Aqueduct crossing the former Lochwinnoch... © Thomas Nugent

NS3356 : Aqueduct crossing the former Lochwinnoch Loop railway line

taken 2 years ago, 3 km from Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Great Britain

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Aqueduct crossing the former Lochwinnoch Loop railway line

Several aqueducts crossed the line between Kilbirnie and Lochwinnoch, some were made of wood, others like this one at Langslie were made of metal. These aqueducts carried small streams and field drains from one side of the line to the other.

Lochwinnoch Loop Line cycle path :: NS3254

The 14 miles long Lochwinnoch Loop Line cycle path is part of the National Cycle Network. It runs from Paisley Canal railway station to Glengarnock along disused railway lines of the Glasgow & South Western Railway company.

The first stretch of the route is along the former Princes Pier line as far as Johnstone, where it branches off to join the main stretch, which runs along the former Lochwinnoch Loop Line (which is also known as the Kilbarchan Loop Line).

The path ends between Kilbirnie and Glengarnock, near the site of the former steelworks.

The line was so named as it formed a relief loop for railway traffic through Lochwinnoch to Ayrshire, away from the parallel main line which is still in use and which runs on the other side of Castle Semple Loch.

The loop line closed under the Beeching axe in the mid 1960s. It was converted to a cycle path around twenty years later.

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Grid Square: NS3356, 32 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Thomas Nugent (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Monday, 13 April, 2020 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 21 April, 2020
Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Railways
Primary Subject of Photo: Aqueduct
Subject Location: OSGB36: NS 3358 5678 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:46.5376N 4:39.2911W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NS 3359 5677
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)