Rigg Colliery Pit No 5
Location type
MineName and dates
Rigg Colliery Pit No 5Served by the North Monkland Railway.
Description
A short line from the North Monkland Railway, running from a westbound junction on the north side of the line, served Rigg Colliery Pit No 6 and, further east a loading point for Rigg Colliery Pit No 5. Rigg Colliery Pit No 5 was connected to the loading point by means of a tramway running north.
Tags
Mine| Nearby stations Whiterigg Arbuckle Greenfaulds Rawyards Commonhead (Airdrie North) Airdrie [Leaend] Glenboig Cumbernauld Airdrie Hallcraig Street Garnqueen Airdrie [CR] Kipps Airdrie Clarkston (Lanark) Drumgelloch [1st] | Rigg Colliery Pit No 5 Siding Rigg Colliery Pit No 6 Rigghead Siding Drumbowie Siding Pinwinnie Coup Coal Pit Raebog Siding Drumshangie Colliery Pit No 9 Drumshangie Junction Drumshangie Colliery Pit No 6 Rochsoles Colliery Pit Nos 1 and 6 Raebog Junction Drumshangie Colliery Pit No 3 Meikle Drumgray Mine Rochsoles Coal Pit |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series) | The Monkland & Kirkintilloch and associated railways |
