What is The North Clyde Line? The North Clyde Line is a commuter route in Glasgow (Scotland). It begins in Helensburgh and ends in Edinburgh. The route splits into two separate lines at Dalmuir and they rejoin at Hyndland. Just before Glasgow City Centre. It has multiple branches to locations such as Balloch (For Loch Lomond, the largest lake in Scotland) and Milngavie - a town North-West of Glasgow. Due to the length of the route and all it’s branches, I request it to end at Airdrie. A stop between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Some spots that can be noticed on the route are: Dumbarton Castle Bowling Harbour The Underground Section through Glasgow City Centre (Queen Street Station Low Level shown) The Route The North Clyde line including all it’s branches from Helensburgh Central to Airdrie is just shy of 50 miles long. It has 25kv overhead (AC) electrification throughout the route. In the map below, the North Clyde Line is in a dark blue/navy blue colour The Trains Three main passenger trains on the North Clyde Line are : The Class 334 ‘Juniper’ — Manufactured in 2001 The Class 318 — Manufactured in 1986 The Class 320 — Manufactured in 1990 The Class 156 ‘Sprinter’ —Manufactured in 1988 — Running on the West Highland Line (Stops at Dalmuir, Dumbarton Central and Helensburgh Upper) before heading towards Fort William, Oban and Mallaig Sometimes the trains run double-headed (2 together) to boost capacity. There are occasional freight services The Class 37 Thanks for reading this suggestion, if you want to share your thoughts on this, go on!
It is always possible for the route to have the older SPT Livery instead of the updated ScotRail one My inspiration for this route was when I went to Glasgow months ago, from the urban section in Central Glasgow to the Banks of the River Clyde. It was a quick transition from city to more rural areas, an interesting route to say the least.
