Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway
A line of 8.65 miles that ran from Chapel on the Wishaw and Coltness Railway to Longridge via Morningside and Wilsontown. It was built as a coal railway and also served the iron works at Wilsontown.
1841 June 21st. Authorised
1845 June 2nd. Line opened. Primarily a coal railway.
1849 Became part of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
See Also
Sources of Information
- Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990
- [1] Wikipedia