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by **MacotheIsles** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:38 am

Images taken around the old Mossend - Ravenscraig No. 3 Line. Nature takes its course, which is just as it should be.

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by **Fraz13** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:17 pm

Crackin pics mate

by **MacotheIsles** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:34 pm

Thanks Fraz.

by **Fraz13** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:52 pm

Where is that? must be a nice wee wander.....

by **MacotheIsles** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:23 pm

Fraz...

This line is in Motherwell. It was built on top of an old mineral railway in 1963/64 to serve Ravenscraig Steel Works. It was used - primarily - to carry strip steel rolls from the plant to Mossend Yard, for it's journey south. At one ime it was a through line, connecting with the WCML at Shieldmuir and diverted freight trains would use it when the main lines were closed.

The line closed in 1992 just a few weeks after the works ceased production. In '94 BR recovered the useful track and relaid it with light rail. I'm not sure why thet relaid it because it was never used again - maybe they'd hoped to get the contract for carying away the demolished plant; or possibly something to do with the development of the site.

Anyway - it has gradually reverted to nature over the last 12 years and it's quite a pleasant walk - although it's no more than a mile long from its sudden end in the mud of the old Ravenscraig site to it's disconnected junction with the line at Mossend.

by **MacotheIsles** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:21 am

Here's a photo taken circa 1914 of my grandfather in his porter's uniform. I think it's Holytown Station and the train would've been working the line from Holytown, through Omoa, Morningside, Hartwood, etc.

by **gordon** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:22 pm

Some of my own, from Gushetfaulds.

Just choking to be explored!!

by **james73** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:34 pm

Kwality, especially that last one...

James H

by **John** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:35 pm

Superb photographs Gordon. If anyone wants to explore this please count me in.

John

by **james73** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:37 pm

JohnR wrote:Superb photographs Gordon. If anyone wants to explore this please count me in.

John

I will, as I missed it on a previous visit. Any time you like.

James H

by **MacotheIsles** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:48 pm

Great photos Gordon. I love abandoned railways. Was that the old Freightliner terminal?

by **gordon** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:50 pm

Thanks all!

It's an eerie, eerie place....i'm looking at the M74 route for my MArch thesis - and the motorway is going to plough right through there.

Still, plenty of stuff left at the moment, its huge!

Here's some more photies.

by **gordon** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:51 pm

MacotheIsles wrote:Great photos Gordon. I love abandoned railways. Was that the old Freightliner terminal?

It is, aye.

by **glasgowken** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:54 pm

Good stuuf. They don't half remind me of the Chernobyl photos taken by that bird on the motorbike

by **ElectricSprout** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:32 pm

Couple of shots I took while exploring the area last year.

For some reason a wee building (signalman's office?) on the old railway line behind the terminal was full of scary halloween masks!

Nice view you get from it too. Worth hacking your way through the bushes for.

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