Summerlee Heritage Centre
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Summerlee Heritage CentreDescription
The former Summerlee Iron Works site was redeveloped as an industrial museum in 1987. It is now the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life .
The site includes:
- superb museum
- portion of the lower foundations of the works has been uncovered
- National Coal Board Scottish North Area 0-6-0T No 9 (ex of Bedlay Colliery
- 'Blue Train' unit 311103
- Beyer-Garratt 4112 ex of South African Railways (built by North British Locomotives)
- short length of working tramway
- Lanarkshire Tramways Company No. 53
- miner's row (not originally here)
Coatbridge Central station is a short distance to the south. Coatbridge Sunnyside involves a longer walk.
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Museum
| Nearby stations Howes Coatbridge Sunnyside Coatbridge Central [NB] Coatbridge Central Blairhill Kipps Whifflet Upper Whifflet Lower Whifflet [NB] Gartsherrie [M and K] Langloan Gartsherrie [GGR] Gartsherrie Whifflet Kirkwood | Summerlee Iron Works Howes Basin Gartsherrie Shed [GGR] Sunnyside Junction Sunnyside Engine Works Coatbridge Iron Works [1st] Atlas Foundry [Coatbridge] Gartsherrie Iron Works Coatbridge Canal Goods Railway Foundry Coatbridge Works Tourist/other Summerlee East Signal Box Summerlee West Signal Box Gartsherrie Iron Works Signal Box Coatbridge Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
News items
| 23/09/2020 | Summerlee tram journeys resume at Coatbridge industrial museum [Daily Record] |
| 01/08/2002 | 12 class 303s remain [Railscot] |
