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Whifflet Upper and Lower railway station (site), North Lanarkshire
Whifflet Upper was situated on the red bridge. It was opened as a single island platform in 1886 by the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway, soon to become part of the Caledonian Railway, and closed to passengers in 1964.
Beneath it, situated on either side of the tracks were the platforms of Whifflet Lower station, also Caledonian Railway. (Out of view to the right, the North British Railway also had a station from 1871 to 1930. No evidence of this appears to remain).
View north towards Coatbridge and Cumbernauld. The tracks diverging left lead to Glasgow Central via Carmyle.
Image: © Nigel Thompson
Taken: 12 Oct 2013
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Carsons public house
On Whifflet Street, near the railway station.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 16 Mar 2013
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Whifflet, B753 meets the A725 at a roundabout
Whifflet railway station is closeby.
Image: © Alan Reid
Taken: 7 Sep 2015
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Whifflet Street
Near Whifflet railway station.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 5 Apr 2011
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Whifflet Street railway bridge
Viewed from Whifflet station footbridge. The line on the right is a freight only line towards Coatbridge Sunnyside. The line branching off to the left towards the Lidl sign goes to Glasgow Central, the line to its right goes north to Coatbridge Central.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 5 Apr 2011
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High Coats towerblocks
The cluster of three towerblocks appear as one when viewed from the two miles distant Eurocentral Junction 7 above the M8 motorway.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 2 Aug 2020
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High Coats towerblocks
The cluster of three towerblocks appear as one when viewed from the two miles distant Eurocentral Junction 7 at the M8 motorway.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 9 Aug 2020
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Coatbridge from the air
Faraday retail park is in the foreground.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 9 Feb 2018
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Class 20 locomotives head for Mossend yard
A view of Whifflet North junction before the A725 crossed the railway here. A pair of class 20 head towards Mossend yard to the south. A large number of freight services passed this point from all over Scotland. However the closure of Ravenscraig steel works from 1992 decimated the freight traffic as the movement of iron ore and coal for the steel making was no longer required as well as the finished steel products from the works. Just south of this location is Whifflet station which opened around 1993.
Image: © roger geach
Taken: 9 May 1986
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Church of God
A Christian church near Whifflet railway station.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 5 Apr 2011
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