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Old Photograph Railway Station Lesmahagow Scotland
Old photograph of the railway station in Lesmahagow near Lanark, Scotland. The Lesmahgow Railway, south of Glasgow in Scotland, was developed by a company known as The Lesmahagow Branches, later known as The Lesmahgow Guarantee Company. It was not an independent company in the usual sense. It was a financially independent, self contained unit within the framework of the Caledonian Railway. The shareholders and officers of both companies were mainly the same people. The line was built largely to transport the vast amount coal being produced by the many mines in the area. Royal assent was given to build the line in 1847 but construction did not commence till 1854. In 1856 the line was opened in stages. Later there was found to be a demand for passenger services which commenced in 1868.
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