Dumbreck Coke Ovens
Location type
WorksName and dates
Dumbreck Coke Ovens (1938-1967)| Nearby stations Twechar Kilsyth (Old) Kilsyth (New) Colzium Croy Dullator Milton of Campsie Kirkintilloch [2nd] Back O Loch Halt Kirkintilloch Basin Woodley Kirkintilloch [1st] Bridgend [M and K] Greenfaulds Lenzie | Dumbreck Colliery Coal Pit Kilsyth Shed Kilsyth Junction Haugh Coke Works Twechar Colliery Pit No 1 Haugh Colliery No 1 Auchinvole Sand Quarry Twechar Colliery Pit No 2 Strone Coke Kilns Kilsyth Gas Works Gartshore Colliery Pit No 10 Twechar Coke Ovens Tourist/other Twechar Colliery Pit No1 Signal Box Bar Hill Fort |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1932 | Plean Colliery Company Plean Colliery No 5 opened to produce coking coal. Originally it had its own coke ovens and, later, under National Coal Board used the Dumbreck Coke Ovens, Kilsyth. |
| / /1938 | William Baird & Co Dumbreck Colliery coke ovens upgraded. Dumbreck Coke Ovens. |
| /01/1967 | National Coal Board Dumbreck Colliery and its Dumbreck Coke Ovens closed when the Mossend ICI Ammonia Plant closed (coke ovens need ammonia). Demand for coking coal had reduced with the closure of Gartsherrie Iron Works. |
