We've now left Motherwell and arrived in nearby Hamilton, calling in at the depot of a famous coach company, Parks.
The Ranche was a fantastic pub on the outskirts of Hamilton, but it has long since gone. Here it is in 1986. There was a riot here, further info here.
At Hamilton fire station, this old Albion lorry was found.
318261 calls at Hamilton Central.
Central SMT was once the main bus operator.
Kelvin Central, then Firstbus followed.
Hamilton is a good place for independents. Here are a few; top to bottom:-
Henderson Travel
Hutchison
Whitelaws
McKindless
Stokes
Horsburgh
To the north is the working class town of Bellshill. Here's the railway station in 1961 (Ben Brooksbank CC).
Lanarkshire Tramways once served Bellshill.
Bingorama was a Bellshill based concern running ancient buses to get ladies to their bingo.
The Rowan Tree was a great real ale pub.......until Covid. The pub is still open, so decent beer may return.
Nearby Bothwell once had two railway stations, both photographed by Ben Brooksbank in 1961, both closed by then. Here's the ex Caledonian Railway one.
The former NBR station.
The Camphill Vaults in Bothwell has a fantastic interior and it's on CAMRA's heritage list.
Now we come to Blantyre, with its railway station, again photographed by Ben Brooksbank in 1961.
Beaton's was a coach company with a yard in Blantyre.
We end this post at the Barnhill Tavern in Blantyre, now called Hoolet's and lacking real ale.
Next time, we'll be wandering around the area to the south of Glasgow. There's a map here.
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