closed. The Ballochney inclines in the Airdrie area are still easy to identify, and the moorland area of the Slamannan line is relatively undeveloped, except nearer Airdrie where extensive open-cast mining has obliterated any remaining trace of the railway. References Sources North British Railway Mining railways Early Scottish railway companies Pre-grouping British railway companies Closed railway lines in Scotland Beeching closures in Scotland Railway companies established in 1848 Railway companies disestablished in 1865 Standard gauge railways in Scotland British companies disestablished in 1865 British companies established in 1848 Coal in Scotland