This railway is closed. The line opened in 1863 and closed in 1966. It came to be owned by the Caledonian Railway, connecting its main line at Lockerbie to the Glasgow and South Western Railway at Dumfries. The Caledonian purchased the line in 1865. The connection was to prove particularly advantageous to the Caledonian when it took lease of the Portpatrick Railway between 1864 and 1885, making that line an extension of the Caledonian rather than the geographically more appropriate G&SWR. After 1885 it settled down to being a branch. The line was single track and the Caledonian did not have its own station in Dumfries, using the bay platforms (now filled in) at the current station as its terminus. It did have its own large goods yard to the east of the passenger station.
/ /1860 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Act receives Royal assent. Line given running powers to run into Lockerbie (Caledonian Railway) and Dumfries (Glasgow and South Western Railway) stations. |
19/04/1861 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Company to use Dumfries permanently. |
/ /1863 | Caledonian Railway Authorisation to stop up Lockerbie station level crossing and replace with road bridge. Improvements to station authorised. (Around the time of the opening of the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway.) |
/08/1863 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Single road stone locomotive shed opened at Dumfries St Mary's Shed [CR] with a 42ft turntable. |
01/09/1863 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway The Caledonian Railway associated Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway is opened giving the company access to Dumfries. In response the Portpatrick Railway applies for running powers over the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway to Dumfries and the Caledonian Railway negotiates running the Portpatrick Railway, a blow to the Glasgow and South Western Railway which had considered the Portpatrick line to be within its territory. |
/ /1865 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
Caledonian Railway Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian Railway grants running powers to the London and North Western Railway between Carlisle Citadel, Lockerbie and Dumfries. |
19/06/1882 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Authorisation to shut up level crossing at Lochmaben, to be replaced by a bridge. |
/ /1902 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Dumfries turntable replaced with a 60ft one. |
/12/1923 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Dumfries St Mary's Shed [CR] converted for wagon repairs. |
19/05/1952 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Dumfries to Lockerbie closed to passengers. |
/ /1960 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Dumfries St Mary's Shed [CR] demolished. |
07/10/1965 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Highland 103 covers the line and then runs north via Beattock. |
18/04/1966 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Dumfries to Lockerbie closed to freight. |
18/11/1966 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Lockerbie to Dumfries closed. |
This line is divided into a number of portions.
This is a two platform station. The main station building is on the northbound platform. This building, by William Tite, is in Tudor style, with crow-stepped gables and remains standing. The central part is two storey and attic and side wings single storey. The platforms were canopied. A modern, somewhat grim, canopy runs for part of the length of the main building.
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This was a two platform station, crossed by a road bridge, diverted from its original course and subsequently routed back to its original course.
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This was a two platform station with a passing loop built on a single track railway. The main station building was on the eastbound platform with a waiting room on the westbound platform, reached by the footbridge. It was west of Shieldhill Farm.
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A series of quarries were served by the Caledonian Railway north of Locharbriggs station on the Lockerbie to Dumfries line.
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This was a single platform station in the village of Locharbriggs. The station was overshadowed by the considerable Locharbriggs Quarries (sandstone) which were rail served and to the north west of the station.
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This was the 3rd factory of Arrol-Johnston, replacing the works based in the Underwood Weaving Mills. The factory was built from new using ferro-concrete.
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This is an iron bridge, formerly an occupation bridge connecting Heathhall Farm (west) to a field (east). The bridge is not intact but striking. Unusually attractive perhaps to please a landowner. The farm is now housing. C listed.
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This junction was north of Dumfries station on the now closed line to Lockerbie, the Caledonian Railway owned Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway. It provided access to either Dumfries, Lockerbie Junction, (shared with the Glasgow and South Western Railway) or Dumfries Goods [CR] (St Mary's Goods and Dumfries St Mary's Shed [CR]) for trains approaching ...
More detailsThis goods station was to east of Dumfries station. It was a goods station only approached from Dumfries Goods Junction on the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway, rather than the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway main line which remains open.
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This junction was north of Dumfries station on the now closed line to Lockerbie, the Caledonian Railway owned Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway. It provided access to either Dumfries, Lockerbie Junction, (shared with the Glasgow and South Western Railway) or Dumfries Goods [CR] (St Mary's Goods and Dumfries St Mary's Shed [CR]) for trains approaching ...
More detailsThis junction was at the north end of Dumfries station and was formed between the 1859 Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and the 1863 Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway. To reach the D&CDR the DL&LR crossed the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway (Glasgow and South Western Railway main line) on the level.
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This is a two platform station with red sandstone buildings and glazed canopies in the east of the centre of Dumfries. The station is noted for its fine station gardens.
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Branches & Byways: Southwest Scotland and the Border Counties | Carlisle To Beattock: including the Dumfries Branch (Scottish Main Lines) |