Exhibition: Monkland & Kirkintilloch - Scotland’s First Modern Railway
21 March - 20 May 2026
Tuesday to Saturday
10am - 5pm
(Closed 1-2pm)
Auld Kirk Museum, Kirkintilloch
The exhibition tells the story of the Monkland & Kirkintilloch Railway which opened in 1826 and covered a 10-mile route from collieries in the Monklands to the Forth & Clyde Canal in Kirkintilloch. The exhibition is part of EDLC’s Local History Month programme.
Talk: Early Scottish Railways
Wednesday 18 March
2pm
Kirkintilloch Town Hall
A talk by John Yellowlees, the Scotland Manager of the National Transport Trust. This event is hosted by the Kirkintilloch & District Society of Antiquaries as part of EDLC’s Local History Month programme.
Please book your free place directly by visiting the Kirkintilloch & District Society of Antiquaries blogspot site.
Event: Family Fun Day
Saturday 11 April
10.30am – 12.30pm
2.30pm – 4.30pm
Auld Kirk Museum, Kirkintilloch
A railway-themed family fun day to accompany the Monkland & Kirkintilloch railway exhibition including dressing-up, colouring-in, and a treasure hunt.
No booking required.
Talk: The Monkland & Kirkintilloch Railway
Thursday 16 April
2.30pm
Auld Kirk Museum, Kirkintilloch
A talk on the history of the railway by Don Martin MBE, local historian and author. The event will also serve as the launch of a book of his own photographs from the 1960s of the Monkland & Kirkintilloch line.
Book your free for the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway talk place via Eventbrite
Guided Walk: Walking the Monkland & Kirkintilloch Railway
Thursday 7 May
2pm
Meeting point - Southbank Marina, Kirkintilloch
Join Don Martin MBE for a guided walk along the northern part of the route of the Monkland & Kirkintilloch Railway. The walk will start at Southbank Marina and finish at Whitegates. It will last approximately 1 hour.
Numbers are limited and booking is essential.
Book your free place for Walking the Monkland & Kirkintilloch Railway via Eventbrite.
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