Rothesay Dock
Rothesay Dock yard in 1987 looking away from the dock with the Clyde on the right. This dock was built with coal hoists on the north side and strip coil and iron ore import on the south side - the yard was laid out in a similar manner. The railway was a joint CR and NBR line and much of the traffic went by the Caley's line round via Possil to reach Gartcosh, Coatbridge and the Lanarkshire steelworks. By the 1980s the dock and remaining sidings were associated with the import of iron ore (as was General Terminus) until both were replaced by the new Hunterston Ore Terminal. By 1987 the sidings had been out of use for some time and had a bank of rubble piled over the yard's throat. Despite a brief revival, for which new track was laid, in the 1990s the railway went out of use. This brief use was for importing coal for Kincardine Powerstation. The dock has seen a huge revival in recent years and now has a shiplift. In the distance is a pylon at the former Yoker Powerstation and the cranes of Yarrow Shipbuilders. In the distant left is the rather long footbridge over the yard lines.
Location: Rothesay Dock
Original line: Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway)
Photographer: Ewan Crawford
Contact photographer: Ewan Crawford
Date: 18/05/1987
Image number: 25458
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