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Multi-sector land and property developer Hargreaves Land has announced the sale of Ravenstruther Rail Terminal, a former coal loading terminal on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), between Carstairs and Motherwell in Scotland. The horseshoe-shaped terminal, adjacent to the town of Lanark in South Lanarkshire, has been sold to the aggregates supplier, Cloburn Quarry Company.
(Permalink) Cloburn Quarry Company Ravenstruther Ravenstruther: Scene at Ravenstruther on a cold and overcast April morning in 2012. The Scottish Coal disposal point handled coal brought in by road, primarily from opencast operations in South Lanarkshire. Freightl ... Ravenstruther: Ravenstruther coal terminal under construction in 1989. The view looks towards Glasgow. Ravenstruther: Ravenstruther coal terminal, now redundant and demolished, although trackwork remains. |
Hargreaves Land has secured Cloburn Quarry Company as a new tenant at Ravenstruther Rail Terminal, near Lanark, South Lanarkshire. Cloburn is one of the leading decorative aggregate suppliers in Europe and extracts a range of premium red granite aggregate products as well as industry leading rail and concrete aggregate products from its quarry close to the site. Cloburn intends to commence exports via rail from this well-established freight location to service its existing customers throughout the UK and Europe.
(Permalink) Cloburn Quarry Company Ravenstruther Ravenstruther: A northbound freight passing Ravenstruther in December 2005 behind EWS 66081. The locomotive has just passed the tail end of a train about to run through the coal loading terminal with 66212 at the ot ... |