Monkland & Kirkintilloch line - and there is a special exhibition being held at the Aud Kirk Museum all about it.
Provost Renwick carried out the official opening with around 100 invited guests in attendance.
The exhibition was created by the EDLC Trust’s Heritage & Arts Team with the help of local historian and railway expert, Don Martin MBE. It features significant and rare materials, maps, photos and artefacts from the East Dunbartonshire Archives.
To find out more about what’s included, read our media release.
Provost Renwick, who has a family connection to the railway, like many local people, said, “I’m thrilled to be among the first visitors to get a look at the memorabilia and the museum and archive materials associated with the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway which has such an important place in our local heritage.
“I have my own personal connection to the railway that I am very proud of. It was because of the railway that the Renwick family came to live in Kirkintilloch - my Great Gran worked at the Kirkintilloch rail halt.
“She moved the family to Washington Road at the start of WW2 and inspected tickets at the Monklands/Kirkintilloch Rail Halt. Years later my Dad used to take his porter’s barrow down to the halt to collect the newspapers for Forsyth's newspaper shop. That's where deliveries, post, and people all arrived so the halt really was a hub of community activity.”
There is something for everyone at the exhibition which runs until mid-May. It will then move onto North Lanarkshire in June.
The following individuals/groups contributed to the exhibition:
- Members of the Lenzie Gauge 0 Group - Ivan Ruddock, Andrew Brown, Stanley Howie, and Niall Melles
- Gill Harrison of the David K Harrison Collection
- Kirkintilloch and District Society of Antiquaries
- North Lanarkshire Council’s Museum service.
