Lowland Canals

Freight Action Plan

British Waterways Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Executive, East Dunbartonshire Council, West Lothian Council, West Dunbartonshire Council, Glasgow City Council, North Lanarkshire Council and Scottish Enterprise has established a freight project group for the Lowland Canals as part of the Lowland Canals Steering Group initiative. The freight project group is to ensure a co-ordinated approach between Local authorities, us and Scottish Enterprise in developing freight on the Lowland Canals network.

Milton Resources has been appointed as a consultant to the freight project group to gather evidence of existing canal side infrastructure/facilities which could be used for freight by businesses located close to the Lowland Canals.

A trial was conducted in 2005 using a Leeds and Liverpool barge which transported several tonnes of electronic and electrical waste from Glasgow and Bishopbriggs to Twechar as part of a plan to establish a recycling centre at Twechar.

Freight Action Plans

• Lowland Canals Freight Action Plan (Phase 1) (174KB PDF)
• Lowland Canals Freight Action Plan (Phase 1) - Final Report, Potential Development Sites (103KB PDF)
• Lowland Canals Freight Action Plan (Phase 1) - Final Report, Potential for Freight on the Lowland Canals (423KB PDF)
• Lowland Canals Freight Action Plan (Phase 1) - Final Report, Record Sheets for Loading & Unloading Sites - Potential and Existing (662KB PDF)
• Lowland Canals Freight Action Plan (Phase 1) - Final Report, Record Sheets for Industrial Estates & Retail Parks (579KB PDF)
• Lowland Canals Freight Action Plan (Phase 1) - Executive Summary (114KB PDF)
• Lowland Canals Freight Action Plan (Phase 1) - Final Report, Record Sheets for Businesses (514KB PDF)

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