Border Union Railway

For the preserved railway see Waverley Route Heritage Association

Border Union Railway

Locale Dumfriesshire, Roxburghshire, Scotland;
Cumberland, England
Dates of operation 21 July 1859 31 December 1922
Successor London and North Eastern Railway
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Legend
Up arrow Edinburgh and Hawick Railway
Hawick
Stobs
Shankend
Whitrope Tunnel
Whitrope Summit
Riccarton Junction
Right arrow Border Counties Railway
Steele Road
Newcastleton
Langholm
Gilnockie
Canonbie

Scotland
England
Kershope Foot
Nook Pasture
Penton
Riddings Junction
Scotch Dyke
Up arrow Caledonian Railway Main Line
Longtown
Gretna (CR) | Gretna
Longtown Depot
Lyneside
Floriston (CR)
Harker
Rockcliffe (CR)

Parkhouse Halt
Port Carlisle Junction
Port Carlisle Jn | Port Carlisle Branch Jn

Caldew Junctions
Rome Street Junction
Carlisle Citadel

Forks Junction | Citadel South Junctions

Bog Junction (under bridge)

Currock Jn | Upperby Jn | London Rd Jn
Down arrow Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Down arrow Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Petteril Bridge Junction
Down arrow Settle and Carlisle Line
Down arrow Newcastle and Carlisle Railway

The Border Union Railway was a railway line which connected places in the south of Scotland and Cumberland in England. It was authorised on 21 July 1859 and advertised as the Waverley Route by the promoters - the North British Railway.[1] It connected the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway at Hawick with Carlisle.

History

The first section of the route was opened between Carlisle and Scotch Dyke on 12 October 1861, to Newcastleton on 1 March 1862, Riccarton Junction on 2 June 1862 and throughout on 24 June 1862.[1] The railway was built as a double-track main line throughout.

Connections to other lines

Current operations

The line was closed to all traffic by British Railways on 5 January 1969. The line was dismantled in 1971.[1]

The Waverley Route Heritage Association have preserved a part of the former route at Whitrope and are working on reopening the section from its base at Whitrope itself down into Riccarton Junction as a heritage railway.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Awdry (1990)

Sources

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