Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway)
Introduction
This short branch ran south west from to serve the Gorgie Cattle Market. It also served a minerals depot close to Gorgie [NB] station. The branch ran out from the Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway which had nearby branches to the to Gorgie East Goods and Gorgie Mills. 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. |
| /06/1910 | Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) Branch from the Gorgie Mills siding built to Gorgie Cattle Market [NB] yard (cattle, minerals etc). The engineers were Blyth and Westland. The branch was built at the corporation's expense and the NB paid for the costs of connection at Gorgie. |
| / /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. |
| / /1977 | Edinburgh District Council Decides to remove the embankment of the Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) for safety as the embankment material smouldered. |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This is the southern junction of a triangular junction formed by Haymarket West Junction (west), Haymarket Central Junction (east) and Gorgie Junction (south).
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See also
Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
Bill Roberton //1975
Bill Roberton //1975
John Furnevel 14/04/1981
This was a small goods yard on the west side of the line just north of Gorgie station and south of Gorgie Junction. It was approached from the north. On the west side of the yard was Gorgie East Minerals, a larger set of sidings for coal traffic. Further west again was the start of the Gorgie Cattle Market [NB], which crossed over a level crossing (as did the mineral yard ...
More detailsSee also
Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
David Panton 13/01/2019
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) //1961
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) //1961
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) //1961
This mill was rail served via a headshunt from Gorgie Junction. It was the glue and gelatine mill of J&G Cox Ltd, originally the site was probably a corn mill. The mill was rail served from 1905.
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See also
Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
The Edinburgh Corporation owned cattle market, built from 1909, was served by a branch from Gorgie Junction. This struck off from from alongside the goods yard at Gorgie East and ran south west to the north side of the cattle market. The branch was built at the expense of the corporation with the North British Railway paying connection costs at Gorgie. The NB worked the line.
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David Bosher 06/06/2023
David Bosher 06/06/2023
Ewan Crawford 16/09/2004
Ewan Crawford 16/09/2004
