Another little snippet of history. In 1896, a spate of railway accidents, mainly fatal sadly hit Blantyre. Despite this flurry of accidents in a comparatively short space of time, trespassing on the railway continued, usually by miner on their way to or from the pits. The cross cross of railways throughout and around Blantyre usually […]
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Railway Line Right of Way
Continuing this weeks look at Blantyre Rights of Way. Taken from an ex council book from the late 1970s, another right of way is described in Low Blantyre. Railway Line Right Of Way, Council reference BL/3. “This right of way begins in the carpark at Blantyre Station, just off Station Road and goes alongside […]


