Stonehouse Viaduct © SJL Photography

This time we fly over the impressive pillars of the Stonehouse Railway Viaduct. Sadly, the track bed is long gone but we get in nice and close on a wonderful sunny day.
Stonehouse Viaduct was of similar construction to the Larkhall viaduct being built between 1903and 1904. This was an eight span steel truss bridge built level on a curve 158 feet above the river, 457 yards long and contained 2273 tons of steel. Both viaducts were built by Arrol and Company of Glasgow, incorporating expansion joints on the tops of the piers to allow for the creep of the steel during hot weather. Whilst the viaducts were built wide enough for double tracks, only single track was ever laid on them. Most of the construction workers were Irish labourers.These new single track lines were operated by the electric token block system between the crossing places.

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Any chance of a drone flight video above the pillars of the old Nethan viaduct at Tillietudlem?