Tag: railways
Townhead, Thankerton from the station
postcardThis is a nice view of the Station building at Thankerton with the adjacent signal box. The card dates to about 1905. Notice the advert for the Central Station Hotel…
The Station, Lesmahagow
postcardThis is a view of Lesmahagow Station. Lesmahagow did not get a station till fairly late on as a considerable amount of engineering had to be undertaken. It was only…
Dolphinton Station
postcardThis is an interesting card of the Caledonian Station at Dolphinton. This line opened in 1867 and it connected Dolphinton to Carstairs. By the 1920s, there were three return journeys…
Demolishing Carstairs Junction
postcardShowing the demolition of Carstairs Junction railway station
Sandilands Viaduct to Douglas
postcardThis is a special train that has just crossed the Sandilands Viaduct going to Douglas and Muirkirk. The picture was taken on 30th June 1963. In the following year October…
Braidwood Station
postcardThis is a view of Braidwood Station near Carluke, opened by the Caledonian Railway Company in 1849. It was a busy station with several sidings on the east side, including…
Ordnance Survey, Wilsontown
mapThis Ordnance Survey map of 1898 shows the profound impact that railways had on an industrial area such as Wilsontown. The station was near Wilsontown House. It still survives but…