This article traces the Caledonian Railway branches in South Lanarkshire. South Lanarkshire contained a huge resource of coal reserves, and the collieries...
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The Caledonian Railway branches in North Lanarkshire built on the Caledonian Railway main line, which opened in 1848. In the following years the considerable...
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The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between...
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The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (L&AR) was an independent railway company built to provide the Caledonian Railway with a shorter route for mineral...
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Bankhead railway station served the isolated settlement of Bankhead, east of Carstairs Junction in South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1867 to 1945 on the...
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village of N Lanarkshire, chiefly in Shotts parish, but also partly in Bothwell. With a station on the Morningside branch of the Caledonian, it stands near...
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Dunsyre railway station served the village of Dunsyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1867 to 1945 on the Dolphinton branch. The station opened on 1...
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The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is laid on the trackbed of the former...
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The Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway was a railway company in Scotland. It was promoted independently but supported by the Caledonian Railway, and...
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to 1943 on the Airdrie to Newhouse Branch. The station opened on 1 June 1886 by the Caledonian Railway. To the south was a goods yard and to the southeast...
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