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Monalie

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  1. That's the thing, it didn't go near Glasgow Central. The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (L&AR) was an independent railway company built to provide the Caledonian Railway with a shorter route for mineral traffic from the coalfields of Lanarkshire to Ardrossan Harbour, in Scotland. It opened in stages from 1888, being extended to Neilston and Newton, giving the Caledonian Railway a fully independent route by 1904. At the Ayrshire end the line duplicated the existing Glasgow and South Western Railway route at a time when bulk coal exports could be handled more economically in Clydebank, so that the primary purpose of the line was short-lived. The Caledonian Railway hoped to develop suburban traffic in south Glasgow where the new line passed through those districts, but street tramcars limited the success of this. The duplicate routes to Ardrossan were wasteful and, as traffic declined, closures took place from 1930. The eastern section from Neilston and Newton to the Cathcart circle lines developed as outer suburban railways, and were electrified in the 1960s. Those branches, as they became, continue in intensive passenger use at the present day, but are the only remaining sections of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire line remaining in operation. *From Wikipedia
  2. It was originally used to bring coal from the Ayrshire coast to Lanarkshire, but was also used for leisure purposes. originally called Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway .
  3. Neilston line used to go all the way to the Ayrshire coast until the cuts in the 60s.
  4. Interesting. They announced at our game yesterday that this coming Saturday our game would be a 1.45pm KO.
  5. According to SJFA site he has still two match suspensions. http://www.scottishjuniorfa.com/sjfa/sfa.cfm?page=4208
  6. This on the BBC website re artificial pitches. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47237204
  7. I am unaware of any Arthurlie tweet, I'd be obliged if you could give a link. Thx.
  8. Is that any worse than Benburb 13 Lesmahagow 0 ? or Saltcoats 0 Pollok 11? or Newmains 0 Cambuslang 15 ?
  9. Any news trickling out from Friday's meeting?
  10. It would appear we weren't the only ones not contacted. Don't you wonder why?
  11. Maybe if you answered the straight forward question and stopped evading it..........................."Which clubs were sent the email, and why not all"?
  12. This part is interesting as it seems that a number of clubs were unaware of the proposal. It would help if this question was answered.
  13. Arthurlie founded 1874, East Craigie 1880
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