Take a journey through Glasgow’s fascinating railway age with the Birth of the Railway Age in Glasgow course. This course is the perfect course for rail buffs and those interested in the history of railways in Great Britain.
Through this course, you will explore the fascinating history of Glasgow’s Monkland Canal, which was once used to bring coal from the mining regions of Monklands to Glasgow. It will take you on a tour of The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway, which was constructed to enable cheaper transport of coal to market, running ten and a half miles long. Next stop, you will learn the story of the railway works in Springburn, before stopping at your final destination – The Ballachulish railway on the southern shore of Loch Leven.
Whether you are a rail or history buff, work in the rail industry, or want to enrich your knowledge of the history of Glasgow and its coal railway age, this course includes incredible facts and information that will stay with you forever.