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Troon harbour, Weighbridge General view from SE, central pier in background
SC 444475
Description Troon harbour, Weighbridge General view from SE, central pier in background
Date 1974
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 444475
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Troon Harbour, Ayrshire Troon Harbour was developed from 1808 by the third Duke of Portland for shipping coal from collieries inland. Until the end of the 19th century most of this trade was carried on in sailing vessels, most of which came in with earth ballast. This view shows a loading gauge. The curved bar suspended from the gantry indicated the limit to which a wagon could be loaded safely before going out on to the public railway. The first railway to serve the harbour was the Kilmarnock & Troon, which was the first public railway in Scotland. It was bought by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Railway in 1847, and converted into a conventional line. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H74/188/11
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/444475
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