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Alloa Coal Company

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162: 188:. Constructed by the Erskines of Mar in 1768, the Wagon Way was an early attempt at railway engineering using horse-drawn wagons running on wooden rails, later replaced by Swedish iron in 1785. 406: 381: 431: 426: 416: 411: 184:
Before the advent of the railways, coal was transported from various of the Clackmannanshire mines to the Port and Glassworks in Alloa by the
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The partnership was later managed by William Mitchell's sons Andrew and Alexander and had pits in Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire,
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Mines and pits operated by the Alloa Coal Company Ltd. included Zetland and Craigrie Collieries near
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in which Mitchell was a partner; the ships returned with Canadian timber.
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management, was the last survivor, continuing to supply coal by rail to
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Private partnership (1835–1898), Limited company (1898–1948)
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Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 1948
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Non-renewable resource companies established in 1835
72:Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Fife, Perthshire 358: 432:Defunct energy companies of the United Kingdom 278:"King O' Muirs No. 1 Colliery | Canmore" 100:was founded in 1835 as a partnership between 138:, Devon Colliery and Meta Colliery, near 123:and Perthshire. The partnership became a 54:, John Moubray, John Craich, David Ramsay 427:British companies disestablished in 1948 160: 417:Energy companies disestablished in 1948 359: 347: 296:"Tillicoultry Colliery | Canmore" 412:British companies established in 1835 332:"Bannockburn Colliery | Canmore" 150:. Dollar Mine, as it was known under 387:Energy companies established in 1835 372:Companies based in Clackmannanshire 131:by the British Government in 1948. 82:Andrew Mitchell, Alexander Mitchell 13: 402:1948 disestablishments in Scotland 224:"Craigrie Colliery | Canmore" 14: 443: 206:"Zetland Colliery | Canmore" 392:1835 establishments in Scotland 352:. Edinburgh: T and A Constable. 242:"Devon Colliery | Canmore" 165:Delivery Note for Craigrie Best 324: 306: 288: 270: 260:"Meta Colliery | Canmore" 252: 234: 216: 198: 1: 397:Defunct companies of Scotland 191: 142:, King o'Muirs Colliery near 314:"Dollar Mine | Canmore" 175:Carron Company (ironworkers) 7: 10: 448: 367:Coal companies of Scotland 350:One Hundred Years in Coal 86: 76: 66: 58: 47: 39: 31: 23: 348:Carvel, John L. (1944). 169:Bannockburn Colliery at 156:Kincardine Power Station 166: 164: 152:National Coal Board 62:1948 (nationalized) 20: 377:Mining in Scotland 167: 98:Alloa Coal Company 19:Alloa Coal Company 18: 127:in 1898, and was 94: 93: 439: 353: 340: 339: 328: 322: 321: 310: 304: 303: 292: 286: 285: 274: 268: 267: 256: 250: 249: 238: 232: 231: 220: 214: 213: 202: 110:Clackmannanshire 102:William Mitchell 52:William Mitchell 21: 17: 447: 446: 442: 441: 440: 438: 437: 436: 357: 356: 344: 343: 330: 329: 325: 312: 311: 307: 294: 293: 289: 276: 275: 271: 258: 257: 253: 240: 239: 235: 222: 221: 217: 204: 203: 199: 194: 125:limited company 90:Coal, Ironstone 79: 69: 12: 11: 5: 445: 435: 434: 429: 424: 419: 414: 409: 404: 399: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 369: 355: 354: 342: 341: 336:canmore.org.uk 323: 318:canmore.org.uk 305: 300:canmore.org.uk 287: 282:canmore.org.uk 269: 264:canmore.org.uk 251: 246:canmore.org.uk 233: 228:canmore.org.uk 215: 210:canmore.org.uk 196: 195: 193: 190: 148:Dollar village 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 80: 77: 74: 73: 70: 67: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 49: 45: 44: 41: 37: 36: 33: 29: 28: 25: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 444: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 368: 365: 364: 362: 351: 346: 345: 337: 333: 327: 319: 315: 309: 301: 297: 291: 283: 279: 273: 265: 261: 255: 247: 243: 237: 229: 225: 219: 211: 207: 201: 197: 189: 187: 182: 180: 176: 172: 163: 159: 158:until 1973. 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 132: 130: 126: 122: 117: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 89: 85: 81: 75: 71: 65: 61: 57: 53: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 16: 349: 335: 326: 317: 308: 299: 290: 281: 272: 263: 254: 245: 236: 227: 218: 209: 200: 183: 168: 133: 129:nationalised 118: 97: 95: 24:Company type 15: 136:Clackmannan 106:Earl of Mar 68:Area served 361:Categories 192:References 78:Key people 186:Wagon Way 144:Tullibody 140:Fishcross 114:Ben Line 87:Products 32:Industry 179:Falkirk 59:Defunct 48:Founder 40:Founded 35:Mining 422:Alloa 171:Cowie 121:Fife 96:The 43:1835 108:in 363:: 334:. 316:. 298:. 280:. 262:. 244:. 226:. 208:. 338:. 320:. 302:. 284:. 266:. 248:. 230:. 212:.

Index

William Mitchell
William Mitchell
Earl of Mar
Clackmannanshire
Ben Line
Fife
limited company
nationalised
Clackmannan
Fishcross
Tullibody
Dollar village
National Coal Board
Kincardine Power Station

Cowie
Carron Company (ironworkers)
Falkirk
Wagon Way
"Zetland Colliery | Canmore"
"Craigrie Colliery | Canmore"
"Devon Colliery | Canmore"
"Meta Colliery | Canmore"
"King O' Muirs No. 1 Colliery | Canmore"
"Tillicoultry Colliery | Canmore"
"Dollar Mine | Canmore"
"Bannockburn Colliery | Canmore"
Categories
Coal companies of Scotland
Companies based in Clackmannanshire

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