Game: Name that road!

[Tribansman]

What's the crinkly grey thing above the left-hand arch?

This is it from the other side...

It's still an operating railway line that goes over the bridge btw...

 

[Tribansman]

There's a lot of old railway viaducts in former coal mining areas. Ayrshire? Lanarkshire?

Yep, it's one of those....

 

[robjh]

It's still an operating railway line that goes over the bridge btw...

Non-electrified, so that rules out the main Carlisle-Glasgow line via Carstairs, or some others like Lanark.
And on the edge of a town or village - visible in that latest view from the other side.
Flat-topped mound visible in first one could be from (old) mining.
Ayrshire or Lanarkshire.

Still haven't found it.

 

[Trickedem]

I feel like I have looked at every railway in Southern Scotland! Definitely an area I would like to tour. We had a couple of holidays in the area years ago and it is much quieter than the Highlands.

 

[lazybloke]

Someone suggested the bridge is sandstone. There's a belt of that in the north west, although I'm not sure that helps because building materials can easily be transported.

However I found several stone arched bridges in that area. No exact matches, and no mining activity in the area, so probably a false lead.

 

[Tribansman]

There's an old quarry site just to the south...

 

[Aravis]

I think it must be Christmas!

Caldercruix in North Lanarkshire.

No local knowledge involved. I found a road atlas which marked county boundaries clearly, and that showed there was quite a large area I hadn't yet looked at. Then I just traced the railway lines. What fun.

 

[Tribansman]

I think it must be Christmas!

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Caldercruix in North Lanarkshire.

No local knowledge involved. I found a road atlas which marked county boundaries clearly, and that showed there was quite a large area I hadn't yet looked at. Then I just traced the railway lines. What fun.

Yeah it was a bit of an obscure one! There's a nice reservoir just up the road and ncn75 runs over that bridge. Takes in some really interesting sights and post industrial landscapes the Glasgow to Edinburgh route

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I think it must be Christmas!

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Caldercruix in North Lanarkshire.

No local knowledge involved. I found a road atlas which marked county boundaries clearly, and that showed there was quite a large area I hadn't yet looked at. Then I just traced the railway lines. What fun.

Respect! I thought I'd looked at every railway bridge in Scotland!

 

[Trickedem]

Yeah it was a bit of an obscure one! There's a nice reservoir just up the road and ncn75 runs over that bridge. Takes in some really interesting sights and post industrial landscapes the Glasgow to Edinburgh route

Great challenge and well @Aravis for getting this. Still can't understand why I never looked at this bit of line!

 

[Aravis]

Which all means you have to endure another one of mine...

I think I might've been underestimating this one, so I'll give it a try:

Beauty!

 

[Tribansman]

Which all means you have to endure another one of mine...

I think I might've been underestimating this one, so I'll give it a try:

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Beauty!

I know where that is! But I've had a few goes lately so will hold my counsel. Yeah it's a beautiful spot

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Thinking Lower Slaughter but not a match

 

[Aravis]

I know where that is! But I've had a few goes lately so will hold my counsel. Yeah it's a beautiful spot

I'll be interested to know (idc) if you understood my clue.

 

[Tribansman]

I'll be interested to know (idc) if you understood my clue.

Didn't realise you'd given a clue...so no! 😂