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Bankend, South Lanarkshire
Bankend is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located near the villages of Braehead, Coalburn and Cumberhead. History Sometime after the opening of Coalburn railway station in 1891, Bankend railway station opened. It was the terminus of the Coalburn Branch, and closed in July 1926. There was also a Bankend Tramway around the same time. As a result of opencast Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique of extracting rock (geology), rock or minerals from the earth from an open-air pit, sometimes known as a Borrow pit, b ... coal mining, the mining village of Bankend was obliterated. See also * List of places in South Lanarkshire References Villages in South Lanarkshire {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Lanarkshire
gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas , image_skyline = , image_flag = , image_shield = Arms_slanarkshire.jpg , image_blank_emblem = Slanarks.jpg , blank_emblem_type = Council logo , image_map = , map_caption = , coordinates = , seat_type = Admin HQ , seat = Hamilton , government_footnotes = , governing_body = South Lanarkshire Council , leader_title = Control , leader_name = Labour minority (council NOC) , leader_title1 = MPs , leader_name1 = *David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) *Lisa Cameron ( East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) *Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East) *Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = United Kingdom , subdivision_type1 = , subdivisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotland, as it contains most of Glasgow and the surrounding conurbation. In earlier times it had considerably greater boundaries, including neighbouring Renfrewshire until 1402. Lanarkshire is bounded to the north by the counties of Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire (this boundary is split into two sections owing to Dunbartonshire's Cumbernauld exclave), to the northeast by West Lothian and Mid Lothian, to the east by Peeblesshire, to the south by Dumfriesshire, and to the west by Ayrshire and Renfrewshire. Administrative history Lanarkshire was historically divided between two administrative areas. In the mid-18th century it was divided again into three wards: the upper, middle and lower wards with their administrative centres at Lanark, Hamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanark And Hamilton East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Lanark and Hamilton East is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used at the 2005 general election. It covers parts of the former Clydesdale, Hamilton North and Bellshill and Hamilton South constituencies, and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system. Historically a safe Labour seat, in 2015 it was gained by the Scottish National Party when they won a record 56 of the 59 Scottish seats at Westminster; ending 51 years of Labour Party dominance at UK general elections in Scotland. Two years later at the 2017 general election, the Conservatives surged into second place; only 266 votes behind sitting MP Angela Crawley - followed by Labour in third place at just 96 votes behind the Conservative candidate, making the seat Britain's tightest three-way marginal. The result also made it the tightest three-way marginal since 1945. Constituency profile The seat covers most of Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament Constituency)
Clydesdale (Gaelic: ''Dail Chluaidh'') is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the council area of South Lanarkshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The seat has been held by MÃ iri McAllan of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. Electoral region The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braehead, South Lanarkshire
Braehead is the name of three villages and hamlets in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. *One is near East Kilbride, at *One is near Coalburn, at *One is near Lanark, at See also * List of places in South Lanarkshire References * Villages in South Lanarkshire {{southLanarkshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalburn
Coalburn is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. It is located near the villages of Auchlochan, Bankend and Braehead. History The opencast mine that opened in the village in the late 1980s became the biggest mine in Europe by the early 1990s. In 2010 the population was 1267. Coalburn is twinned with Feuchtwangen in Germany and Fanny Bay in Canada. Education Coalburn Primary is a primary school in Coalburn. Their affiliated high school Lesmahagow High School is in the neighbouring town of Lesmahagow. See also * Auchlochan Collieries * Coalburn railway station Coalburn railway station served Coalburn, a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Brita ... References {{authority control Villages in South Lanarkshire Mining communities in Scotland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalburn Railway Station
Coalburn railway station served Coalburn, a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast .... It opened in 1891 and was closed in 1965. References Disused railway stations in South Lanarkshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1891 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 Former Caledonian Railway stations Beeching closures in Scotland {{SouthLanarkshire-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankend Railway Station
Bankend railway station served Bankend, a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It closed in 1926 and the area became an Open-pit mining, opencast Coal mining, coal mine. References Disused railway stations in South Lanarkshire Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1926 Former Caledonian Railway stations {{SouthLanarkshire-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminal Train Station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ancillary services as ticket sales, waiting rooms and baggage/freight service. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. Places at which passengers only occasionally board or leave a train, sometimes consisting of a short platform and a waiting shed but sometimes indicated by no more than a sign, are variously referred to as "stops", "flag stops", " halts", or "provisional stopping places". The stations themselves may be at ground level, underground or elevated. Connections may be available to intersecting rail lines or other transport modes such as buses, trams or other rapid transit systems. Terminology In British English, traditional terminology favours ''railway station'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalburn Branch
The Coalburn Branch was a branch line constructed by the Caledonian Railway from Lesmahagow railway station to Bankend railway station. It was the main branch of the Lesmahagow Railway. History Coalburn Branch (1856-1968) *1 December 1866, Motherwell, Ferniegair (Chatelherault), Larkhall (Larkhall East), Ayr Road (Dalserf), Stonehouse, Cots Castle, Bents (Netherburn), Blackwood, Auchenheath and Brocketsbrae railway stations open. * 1 May 1868, Bents is renamed to Netherburn. * 1 June 1869, Brocketsbrae is renamed to Lesmahagow. * 1 October 1876, Tillietudlem opens. * 2 October 1876, Ferniegair and Motherwell are re-located. * 1 November 1891, Coalburn opens. * January 1893, Alton Heights opens. * 1 July 1903, Ayr Road is renamed to Dalserf. * 1 June 1905, Lesmahagow is renamed Brocketsbrae. * 1 July 1905, Stonehouse, Cots Castle and Blackwood closes; Stonehouse opens. * 1 June 1906, Larkhall is renamed to Larkhall East. * 1 January 1917, Ferniegair and Motherwel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open-pit Mining
Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth from an open-air pit, sometimes known as a borrow. This form of mining differs from extractive methods that require tunnelling into the earth, such as long wall mining. Open-pit mines are used when deposits of commercially useful ore or rocks are found near the surface. It is applied to ore or rocks found at the surface because the overburden is relatively thin or the material of interest is structurally unsuitable for tunnelling (as would be the case for cinder, sand, and gravel). In contrast, minerals that have been found underground but are difficult to retrieve due to hard rock, can be reached using a form of underground mining. To create an open-pit mine, the miners must determine the information of the ore that is underground. This is done through drilling of probe holes in the ground, then plotting ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coal Mining
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United Kingdom and South Africa, a coal mine and its structures are a colliery, a coal mine is called a 'pit', and the above-ground structures are a 'pit head'. In Australia, "colliery" generally refers to an underground coal mine. Coal mining has had many developments in recent years, from the early days of men tunneling, digging and manually extracting the coal on carts to large open-cut and longwall mines. Mining at this scale requires the use of draglines, trucks, conveyors, hydraulic jacks and shearers. The coal mining industry has a long history of significant negative environmental impacts on local ecosystems, health impacts on local communities and workers, and contributes heavily to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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