Carron Company Basin
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Carron Company BasinOpened on the Carron Company.
Description
This canal basin, now infilled, was on the west/north bank of the Forth and Clyde Canal. It was connected to the Carron Iron Works with a tramway and was used for the delivery of coal to the works from the canal system, and export of iron products.
The railway was upgraded and became a tramway, connecting to the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway at Swing Bridge Junction to the west. This led to the run down and closure of the basin.
The basin is now infilled and is landscaped. It was located to the north of the present day lock 8. Lock 8 is not an original lock, the original lock 8 was a little to the east.
Tags
Canal basin tramway08/06/2019
| Nearby stations Falkirk Grahamston Falkirk Camelon [1st] Camelon Falkirk High Camelon [1st] Larbert Thornbridge Halt Grangemouth Bonnybridge Polmont Bonnybridge Canal Goods Bonnybridge Central Alloa Junction Greenhill Airth | Lock 8 [FCC] Grahamston Swing Bridge Parkhouse Iron Works Camelon Iron Works Lock 9 [FCC] Lock 7 [FCC] Carron Junction Lock 10 [FCC] Swing Bridge Junction Sunnyside Iron Works Lock 11 [FCC] Camelon Basin Lock 6 [FCC] Tourist/other Swing Bridge East Signal Box Swing Bridge West Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
