Garriongill Junction
This was Garriongill Junction (1848), the start of the Caledonian Railway, seen in a view looking west in 1987. The Caley met the older Wishaw and Coltness Railway here (this part opening about 1842), using its metals to get closer to Glasgow. The W&CR route to Coltness can be seen on the left. Yards developed here on both lines. The bridge, which has since been replaced, carried the Wishaw Deviation (1880) over the top of the W&CR. The junction has been taken out after abandonment of the Watsonhead coal loading pad.
Location: Garriongill Junction
Original line: Caledonian Railway
Photographer: Ewan Crawford
Contact photographer: Ewan Crawford
Date: 1987
Image number: 84329
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