Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Planned to be called the Garion and Garturk Railway the Wishaw and Coltness Railway was sanctioned in 1829 and it was a 11 mile line between Chapeel and the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway near Gartsherrie. It opened partly in 1833 on a gauge of 4ft 6ins and was fully opened in 1844.
In 1849 it became part of the Caledonian Railway
See Also
Sources of Information
- Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990