Ballochney Railway

The Ballochney Railway was an early railway built near Airdrie, Lanarkshire, now in Monklands, Scotland. It was intended primarily to carry minerals from coal and ironstone pits, and stone quarries, in the area immediately north-east of Airdrie, to market; passengers were carried later.

Trains were pulled by horses at first, although locomotives were employed. The mineral extraction was located in high ground and rope-worked inclines were incorporated into the line. It used the track gauge of 4 ft 6in, which was in common use in Central Scotland.

It opened in 1828, and in 1848 it amalgamated with two associated railways, forming the Monkland Railways. All of the route is now closed, although much of it can still be discovered.

Read more about Ballochney Railway:  Origins, Opening, Operation, Inclines, Extensions, The Route, Passenger Operation, Attempted Takeover and Change of Gauge, Amalgamation To Form The Monkland Railways

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