Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Introduction
This very short branch ran from the east end of Slateford [2nd] station, Slateford Station Signal Box, north west to Gorgie Cattle Market. It was also served by the Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway). The Gorgie Slaughter Houses came to an agreement with the Caledonian and North British in 1913.
Dates
| / /1910 | Edinburgh Corporation Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway) Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) Corporation asks railways to built branches to the new Gorgie Cattle Market. |
| / /1913 | Edinburgh Corporation
Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) Agreement between Edinburgh Corporation with the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway over the Gorgie Slaughter Houses. |
| / /1913 | Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway) Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) Caledonian Railway and North British Railway agree on access to the Gorgie Slaughter Houses in Edinburgh. This related to the building of a railway between the two branches which was to be done at CR expense. Two jointly owned sidings laid in on the north side of the NB yard, but the link was not built. |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This two platform station was west of the present Slateford station. It was just east of the Slateford Viaduct.
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See also
Redford Barracks Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Caledonian Railway
This was the terminus of a short branch opened in 1910 from west of Slateford station and just east of Slateford [2nd] station. The approach was from the south east. The signal box at Slateford [2nd] was replaced with its opening.
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Ewan Crawford 16/09/2004
Ewan Crawford 16/09/2004
David Panton 08/01/2019
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