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Lesmahagow Railway, the Glossary

The Lesmahagow Railway, south of Glasgow in Scotland, was developed by a company known as The Lesmahagow Branches (later known as The Lesmahagow Guarantee Company).^[1]

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

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Caledonian Railway

The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. Lesmahagow Railway and Caledonian Railway are 1923 disestablishments in Scotland.

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Cannel coal

Cannel coal or candle coal is a type of bituminous coal, also classified as terrestrial type oil shale.

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Dalserf railway station

Dalserf railway station served the village of Dalserf in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the Coalburn branch of the Caledonian Railway line.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Hamilton (Hamiltoun; Baile Hamaltan) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Ironstone is a sedimentary rock, either deposited directly as a ferruginous sediment or created by chemical replacement, that contains a substantial proportion of an iron ore compound from which iron (Fe) can be smelted commercially.

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Lesmahagow

Lesmahagow (Lismahagie or Lesmahagae, Lios MoChuda) is a small town in the historic county of Lanarkshire on the edge of moorland, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland.

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Lesmahagow railway station

Lesmahagow railway station served the town of Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1866 to 1965 on the Blackwood Junction to Alton Heights Junction Line.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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List of coalfields

A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined.

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List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping

Under the Railways Act 1921 the majority of the railway companies in Great Britain (along with a few in Northern Ireland) were grouped into four main companies, often termed the Big Four.

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London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally used in historical circles. The LMS occasionally also used the initials LM&SR.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesmahagow_Railway

Also known as Blackwood Branch, Little Gill Branch, Nethan Viaduct, Stonehouse Branch, Swinhill Branch.

Lesmahagow Railway, the Glossary

Table of Contents

British Rail

Caledonian Railway

Cannel coal

Dalserf railway station

Glasgow

Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Ironstone

Lesmahagow

Lesmahagow railway station

Limestone

List of coalfields

List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Royal assent

Sandstone

Scotland

See also

1847 establishments in Scotland

1923 disestablishments in Scotland

British companies established in 1847

Caledonian Railway

Railway companies disestablished in 1923

Railway companies established in 1847

Railway lines opened in 1856

References