Rigg Colliery Pit No 6
Location type
Mine
Name and dates
Rigg Colliery Pit No 6
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.
05/01/2018Tags
MineNearby stations Whiterigg Rawyards Commonhead (Airdrie North) Airdrie [Leaend] Arbuckle Glenboig Airdrie Hallcraig Street Airdrie [CR] Kipps Garnqueen Airdrie Greenfaulds Coatdyke Drumgelloch [1st] Clarkston (Lanark) | Other railway and industry locations Drumbowie Siding Rigg Colliery Pit No 5 Siding Rigg Colliery Pit No 5 Rigghead Siding Raebog Siding Ryding Colliery Pit No 2 Brackenhirst Junction Coal Pit Ryden Quarry Brackenhirst Quarry Brackenhirst Works (Fireclay) Drumshangie Colliery Pit No 9 Brackenhirst Tip Ryding Siding Rochsoles Coal Pit |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
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 |
