The '''Central Belt''' is in Scotland, one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is that part of the country which stretches from Glasgow in the west to Edinburgh in the east, and contains the majority of the population. The region varies greatly, from the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, to the rural areas of the South Region.
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Edinburgh
Glasgow
Stirling
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Bo'ness
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East Kilbride
Falkirk
Linlithgow
North Berwick
Paisley
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'''Elderslie''' This is a small Village situated between the towns of Paisley and Johnstone. It is the birth place of William Wallace.
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There are three major airports in this area of Scotland. One serving the capital, Edinburgh, and two serving Glasgow.
Trains from England arrive in the main rail stations in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Major roads into the Central Belt are:
M74 bringing traffic from the northwest of England and southwest of Scotland to Glasgow
A77 bringing traffic from the southwest of Scotland to Glasgow, via Ayr
A1 bringing traffic from the northeast of England and southeast of Scotland to Edinburgh, via Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar
A7 & A68 bringing traffic from the Scottish Borders to Edinburgh
A9 bringing traffic from the north of Scotland to Stirling, via Inverness and Perth
A90 bringing traffic from Aberdeen and the northeast of Scotland to Edinburgh, via Dundee and Perth
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'''[http://www.firstgroup.com/scotrail/index.php FirstScotRail]''' currently run the rail franchise in Scotland. '''[http://www.gner.co.uk/GNER GNER]''' and '''[http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/default.aspx Virgin Trains]''' also run passenger rail services in Scotland, but they operate long distance services and only stop in the larger rail stations.
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'''Edinburgh Castle''' in Edinburgh
'''Burrell Collection ''' in Glasgow
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