Lochrin Iron Works [2nd]
Location type
WorksName and dates
Lochrin Iron Works [2nd] (1888-1986)Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Description
In 1888 the company William Bain & Co relocated from Lochrin Iron Works [1st] (Edinburgh) to Coatbridge. In relocating the works the name Lochrin was also transplanted from Edinburgh to Coatbridge. The company ran a foundry making fencing, gates and light rails, the relocation brought the company to the centre of the iron industry in Scotland.
The works was at Whifflet and was served by a short branch from Whifflet [NB] which ran north to the iron works and the Coatbridge Tinplate Works.
The works expanded several times and extended to the east side of Coatbank Street and also included the Lochrin Constructional Works. Within the parts of the works were private narrow gauge systems on either side of the street. Elsewhere, at Souterhouse, the company owned the Lochrin Wire Mill and Lochrin Concrete Works.
The works manufactured a wide range of products including pit headframes for gold mines in South Africa and pylons for the new National Grid when it was created in 1925.
The works closed in 1986. Although the company folded in 1982 it has been through a series of ownerships and Lochrin Bain still operates from Cumbernauld.
Tags
Iron works;FoundryAliases
Lochrin Iron Works| Nearby stations Whifflet Upper Whifflet Lower Whifflet [NB] Whifflet Whifflet [CR] Calder Iron Works [Station] Coatbridge Central [NB] Coatbridge Central Calder Carnbroe Coatbridge Sunnyside Coatdyke Langloan Howes Kipps | Whifflet East Goods Whifflet Yard Coatbridge Tinplate Works Whifflet North Junction Coatbank Engine Works Whifflat Junction [Rosehall Junction] Dundyvan Basin Dundyvan Junction Whifflet Goods Rosehall Crossing Whifflet Foundry Whifflet East Junction Lochrin Construction Works Phoenix Iron Works [Coatbridge] Tourist/other Rosehall Siding Signal Box |
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