Blackbraes Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway)

Introduction

This mineral line ran west from near Causewayend to mines in the Blackbraes and Shieldhill area. The route augmented the private line which reached Falkirk by a series of zig-zags.



Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Blackbraes Branch

This was the junction between the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway's 1847 line between Causewayend Junction and Bo'ness High Junction and the 1850 mineral line west to Maddiston Craigend Colliery and Shieldhill Colliery.
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See also
Slamannan Junction Railway
View north from Almond Junction (behind the camera) showing where the Slamannan Junction Railway (Causewayend on the Slamannan Railway to Manuel on ...
Duncan Ross 22/04/2023
View south showing the bridge which carries Almond Road over the former Slamannan Junction Railway. The view looks towards the site of the Almond Iron ...
Duncan Ross 22/04/2023
View east on the Union Canal where the 1847 Slamannan Junction Railway crossed overhead, forming a link between the Slamannan Railway and the ...
Duncan Ross 06/08/2020
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Disused track and abandoned tubs on the Gardrum Moss peat railway. View east from the roadside in 2000. ...
Ewan Crawford //2000
Part of the 3ft gauge peat railway operated by William Sinclair Horticulture, Gardrum Moss, Shieldhill, near Falkirk in 2000. [Ref query 2273]
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Ewan Crawford //2000
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