Ravenscraig No 2 Yard
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Ravenscraig No 2 YardOpened on the Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway).
Opened on the Ravenscraig Steelworks (David Colville and Sons).
| Nearby stations Shieldmuir Flemington Carfin Wishaw Cleland [1st] Motherwell Junction Wishaw South Motherwell [1st] Motherwell Bridge Motherwell Airbles Cleland Holytown Cambusnethan Overtown [2nd] | Ravenscraig No 4 Yard Ravenscraig Blast Furnaces No 1,2 Middle Johnstone Colliery Pit No 10 Ravenscraig Blast Furnace No 3 Meadowhead Coal Pit Ravenscraig Powerstation Ravenscraig Coke Ovens 1,2,3 Ravenscraig Engineering Workshops Ravenscraig Scrap Bay Ravenscraig Sinter Plant Ravenscraig Steel Works Ravenscraig Locomotive Shed Over Johnstone Victoria Pit Ravenscraig Secondary Steelmaking Unit Tourist/other Ravenscraig No 2 Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1957 | Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway) Ravenscraig No 2 Yard opened, which handled coal and iron ore deliveries. Approach was from the north. The entry was from just south of Calder Viaduct [Carfin]. |
| / /1975 | Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway) Ravenscraig No 4 Yard was opened on the east side of the main line opposite Ravenscraig No 2 Yard. The new yard handled iron ore, allowing No 2 to focus entirely on coal. Iron ore was carried over the main line by conveyor. |
| / /1992 | Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway)
Ravenscraig Steel Works The Ravenscraig Steel Works closed in 1992. Ravenscraig No 2 Yard and Ravenscraig No 4 Yard closed. |
