 Much supplementary industry, including a chemical works, was being established there.Dawsholm only lasted until 1908 as a passenger station, but it developed in its industrial significance, and the Caledonian built a six-road engine shed there which serviced most of the Central Railway's traction needs.Concurrently with the construction of the Glasgow Central Railway, the Caledonian was encouraging the promotion and building of the "Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway".