Electrification
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A list of Rail 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 for Inverclyde 1967
Class 314 EMU for Argyle Line, 1979
Class 318 EMU for Ayrshire
Class 305 EMU for North Berwick
Class 365 EMU for E&G, SDA 2018 (short-term).
Class 385 EMU for E&G, SDA 2018.
Class 91 for ECML in 1991.
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 |
| 1935 | Glasgow Subway Railway | 600v DC, third rail |
| 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 - Paisley Gilmour St - 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 Gilmour St - 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 |
| Bathgate LMD | Depot | |
| 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 2012 |
| May 2014 | Springburn (platforms 1 & 2) - Garnqueen North Jn | Passenger trains running from 19th May 2014 |
| Gartsherrie South Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Cumbernauld | (as above) | |
| Gartsherrie South Jn - Gartcosh Jn | Non-Passenger | |
| Dec 2014 | Rutherglen East Jn - Carmyle - Langloan Jn - Whifflet North Jn | Driver training started October. Passenger trains running from 14th Dec 2014 |
| 2016? | Langloan Jn - Coatbridge Jn | By March 2016? Non-Passenger. |
| Dec 2017 | Glasgow Queen St HL - Falkirk High - Linlithgow - Newbridge Jn. | Tested on 1st Nov, Passenger Trains from 10th Dec 2017 |
| Cowlairs E & W Jns - Sighthill West (Springburn) | (For ECS) | |
| Millerhill EMU Depot (Edinburgh) | Depot (First EMU on 3rd Dec 2017) | |
| Eastfield Depot (Glasgow) | Depot (Used from May 2018?) | |
| Dec 2018 | Greenhill Upper Jn - Carmuirs - Falkirk Grahamston - Polmont Jn | Tested 19th May. Diversions from June 2018 |
| Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn | EMUs used in July 2018, regular service from 10th Dec 2018 | |
| Carmuirs (E & W Jns) - Stirling - Dunblane | Tested 28th Nov. 1st Passenger use evening of 8th Dec 2018 | |
| Stirling - Alloa | (as above) | |
| April 2019 | Holytown - Shotts - Midcalder Jn | Tested 24th February. Diverted Sleeper 20th Apr. Regular Passenger use began 23rd April 2019 |
| June 2019 | Grangemouth Jn - Fouldubs Jn; Run-round Loops. | Freight Only. Tested 23rd March 2019 Used twice in June 2019. Regular use from 1st February 2022 |
| Dec 2023 | Muirhouse Central Jn - Barrhead | Tested 9th November 2023. Official Launch 6th December. Regular Passenger use from 11th December 2023 |
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 1960 (Track Diagrams)Class 303 EMU
Class 311 EMU for Inverclyde 1967
Class 314 EMU for Argyle Line, 1979
Class 318 EMU for Ayrshire
Class 305 EMU for North Berwick
Class 365 EMU for E&G, SDA 2018 (short-term).
Class 385 EMU for E&G, SDA 2018.
Class 91 for ECML in 1991.