Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway

Introduction

This line is closed.

The line runs through farmed countryside. There were pits at Dolphinton, but these were worked out about the time of the lines opening. The line may have been supported by the North British Railway to halt an approach of the Caledonian Railway from the west. Due to the small volume of traffic the line closed in 1933. A large army camp at Macbie Hill re-opened the line between 1939 and 1960.






Dates

03/06/1862Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway
Act receives Royal assent.
29/10/1863Peebles Railway
Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway
Three runaway ballast wagons from Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway construction work run downhill through into Leadburn station and into the path of an approach southbound train for Peebles resulting in considerable damage. There was only one death, the young son of Charles Tennant of the St Rollox Works, a director of the Peebles Railway who lived at The Glen.
04/07/1864Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway
Line opened from Leadburn (Peebles Railway) to Dolphinton [NB]. (Or was it opened in June?)
16/07/1866Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton RailwayNorth British Railway
Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
01/04/1933Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway
Leadburn to Dolphinton [NB] closed to all traffic.
  /  /1939Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway
Leadburn to Macbie Hill re-opened to freight.
  /12/1960Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway
Leadburn to Macbie Hill re-closed to freight.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

This was both a station and junction. It opened at Leadburn, a four way road junction and the site of the Leadburn Inn.
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Peebles Railway
Approaching the long abandoned island platform at Leadburn on 5 August 2009 following a shower of rain. Vies is south west towards the former ...
John Furnevel 05/08/2009
The approach to Leadburn in February 2009, heading south towards Peebles. The main through platforms are directly ahead, while amongst the trees in ...
John Furnevel 22/02/2009
The junction station at Leadburn on the Peebles Loop, photographed on a dull day in December 2004 when the location was in use as a picnic site. A bay ...
John Furnevel 11/12/2004
Leadburn Station looking north towards Pomathorn. ...
Clive Barlow 26/05/2006
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This station was at Cowdenburn and named for Lamancha House, to the south east.
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Some 2 miles south west of Leadburn lies the hamlet of Lamancha, once served by a station on the LL&D route. The station closed along with the line in ...
John Furnevel 11/12/2004
Lamancha Station forecourt looking west towards Macbie Hill. ...
Clive Barlow 26/05/2006
Lamancha looking to Dolphinton in 1997. ...
Bill Roberton //1997
Lamancha Station looking west towards Macbie Hill. ...
Clive Barlow 26/05/2006
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This was a single platform station at a rural location. There had been many lime quarries here, to the north and south. The tiny hamlet of Coalyburn, (two cottage rows), was to the north. The actual Coalyburn mines were further north again.
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Looking east over the site of the former Macbie Hill station. ...
Ewan Crawford //
Remains at Macbie Hill, looking south from the road bridge towards West Linton (Broomlee) in June 2004. The overgrown platform runs to the the left of ...
John Furnevel 09/06/2004
View to Dolphinton at Macbie Hill in 1997 showing the remaining platform on the right. ...
Bill Roberton //1997
Macbie Hill Station looking west towards Broomlee. Loading dock to left. ...
Clive Barlow 26/05/2006
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This station was about half a mile south of West Linton. The passenger station and goods yard were separated by a level crossing.
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Broomlee Goods Shed facing east towards Macbie Hill as seen from the site of the level crossing. ...
Clive Barlow 26/05/2006
Looking west at the former Broomlee station. ...
Ewan Crawford //
Broomlee Station facing west towards Dolphinton. The level crossing was just beyond the West Linton sign. ...
Clive Barlow 26/05/2006
Rear view of the surviving goods shed and loading bank at Broomlee in December 2012 see image 41278, photographed at the kind invitation of the ...
John Furnevel 05/12/2004
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This was the terminus of the single track line from Leadburn. To the west, over the A702, was the terminus of the Caledonian Railway from Carstairs.
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This stone built single road shed was by Dolphinton [NB] station, to its south. It was approached from the east, a siding from the terminus' loop, via a turntable.
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