Douglas Colliery
Location type
MineName and dates
Douglas Colliery (1893-1968)Served by the Douglas Branch (Caledonian Railway).
Description
Opened for coking coal by the Coltness Iron Company and 238m deep. This colliery replaced an older set of mines in the area.
The colliery was served by a branch from Ponfeigh, on the Douglas Branch (Caledonian Railway), which connected just east of the station's loop.
The colliery was mothballed in 1967 after a fire, closed the following year.
Tags
CollieryExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
06/08/2019
Chronology Dates
| 05/10/1964 | Muirkirk Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Douglas Branch (Caledonian Railway) Muirkirk [2nd] to Ponfeigh (excluded) closed to all traffic. Douglas Colliery branch remains open. |
| 15/01/1968 | Douglas Branch (Caledonian Railway) Douglas Colliery to Ponfeigh, Lanark Racecourse and Smyllum East Junction (excluded) closed to freight. |
