Alloa Railway
Introduction
This line is closed. It had a bridge over the River Forth, often referred to as the Other Forth Railway Bridge. The bridge had a central span which was turned by a steam engine to allow shipping to pass. The bridge is now demolished although the piers remain in place. Today the nearest stations are at Stirling and Larbert.
Dates
| 11/08/1879 | Alloa Railway Authorised to build a line from the South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway), a swing bridge, Alloa Bridge, over the River Forth and line into Alloa. |
| / /1880 | Alloa Railway The Alloa Railway agrees to its working by the Caledonian Railway. |
| / /1883 | Alloa Railway Agreement that the Caledonian Railway, which was to work the Alloa Railway, would have access to Alloa [1st] station from Alloa West Junction. Authorisation given for line between Longcarse Junction and Alloa West Junction. |
| / /1883 | Alloa Railway The North British Railway withdraws its proposed Larbert and Cambus Line. It is granted running powers over the Alloa Railway in exchange for Caledonian Railway running powers to Alloa from Longcarse Junction (not Alloa West Junction?). |
| 27/04/1883 | North British Railway Alloa Railway South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) North British Railway given running powers over the Alloa Railway and South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) from Alloa to Greenhill Junction but must guarantee a minimum of traffic worth £3000 annually. |
| / /1884 | Alloa Railway Alloa Goods [CR] authorised. |
| 14/07/1884 | Alloa RailwayCaledonian Railway Alloa Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. |
| 01/10/1885 | Alloa Railway
South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Line from Dunmore Junction to Alloa West Junction and swing bridge, Alloa Bridge opened. Caledonian Railway trains start to use Alloa [1st] station. Dunmore Junction to South Alloa closed to passengers. Alloa Goods [CR] opened. |
| / /1902 | Alloa Railway Single road timber engine shed Alloa Shed [CR] opened in Alloa Goods yard. A sub-shed of Stirling. |
| 12/10/1904 | Alloa Railway Alloa Bridge (swing) closed due to storm damage. |
| 12/10/1904 | Alloa Railway Alloa Bridge is badly damaged after being struck by the schooner 'Stirling' resulting in the fall of a span. The Caledonian Railway is allowed to reroute its trains to Alloa via Stirling. North British Railway trains also diverted. |
| 01/06/1905 | Alloa Railway Alloa Bridge re-opened. |
| 01/06/1905 | Alloa Railway Alloa Bridge repairs complete and Caledonian Railway trains to Alloa return to their usual route. |
| 15/08/1920 | Alloa Railway Alloa Bridge (swing) closed due to storm damage. |
| 15/08/1920 | Alloa Railway A surrendered German warship broke its mooring and struck Alloa Bridge resulting in its closure between 1920 and 1921. Spans 10 and 11 were destroyed. |
| 01/03/1921 | Alloa Railway Alloa Bridge re-opened. |
| 01/03/1921 | Alloa Railway The Alloa Bridge re-opens following repairs. The bridge was rebuilt with some piers entirely replaced and additional cross bracing added. |
| / /1935 | Alloa Railway Alloa Shed [CR] closed. |
| 29/01/1968 | Alloa RailwaySouth Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Alloa (Alloa West Junction) to Larbert (Alloa Junction) closed to passengers. Railbuses cease crossing the Alloa Bridge. |
| 06/05/1968 | Alloa Railway Longcarse Junction (excluded) to Throsk (excluded) closed to freight. |
| 18/05/1970 | Alloa Railway Alloa West Junction (excluded) to Longcarse Junction (excluded) closed to freight. |
| 08/02/1971 | Alloa Railway Demolition of Alloa Bridge. |
| / /1978 | RNAD Bandeath Military base by Throsk closed. It was served by the Alloa Railway. The works had an internal railway system. It is now an industrial estate. |
| 01/04/1978 | Alloa RailwaySouth Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Throsk to Dunmore Junction to Alloa Junction closed to freight. |
| / /1983 | Alloa Railway Alloa New Yard (excluded) to Longcarse Junction (a headshunt by this date) to Alloa West Goods coal yard closed. (Alternative date). |
Portions of line and locations
This line is divided into a number of portions.
Dunmore Junction to Alloa
Dunmore Junction to Alloa [CR].
This was a double track junction with the brick built N1 style signal box on the west side. It opened in 1885 when the Alloa Railway extended the South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) to Alloa (Alloa West Junction and Alloa Goods [CR] over the Alloa Bridge. The terminus at South Alloa closed to passengers.
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See also
South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway)
Throsk was a two platform minimal station to the south of Alloa Bridge. It opened in 1890, shortly after the railway opened in 1885. Platforms were in brick and there was minimal shelters on each.
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Brian Haslehust 18/10/1969
Roger Geach Collection 26/08/1972
Robin McGregor 11/04/1966
Ewan Crawford //1993
This was a single track viaduct over the River Forth with a central swing section.
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Brian Haslehust 06/06/1964
Ewan Crawford 26/10/2022
Ewan Crawford 26/10/2022
Ewan Crawford //1993
This timber built signal box controlled the northern approach to Alloa Bridge (Alloa swing bridge over the River Forth). The box was on the west side of the embankment just north of the bridge.
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Ewan Crawford //1993
This junction was north of the Alloa Bridge (the swing bridge over the River Forth). This was initially the junction between the Caledonian Railway's 1885 Alloa Railway line running to the goods terminus near the harbour in Alloa and its connection to Alloa West Junction where the line joined the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway allowing use of Alloa [1st] station. The ...
More detailsSee also
Alloa Marshalling Yard (British Railways)
Ewan Crawford 26/10/2022
Ewan Crawford //1988
Ewan Crawford //1988
John Furnevel 27/04/2006
This was a long single road locomotive shed west of Alloa Goods [CR] on the south side of the line as it approached the goods terminus from Longcarse Junction. Approach was from the west.
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This goods station was the terminus of the Alloa Railway. It was located just to the north of the Alloa glass factory close to the harbour.
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Ewan Crawford 29/03/1997
Ewan Crawford //1988
RNAD Bandeath Branch
A short branch from Throsk served the RNAD Bandeath site.
Throsk was a two platform minimal station to the south of Alloa Bridge. It opened in 1890, shortly after the railway opened in 1885. Platforms were in brick and there was minimal shelters on each.
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Brian Haslehust 18/10/1969
Roger Geach Collection 26/08/1972
Robin McGregor 11/04/1966
Ewan Crawford //1993
B A Cairns 20/08/2019
Longcarse Junction to Alloa West Junction
The Longcarse Junction to Alloa West Junction section gave access to the North British's Alloa station.
This junction was north of the Alloa Bridge (the swing bridge over the River Forth). This was initially the junction between the Caledonian Railway's 1885 Alloa Railway line running to the goods terminus near the harbour in Alloa and its connection to Alloa West Junction where the line joined the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway allowing use of Alloa [1st] station. The ...
More detailsSee also
Alloa Marshalling Yard (British Railways)
Ewan Crawford 26/10/2022
Ewan Crawford //1988
Ewan Crawford //1988
John Furnevel 27/04/2006
This was the junction between the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway of 1852 and the Alloa West to Longcarse (North British Railway) of 1885 which connected to the Alloa Railway. This was a junction between two double track lines immediately west of a level crossing ('Grange Crossing').
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See also
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
Alloa Marshalling Yard (British Railways)
Ewan Crawford 12/11/2006
John Furnevel 04/10/2007
Mark Dufton 14/05/2017
Ewan Crawford 12/11/2006
