Loch Lomond Factory (Silk Dyeing)
Location type
WorksName and dates
Loch Lomond Factory (Silk Dyeing) (1929-1980), Scotland
Served by the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway.
Description
This was the factory of the British Silk Dyeing Company located west of Balloch Central on the north side of Balloch Road. It was served by a siding from the turntable line south of Balloch Pier station. Approach was from the north with the single track long siding running south and then west to serve the north of the factory site. At the buffer end was a short loop.
The works closed after a boiler explosion. After lying derelict for a time the site is now occupied by a housing estate.
Tags
Factory silk dyeing| Nearby stations Balloch [1st] Balloch Balloch Pier Jamestown Alexandria Renton Caldarvan Dalreoch Cardross Dumbarton Central Dumbarton East Craigendoran Upper Craigendoran Craigendoran Pier Helensburgh Ticket Platform | Balloch Shed Drumkinnon Sand Pit Forth and Clyde Junction [Balloch] Croftengea Siding Jamestown Viaduct [Balloch] Levenbank Print Works Lomond Galleries Levenfield Works Tourist/other Lomond Shores Sea Life Loch Lomond Tullichewan Castle Balloch Castle Vale of Leven Hospital Broomley House Croftengea Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire (Britains Railways/Old Photos) |
