Places to see in ( Motherwell - UK )
Places to see in ( Motherwell - UK )
Motherwell is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. Historically part of Lanarkshire, Motherwell is the headquarters for both North Lanarkshire Council, which is one of Scotland's most populous local authority areas, and of Police Scotland Q division.
At the start of the 20th century Motherwell stood a large and growing industrial centre, a town of 37,000 people and a wide variety of heavy industries such as munitions, trams and bridge components. By the 1930s most of Scotland’s steel production was in Motherwell, and owned by the Colville family. In 1959 the Colville family were persuaded by the government to begin work of a vast new steel works, which would become Ravenscraig.
Motherwell hosted the National Mòd in 1983. Strathclyde Park previously hosted the major Scottish music festival, T in the Park, until 1996, when it was moved to a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire. It has also hosted other music festivals such as Retrofest. Modern authors Des McAnulty and Mark Wilson have written novels of critical acclaim which are based in the town (LIFE IS LOCAL, McAnulty) and neighbouring town Bellshill (BOBBY'S BOY, Wilson).
The town has three stations, the main railway station (known simply as Motherwell), Airbles and Shieldmuir. The main station runs on the West Coast Main Line from Glasgow to London and on the East Coast Main Line via Edinburgh and Newcastle, and is located next to Motherwell Shopping Centre. National train operators; Virgin Trains, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express, pass through the main station, but not all stop there.
Motherwell is very accessible, as it is right next to the M74 motorway beside the River Clyde. This road leads to Cumbria on the Anglo-Scottish border, where it becomes the M6. Some of the places that can be accessible by bus from Motherwell:
Wishaw
Hamilton
Bellshill
East Kilbride
Coatbridge
Airdrie
Glasgow
Carluke
Lanark
Larkhall
Law
Shotts
There are many places of interest that have made Motherwell a place to visit. As well as the town's Country Park, The North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, formerly the Motherwell Heritage Centre on High Road, situated next to the town's railway station, is a building that displays the history of Motherwell from the Roman era. The building also has a viewing tower on the fifth floor, giving visitors a good view of the town and other parts of Lanarkshire, as well as of mountains as far back as Ben Lomond.
Motherwell also has a Civic Centre, situated next to the town's police station and North Lanarkshire headquarters building. A number of pantomimes and musicals have taken place in the centre's large concert hall. As well as this, the Masters Snooker has also been an event held at the Civic Centre. Renovations have been completed, and the building has now re-opened for business.
The Dalzell House is a building that is situated to the south of the town, right on the banks of the River Clyde. This house is protected as a Category-A listed building. One of the main attractions in Motherwell is the M&D's Amusement Park, which is situated next to Strathclyde Loch in Strathclyde Park. It is now recognised as Scotland's Theme Park.
One main place of interest that is well known in Motherwell is The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, popularly known as Motherwell Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic Cathedral which is the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell.
( Motherwell - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Motherwell . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Motherwell - UK
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Scenic Drive: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK to New Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Take this very pleasant and scenic drive from Edinburgh to New Lanark, which is situated half way between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The journey takes about 1 hour, but goes through some very pleasant rural and rugged scenery.
So sit back and enjoy!
0:10 -- GPS information -- 39.1 miles to go and 58 mins to go from A720 Edinburgh Bypass to New Lanark.
0:32 -- Approaching Hermiston Junction.
0:37 -- Merging onto the M8.
0:42 -- Unidentified 737-800 taken off from Edinburgh Airport.
0:48 -- GPS information -- 30.0 miles to go and 49 mins to go from the M8 to New Lanark.
1:03 -- GPS information -- 20.0 miles to go and 40 mins to go from the M8 to New Lanark.
1:27 -- Entering the town of Longridge.
1:37 -- Abandoned and dilapidated hotel.
1:44 -- The winding, rugged roads of the Scottish countryside.
2:11 -- Rural farmland.
2:19 -- Rugged scenery.
2:28 -- Entering the county of South Lanarkshire.
2:35 - GPS information -- 10.0 miles to go and 22 mins to go from the A706 Main Street to New Lanark.
2:36 -- Entering the town of Forth.
3:10 -- Entering Carstairs Village.
3:20 -- GPS information -- 5.0 miles to go and 10 mins to go from the A70 Lanark Road to New Lanark.
3:22 -- GPS information -- 4.0 miles to go and 9.05 mins to go from the A70 Ripley Place to New Lanark.
3:37 -- Entering the Royal Burgh of Lanark.
3:39 -- GPS information -- 1.5 miles to go and 5.30 mins to go from the A73 Hyndford Road ML11 to New Lanark.
