Electrification
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A list of Electrification schemes in Scotland.
All listed are 25kV overhead line electrification, except where noted.
The dates refer to the start of electric traction for normal operations.
Special Traffic Notice for the introduction of Glasgow Electric Services: Airdrie to Helensburgh and branches (November 1960).
Pamphlet promoting the introduction of Glasgow - Gourock/Wemyss Bay electric trains (June 1967).
Class 303 EMU
Class 311 EMU
Class 314 EMU
Class 318 EMU
Class 305 EMU
All listed are 25kV overhead line electrification, except where noted.
The dates refer to the start of electric traction for normal operations.
| Date | Route | Remarks |
| Nov 1960 | Dalmuir - Yoker - Glasgow Queen Street (Low Level) - Bellgrove - Parkhead | 6.25kV until 1979 |
| Hyndland - Westerton - Milngavie | 6.25kV until 1979 | |
| Bellgrove - Springburn | 6.25kV until 1979 | |
| High Street - Bridgeton (Central) | 6.25kV until 1979 (Now closed) | |
| Helensburgh Central - Dalreoch - Dalmuir | ||
| Dalreoch - Balloch Pier | (Part closed 1986) | |
| Dalmuir - Westerton | ||
| Parkhead - Airdrie | ||
| Hyndland Depot | Depot (closed 1987) | |
| May 1962 | Glasgow Central: platforms 6 to 11 | 6.25kV until 1971 |
| Glasgow Central - Muirhouse Jn - Maxwell Park - Kings Park | 6.25kV until 1973 | |
| Kings Park - Kirkhill - Newton - Uddingston - Motherwell | ||
| Pollokshields East - Mount Florida - Cathcart | 6.25kV until 1979 | |
| Cathcart - Muirend | 6.25kV until 1973 | |
| Muirend - Neilston (High) | ||
| Bridge Street Jn - Smithy Lye Sidings | 6.25kV until 1967 | |
| June 1967 | Bridge Street Jn - Gourock | |
| Wemyss Jn - Wemyss Bay | ||
| Glasgow Central: platforms 11a, 12, 13 | ||
| Shields Electric Traction Depot | Depot | |
| April 1974 | Preston - Carlisle - Carstairs - Motherwell | |
| Law Jn - Wishaw - Holytown - Mossend Yard | ||
| Motherwell - Bellshill - Uddingston | ||
| Newton - Cambuslang - Glasgow Central (High Level) | ||
| Glasgow Central: platforms 1 to 5 | ||
| May 1974 | Motherwell - Hamilton - Newton | |
| Lanark Jn - Lanark | ||
| 1975 | Larkfield Jn - Shields Jn | Non-Passenger |
| Terminus Jn - Muirhouse Jn | Non-Passenger | |
| Nov 1977 | Polmadie Carriage Depot | Depot |
| Nov 1979 | Rutherglen - Glasgow Central (Low Level) - Finnieston Junctions | Line Re-opening |
| Aug 1981 | Mossend Yard - Coatbridge FLT, Gartsherrie South Jn. | Non-Passenger |
| Oct 1984 | Shields Jn - Corkerhill Depot | Non-Passenger |
| Sept 1986 | Paisley - Ayr | |
| Ayr Townhead Carriage Sidings | Depot | |
| Nov 1986 | Kilwinning - Ardrossan South Beach | |
| Dubbs Jn - Byrehill Jn | Non-Passenger | |
| Jan 1987 | Ardrossan South Beach - Largs (single line only) | |
| Ardrossan South Beach - Ardrossan Harbour | ||
| May 1987 | Yoker Depot | Depot |
| May 1989 | Airdrie - Drumgelloch | Line Re-opening |
| Nov 1989 | Whifflet South Jn - Sunnyside Jn (Coatbridge). | Non-Passenger |
| March 1991 | Edinburgh - Haymarket: South Lines, Mound Tunnels lines W & Z | |
| Edinburgh Waverley: through platforms, east end bays | ||
| Haymarket East Jn - Carstairs | ||
| Monktonhall Jn - Millerhill - Portobello Jn | Non-Passenger | |
| Craigentinny Depot | Depot | |
| June 1991 | Newcastle - Edinburgh | |
| July 1991 | Drem Jn - North Berwick | |
| Aug 1999 | Motherwell Depot (Sidings) | Depot |
| Dec 2005 | Haughhead Jn - Larkhall | Line Re-opening |
| Feb 2008 | Terminus Jn - Shields Jn (Up Through Terminus, aka 'Burma Road') | Non-Passenger |
| May 2008 | Edinburgh Waverley: west end bays, Mound Tunnels lines X & Y | |
| Dec 2010 | Haymarket - Newbridge Jn - Bathgate | (Driver training started Oct 2010) |
| Dec 2010 | Bathgate - Airdrie | Line Re-opening |
| May 2011 | Princes St Gardens - Haymarket Central Jn (North Lines), Haymarket platforms 0, 1 & 2. | |
| Nov 2012 | Shields Junction - Paisley Canal | Passenger trains running from 19th Nov |
| May 2014 | Springburn (platforms 1 & 2) - Garnqueen North Jn | Passenger trains running from 19th May |
| Gartsherrie South Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Cumbernauld | ||
| Gartsherrie South Jn - Gartcosh Jn | Non-Passenger | |
| Dec 2014 | Rutherglen East Jn - Carmyle - Langloan Jn - Whifflet North Jn | Driver training started October 2014. Passenger trains running from 14th Dec |
| tbc | Langloan Jn - Coatbridge Jn | Not yet complete. Non-Passenger. |
Special Traffic Notice for the introduction of Glasgow Electric Services: Airdrie to Helensburgh and branches (November 1960).
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Pamphlet promoting the introduction of Glasgow - Gourock/Wemyss Bay electric trains (June 1967).
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See Also
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Glasgow Suburban Electrification 1960Class 303 EMU
Class 311 EMU
Class 314 EMU
Class 318 EMU
Class 305 EMU