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Skaterigg Branch (North British Railway)

Introduction

A short mineral line running west from the later site of Knightswood South Junction station to the Skaterigg Colliery. Later replaced by the Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) which covered much of the same ground.

Dates

/ /1867	Skaterig Branch (North British Railway) Abandoned. (A Skaterigg Branch (North British Railway) did later open.)

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Knightswood South Junction

This junction is to the north of Anniesland station. To the east the original line, the Stobcross Railway of 1874 runs to Maryhill Park Junction, just west of Maryhill. This closed in 1980 and reopened in 2005.
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See also
Glasgow City and District Railway
Stobcross Railway
Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway)

320316 is looking less than spruce as it rattles over the points at Knightswood South on 19 September 2020. The train is a Balloch to Airdrie service. ...
David Panton 19/09/2020

B1 61140 leaves the loop at Knightswood South junction with a mixed freight on 21st September 1963. It has come off the spur from Maryhill Park and ...
Robin McGregor 21/09/1963

A Rutherglen service passing Knightswood South Junction on the approach to Anniesland. Rutherglen is not normally a destination, but engineering works ...
David Panton 25/08/2018

156458 on route learning duties approaches the new crossover accessing the recently installed connecting spur to the Maryhill line. This DMU is using ...
Colin McDonald 28/01/2016

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