Cardowan Colliery
Location type
MineName and dates
Cardowan Colliery (1930-1983)Description
This colliery was on the south side of the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway east of today's Stepps station. It was rail served from Cardowan Signal Box. The site of the surface buildings is now housing.
Murray & Paterson , of Coatbank Engine Works, manufactured the winding engines for the Cardowan Colliery.
There was a locomotive from Gibb & Hogg of Airdrie.
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Mine colliery
| Nearby stations Stepps Stepps [1st] Garnkirk Robroyston Bridgend [M and K] Gartcosh Lenzie Easterhouse Kirkintilloch [1st] Bedlay Halt Garrowhill Woodley Shettleston Carntyne Bargeddie [NB] | Cardowan Fireclay Pit Cardowan Fireclay Works Steps Road Carriage Shed Quarry Blackfaulds Siding Craigendmuir Depot Mine Saracen Tubeworks Garnkirk Fireclay Works Blackfaulds [End of line] Comedie Screens Garthamlock Colliery Pit No 3 Tourist/other Cardowan Signal Box Gartloch Distillery Garnkirk House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1930 | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Cardowan Colliery opened by line at Stepps. |
