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George Stephenson's Birthplace, Wylam

George Stephenson was born in a small cottage at Wylam. It is now owned by the National Trust and is listed Grade II*.

Glanrhyd Bridge, Bridgend

A three arch masonry bridge which originally carried a tramroad over the river Ogmore, now a road bridge and  listed Grade II*.

Glasgow Queen Street Station, Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway

Opened  1842 from Queens Street to Haymarket as Scotland's first inter-city passenger line. Until 1908, trains were cable hauled up the Cowlairs Incline

Glasgow Subway

Former Ticket Office of the Glasgow Subway. Opened 1896 and the 3rd-oldest underground metro in the world. A 6½ mile circuit; cable-hauled until electrified in 1935

Glasgow, Paisley & Ardrossan Canal

Designed by Thomas Telford and including the longest aqueduct span of the canal era. Opened 1811, converted to a railway in 1885, closed 1983, partially re-opened 1990

Glen Ogle Viaducts

Built for the single track railway which here ran on a ledge on the side of the mountain, they are a stark reminder of the effort required to build a railway in such inhospitable country. They are listed Grade B.

Gleneagles Hotel

The doyen of great British railway hotels, Gleneagles was created by the Caledonian Railway but opened under LMS ownership in 1924 in rolling Perthshire countryside facing the Ochil Hills. 

Glenelg-Skye Turntable ferry “Glenachulish”

This 1934 car ferry service across the Kyle Rhea straits is provided by MV Glenachulish, the last manually-operated turntable ferry in the UK

Glenesk viaduct, Midlothian

A graceful single-arch viaduct built for the Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway that today carries the Borders Railway across the North Esk.

Glenfinnan Viaduct

Best known viaduct on the West Highland line, an early example of the use of mass concrete, and starred in four Harry Potter films.