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Auchlochan Collieries

Auchlochan Collieries

The Auchlochan Collieries were several collieries in Auchlochan and Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.[2][3] Production started in 1894 and ended in 1968 when it closed.[4] They were served at Auchlochan Platform railway station, part of the Coalburn Branch of the Caledonian Railway.[5][6] 8 people were killed at the collieries.[7]

Auchlochan Collieries
Location
Coal truck in Coalburn
Location	Auchlochan/Coalburn
County	South Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Production
Products	Coal
Production	600 tonnes per day (1948)[1]
History
Opened	1890 (1890) (coaling began in 1894)
Closed	13 July 1968 (1968)
Owner
Company	W.C.S. Cunningham (1890-1900) Caprington & Auchlochan Collieries (1905-1910) Caprington & Auchlochan Collieries Ltd (1915-1930) William Dixon Ltd (1935-1946) National Coal Board (1947-1968)

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Collieries

Auchlochan Colliery, Auchlochan 55°36′21″N 3°53′6″W[8]
Auchlochan No. 1 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′21″N 3°53′26″W[9]
Auchlochan No. 2 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′22″N 3°53′27″W[10]
Auchlochan No.6 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′46″N 3°53′23″W[11]
Auchlochan No. 7 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′37″N 3°53′28″W[12]
Auchlochan No. 8 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′32″N 3°53′23″W[13]
Auchlochan No.9 Colliery, Auchlochan 55°36′20″N 3°53′6″W[14]
Auchlochan No.10 Colliery, Auchlochan 55°36′21″N 3°53′6″W[15]

References

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"Auchlochan No. 2 Colliery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK". Mindat.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
"Auchlochan No.6 Colliery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK". Mindat.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
"Auchlochan No.7 Colliery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK". Mindat.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
"Auchlochan No.8 Colliery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK". Mindat.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
"Auchlochan No.9 Colliery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK". Mindat.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
"Auchlochan No.10 Colliery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK". Mindat.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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