Rigg Colliery Pit No 5

Location type

Mine

Name and dates

Rigg Colliery Pit No 5

Served by the North Monkland Railway.

Description

A short line from the North Monkland Railway, running from a westbound junction on the north side of the line, served Rigg Colliery Pit No 6 and, further east a loading point for Rigg Colliery Pit No 5. Rigg Colliery Pit No 5 was connected to the loading point by means of a tramway running north.

Tags

Mine

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)
The Monkland & Kirkintilloch and associated railways