Craighead Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2

Location type

Mine

Name and dates

Craighead Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2

Served by the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.

Description

This colliery was served by both the North British Railway's Hamilton branch from Craighead Signal Box and the Caledonian Railway's Hamilton branch from Strathaven Junction Yard.

The NBR approached from the north and the CR from the south.

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Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

Forgotten Railways: Scotland