the eastern apex of the triangle at Jordanhill.) Passenger traffic The North British Railway worked the Whiteinch Railway, and it aspired to incorporate it and the tramway into its own system. This was resisted locally, until in 1891 the NBR agreed a purchase of the Whiteinch Railway, but not the tramway. In due course the NBR converted the Whiteinch Railway into a passenger branch, and next to Whiteinch goods yard they built passenger station. It opened on 1 January 1897, there were no intermediate stations on the short branch. The Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway In 1896 the Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway (L&DR) (the company name used the variant spelling of Dumbartonshire) opened its line; it was sponsored by the rival Caledonian Railway and ran along the north bank of the River Clyde, giving a much improved service to industrial premises than the Wood Brothers' tramway. The finances of the tramway declined and in May 1914 the Wood Brothers went into liquidation. A and G Anderson took over the local management of the line, but the North British Railway stepped in and the railway operations were effectively controlled by them, with Anderson handling the merchant activity. In 1916 the NBR took over the working of the tramway completely. Closed to passengers Passenger services were suspended from 1 January 1917 until 2 June 1919. After World War II social patterns changed and at the same time road transport, for goods and for passengers, had improved significantly and on 2 April 1951 the passenger service to Whiteinch was withdrawn. Goods traffic continued until closure in March 1965. The North Clyde passenger train network was electrified in 1960 and the construction work in connection with it had been carried out over several preceding years. An electrification depot was established in Whiteinch goods yard for the purpose. The depot continued as a maintenance depot until 1967. The line today The whole of the Whiteinch Railway and the Whiteinch Tramway has been closed and Whiteinch goods yard has been landscaped and is open ground; the Dumbarton Road frontage is now occupied by residential accommodation. Connections to other railways Stobcross Railway at Whiteinch Junction. Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway at Yoker Junction. References Notes Citations Bibliography External links Railscot: Whiteinch Railway Whiteinch Railways (addresses the history of the line and stations in the area). Railway lines opened in 1874 Railway lines in Scotland Railway lines closed in