3:51 -- Turning down Braxfield Road.
4:28 -- Entering New Lanark World Heritage Site.
Filmed using the Sony HDR-HC9 HDV1080i High Definition Handycam.
ABANDONED! Class 325 Driver's Cab & Overton (Ferry Meadows) Museum｜Drawyah
Currently at the Nene Valley Railway, I have come across an old railway depot at Overton Station full of old and cool abandoned trains, including the cab from an old Royal Mail Class 365! Let's explore what we've got here.
A Day at Carstairs Carluke & Coatbridge with 2 class 68 runs 4-09-14
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On yet another mild and sunny autumnal day, I visited three Lanarkshire stations, with two mates, Scott and Alex.
The highlight for me was two runs by the new DRS class 68 diesels at different locations with both locos working hard and producing a good thrash from their engines!
We start at Carstairs where classes 66, 68, 86 and 92 are seen on a variety of freight workings. They are interspersed with Virgin and Cross Country Super Voyagers, Trans Pennine class 350s and First Scotrail class 380s.
We then move on to Carluke for a brief visit where two class 86 AC electrics are seen on an Inter-modal working and two Scotrail class 318 EMUs, one of which was recently out-shopped from Wabtec Doncaster in the Saltire livery.
Finally we move to Coatbridge Central where we see a pair of class 86 AC electrics and a DRS class 68 on an Inter-modal to round off a great day.
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Note, if anyone wishes to visit Carstairs from south of the border, there are no stopping trains from that direction. The visitor would have to travel to Glasgow Central and take a class 380 to Edinburgh, which does stop at Carstairs. One such working can be seen on this video. You are advised to purchase a Scotrail Daytripper ticket for £11.50 which allows the visitor to get on and off trains in the Strathclyde all day long if desired.
Caledonian Sleeper MK5 | Test Run | Carlisle Railway Station [HD]
Caledonian Sleeper Mk5 overnight test runs at Carlisle Citadel Railway Station.
In this video we see:
1. GBRF/Caledonian sleeper class 92 No.92038 arrives into Carlisle working 5M01 Polmaide To Carlisle
2. GBRF/Caledonian sleeper class 92 No.92038 departs Carlisle working 5S07 Carlisle to Mossend
3. GBRF/Caledonian class 92 No.92038 arrives into Carlisle working 5M02 Mossend To Carlisle
4. GBRF/Caledonian class 92 No.92038 departs Carlisle working 5S08 Carlisle to Polmaide
The Caledonian Sleeper Mk5 carriages in this rake
15006, 15104, 15203, 15316,15324,15325,125329,15326,
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Dalhousie Castle Hotel & Spa, Bonnyrigg, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dalhousie Castle Hotel & Spa, Bonnyrigg, Scotland, United Kingdom
B704, Bonnyrigg, Scotland, EH19 3JB, United Kingdom
Romantic hotel in Bonnyrigg with 2 restaurants, spa
Free WiFi and free parking
Trains at Manchester Oxford Road - 30/06/2018
Filmed on 30/06/2018. The second Manchester station of the day brings us to the new gateway to the North East via Ordsall Chord and to Crewe. Welcome to Manchester Oxford Road (Season 5 Episode 31)
This is the second Manchester terminus station which is managed by Northern. Due to engineering works, no trains could get into Liverpool as new platforms were being built.
Manchester Oxford Road see's a variety of Transpennie Express, Northern Railway & Arriva Trains Wales heading for a variety of destinations including: Warrington Central, Liverpool South Parkway, Crewe, Norwich, Newcastke, Middlesbrough, Llandudno, Blackpool North & Manchester Airport.
Another good hours stint is plenty to get good variety in.
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Emirates Air Line Thames River Cable Car London UK
A ride from the Royal Docks station to the Greenwich Peninsula station on the Emirates Air Line Thames River Cable Car in London, UK. June 2018.
Trains at Leicester - 24/11/2018
Filmed on 24/11/2018. The third and final station brings us to the gateway across towards Bedfordshire and to London. Welcome to Leicester (Season 5 Episdoe 51)
A short shift sadly due to the rapid low sunlight and early arrival of the night winter light arrives.
Leicester see's a variety of East Midlands Trains & Cross Country Trains heading for a variety of destinations including: London ST Pancras In. Nottingham, Stanstead Airport, Birmingham New Street, Sheffield, Lincoln Central & daily services for York & Scarborough (Summer timetable Only)
A great stint with the out of the ordinary in action.
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Great Morning in Hall Park Rushden in the Snow