Craigmaddie Reservoir
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WaterName and dates
Craigmaddie Reservoir (1896-)Opened on the Lochs, and lakes, water.
Description
This reservoir, just north of Milngavie, provides drinking water for Glasgow. It is connected to Loch Katrine by a long distance pipeline, duplicating the existing pipeline which supplied the existing Mugdock Reservoir (directly to the west).
Acts were passed in 1882 and 1885 for the Water Commissioners to build the reservoir. The engineer was James M Gale.
In 1876 the building contractors Morrison & Mason (John Morrison & Thomas Mason) bought a standard gauge 0-4-0ST locomotive from Barclays & Co's River Bank Engine Works. This was used at Craigmaddie Reservoir. The date is interesting, being before the reservoir was built, the Mugdock Tunnel was built in 1886. Spares for the locomotive were needed in 1894 which, judging by the rough nature of the temporary lines laid, is not surprising.
The reservoir came into use in 1896.
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ReservoirExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
08/03/2021
| Nearby stations Milngavie Bennie Railplane Bardowie Hillfoot Strathblane Summerston [1st] Bearsden Balmore Blanefield Westerton Maryhill [Temporary] Torrance Summerston Duntreath Halt Maryhill | Allander Print Works Milngavie Shed Ellangowan Paper Mill Allander Sports Centre Burnbrae Junction Burnbrae Goods Burnbrae Dye Works Blairskaith Limekiln Tourist/other Tannoch Loch Mugdock Reservoir Dam Craigmaddie House Dougalston Loch Mugdock Castle Bardowie Loch |
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