Historic site · Coatbridge · North Lanarkshire

Class 311 'Blue Train'

Class 311 'Blue Train' is a historic site in Coatbridge. 9 more places to visit are within 5 km. Look also at Antonine Wall, 11 km away.

Where

In Coatbridge

inside the locality

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Historic site in Coatbridge

Inside Coatbridge

Class 311 'Blue Train' is inside Coatbridge’s locality, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

In Coatbridge, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 18–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°101 mm

Feb7° / 1°88 mm

Mar9° / 2°76 mm

Apr12° / 4°57 mm

May15° / 6°62 mm

Jun18° / 9°63 mm

Jul19° / 11°81 mm

Aug19° / 11°91 mm

Sep16° / 9°81 mm

Oct13° / 6°105 mm

Nov9° / 3°99 mm

Dec7° / 1°103 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Coatbridge, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Coatbridge. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Coatbridge’s full climate →

About

Class 311 'Blue Train'

Historic site.

In Coatbridge, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Coatbridge

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Class 311 'Blue Train'

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Class 311 'Blue Train' is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Class 311 'Blue Train'

With 617,904 people, Glasgow is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Coatbridge

42,256 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km east of it

Airdrie

35,847 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km west of it

Bargeddie

3,567 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Glenboig

3,035 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Class 311 'Blue Train' is	People	Places to visit
Coatbridge	It’s in town	42,256	17
Airdrie	1.4 km east of it	35,847	9
Bargeddie	1.8 km west of it	3,567	13
Glenboig	2.5 km northwest of it	3,035	13
Viewpark	3.4 km southwest of it	15,832	20
Bellshill	3.6 km south of it	19,488	18
Gartcosh	3.9 km northwest of it	3,252	13
Glasgow	3.9 km west of it	617,904	101

Make a day of it

Next door to Class 311 'Blue Train'

Nearby, 64 places within 15 km include 3 cathedrals, 2 museums and a fort.

FortAntonine Wall11 km away 2

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral13 km away 3

MuseumGlasgow School of Art15 km away 4

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle7.6 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art14 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

MuseumSummerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life200 m away 7

CathedralMotherwell Cathedral8.8 km away 8

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Class 311 'Blue Train'

Where is Class 311 'Blue Train'?

Class 311 'Blue Train' is in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Class 311 'Blue Train'?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Class 311 'Blue Train'?

June to August are the warmest months in Coatbridge, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Class 311 'Blue Train'?

Within 15 km: Antonine Wall (11 km), Glasgow Cathedral (13 km), Glasgow School of Art (15 km) and Bothwell Castle (7.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life: Jayhoolihan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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