Auchlochan Collieries

The Auchlochan Collieries were several collieries in Auchlochan and Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[2][3] Production started in 1894 - run by Caprington and Auchlochan Collieries Ltd and then by William Dixon & Company from the 1930s before the NCB took over in 1947^[4] - ending in 1968 when the collieries closed.^[5] They were served at Auchlochan Platform railway station, part of the Coalburn Branch of the Caledonian Railway.^{[citation needed]} Eight people were killed at the collieries.^[6]

Auchlochan Collieries

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Location
Location	Auchlochan/Coalburn
County	South Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Production
Products	Coal
Production	600 tonnes per day (1948)[1]
History
Opened	1890 (1890) (coaling began in 1894)
Closed	13 July 1968 (1968)
Owner
Company	W.C.S. Cunningham (1890-1900) Caprington & Auchlochan Collieries (1905-1910) Caprington & Auchlochan Collieries Ltd (1915-1930) William Dixon Ltd (1935-1946) National Coal Board (1947-1968)

Collieries

• Auchlochan Colliery, Auchlochan 55°36′21″N 3°53′6″W^[7]
• Auchlochan No. 1 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′21″N 3°53′26″W^[8]
• Auchlochan No. 2 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′22″N 3°53′27″W^[9]
• Auchlochan No.6 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′46″N 3°53′23″W^[10]
• Auchlochan No. 7 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′37″N 3°53′28″W^[11]
• Auchlochan No. 8 Colliery, Coalburn 55°35′32″N 3°53′23″W^[12]
• Auchlochan No.9 Colliery, Auchlochan 55°36′20″N 3°53′6″W^[13]
• Auchlochan No.10 Colliery, Auchlochan 55°36′21″N 3°53′6″W^[14]