Laigh Milton Viaduct
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Laigh Milton Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Laigh Milton mill to the west of Gatehead in East Ayrshire, Scotland, about five miles west of Kilmarnock. It is probably the world's earliest surviving
Laigh Milton Viaduct, River Irvine, East Ayrshire. View downstream
The viaduct prior to its restoration
A typical wagonway, the Little Eaton Gangway
Craig House from Laigh Milton viaduct
Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
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The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway was an early railway line in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was constructed to bring coal from pits around Kilmarnock to coastal shipping at Troon Harbour, and passengers were
Laigh Milton Viaduct
…in turn replaced by a third structure further south again, which carries trains at the present day. The first viaduct was constructed as part of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, which opened on 6 July 1812. It is located at National Grid Reference NS 3834 3690. It was built with four segmental arches of 12.3 m (40 ft) span…
Design for the route, 1807
Laigh Milton viaduct in 2006
1877 drawing of a Stephenson locomotive described as 'of 1815', similar to The Duke but with flanged wheels and lacking the central sprocket wheel.