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
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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See also
Peebles Railway
John Furnevel 05/08/2009
John Furnevel 22/02/2009
John Furnevel 11/12/2004
This station was at Cowdenburn and named for Lamancha House, to the south east.
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John Furnevel 11/12/2004
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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John Furnevel 09/06/2004
Bill Roberton //1997
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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Clive Barlow 26/05/2006
Clive Barlow 26/05/2006
John Furnevel 05/12/2004
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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Books
 Border Country Branch Line Album |  Old Carnwath: Including Braehead, Dolphinton, Dunsyre, Elsrickle, Kaimend, Libberton, Newbigging and Walston |  Peebles Railways |  The Railways of Peebles (Through Time) |
