Wilsontown Iron Works Waggonway
Introduction
The Wilsontown Iron Works opened in 1779. Tramways linked outlying mines to the works, opened by 1805. The works largely closed in 1812/13 and the tramway closed. The works fully closed in 1842 and the area was given over to coal mining. A railway - Wilsontown Branch (Caledonian Railway) - opened to serve the coal mines in 1876.
Dates
| / /1804 | Wilsontown Iron Works Waggonway Opened from Climpy collieries to Wilsontown Iron Works by John Wilson. |
| / /1805 | Wilsontown Iron Works Waggonway Line completely opened. |
| / /1812 | Wilsontown Iron Works Waggonway Line closes. |
| / /1813 | Wilsontown Iron Works Waggonway Line completely closed. |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This iron works was built over the Mouse Water, the stream running under the works in a culvert, to the north of the village of Forth at a location formerly known as Forkens. It was the first iron works in Lanarkshire.
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