This was an integrated steel works in the east of Motherwell.
Nearby stations Flemington Shieldmuir Carfin Motherwell Junction Motherwell [1st] Motherwell Bridge Motherwell Airbles Wishaw Holytown Cleland [1st] Wishaw South Cleland Ferniegair [2nd] Ferniegair [1st] | Ravenscraig Coke Ovens 1,2,3 Ravenscraig Secondary Steelmaking Unit Ravenscraig Scrap Bay Ravenscraig Blast Furnace No 3 Ravenscraig Blast Furnaces No 1,2 Nether Johnstone Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Ravenscraig Powerstation Ravenscraig BOS Plant Ravenscraig Strip Mill Middle Johnstone Colliery Pit No 10 Ravenscraig Sinter Plant Ravenscraig No 2 Yard Ravenscraig No 1 Signal Box Ravenscraig No 1 Yard Ravenscraig No 4 Yard |
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. |
/ /1937 | Colvilles Ltd Re-structuring begins which will ultimately lead to the construction of the Ravenscraig Steel Works. |
/ /1960 | Polkemmet Mine (Whitburn) Re-built by the National Coal Board, to include a preparation plant. Produced 12000 tons of coking coal per week for the Ravenscraig Steel Works. |
/ /1961 | Colvilles Ltd Ravenscraig Steel Works fully opened. |
/ /1992 | Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway)
Ravenscraig Steel Works The Ravenscraig Steel Works closed in 1992. Ravenscraig No 2 Yard and Ravenscraig No 4 Yard closed. |