route added to the electric suburban system. Not in a negative way I may add. I can recall when this line wnet a lot further than it presently does and lost years ago. WhenIi built the whole of the former Glasgow Tramway network (3 years it took) it went out as far as Kilbarcahn so i was able to put that station back in as scenery background!
Bobby
 
Quite amusing although it looked a bit fragile! Recently, i discoverd when the railways were building their suburban lines in the city they complained bitterly when the then Gasgow Corporation started electrifying the big tram system around 1900. They had good reason because they never really got the chance to recoup much as folk switched to the street trams. As a boy, I lived in Whiteinch and noticed the deadness of the line in my area.
 
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