Banton Tramway
Introduction
This was one of many tramways connecting a colliery to the Forth and Clyde Canal. This one dates from around 1813. This tramway connected the Banton Colliery and Banton Brick Works to Kelvinhead Jetty on the Forth and Clyde Canal, to its south. From 1888 a siding on the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway served the Banton Brick Works. The southern portion probably fell out of use. The route of the tramway is shown on the 1898 OS map.
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
The Banton and Kelvinhead Collieries were worked by the Carron Company. Coal from these collieries was taken south by the Banton Tramway to Kelvinhead Quay and then east along the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Carron Iron Works.
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See also
Carron Company
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