Symington, Biggar and Broughton Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Introduction
The Symington to Broughton line (1860) was extended east to Peebles by the Caledonian Railway in 1864 with a terminus on the south side of the River Tweed, close but not in the town centre which is on the north bank. The North British Railway built a link line from their station which had an end-on connection to the Caledonian Railway's line.
Why built
The line was built to carry passengers, goods and livestock from Peebles to Symington connecting to the Caledonian Railway's main line. Through trains ran to Glasgow and an alternative Peebles to Edinburgh route was provided, albeit a somewhat more roundabout route than the North British Railway's service.
Dates
| / /1860 | Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway Act authorises extension of the line to Peebles [CR]. This will be opened by the Caledonian Railway who purchase the smaller company in 1861 - Symington, Biggar and Broughton Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway). |
| 01/02/1864 | Symington, Biggar and Broughton Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway) Broughton [2nd] to Peebles [CR] opened. Broughton Shed closed. |
Route described
This line has a largely west-east orientation and from Broughton passed through Stobo and Lyne before reaching Peebles.
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
John Furnevel 26/12/2011
John Furnevel 26/12/2011
John Furnevel 30/11/2005
This was not a true junction. Two single track lines ran east from Broughton [2nd] to Rachan. The northern was the Caledonian Railway's line from Symington [2nd] east to Peebles [2nd] and the southern was the Talla Railway, built for the construction of the Talla Reservoir. This was the location where the lines parted company.
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See also
Talla Railway
Ewan Crawford 06/01/2013
Ewan Crawford 06/01/2013
Ewan Crawford 06/01/2013
John Furnevel 30/11/2005
This station was south of Stobo Castle. Initially it had a single platform (north side of line) with a goods yard on the north side of the line, approached from the east.
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This was a single platform station built close to the confluence of the River Tweed and Lyne Water, crossed by the railway just east of the former station. Lyne farm is to the north west.
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David Panton 12/09/1960
John Furnevel 10/11/2004
This disused single track viaduct, directly east of the former Lyne station crosses over the Lyne Water and a minor road. The viaduct, with castellated piers with deeply carved crosses, has three masonry arches and a plate girder over the minor road (to the west). The total length is 133 ft. It bears a strong resemblance to Neidpath Viaduct, further east on the same line.
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Ewan Crawford 20/04/1997
John Furnevel 19/09/2002
Colin Harkins 09/04/2007
John Furnevel 19/09/2002
440 ft long, 32 ft high. This is a curved disused single track eight arch single viaduct on a skew passing over the River Tweed (Manor Water). The viaduct has castellated features due to the nearby Neidpath Castle. This was to please Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss 5th Earl of March, owner of the castle and estate.
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David Bosher 23/02/2018
David Bosher 23/02/2018
David Bosher 23/02/2018
This is an disused single bore, and formerly single track, tunnel of 674 yards. This tunnel is also known as Castle Hill Tunnel and Peebles Tunnel. It is on the south bank of the River Tweed, just west of Peebles (and the former Peebles [CR] station).
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John Furnevel 08/06/2008
John Furnevel 01/07/2008
David Bosher 23/02/2018
David Bosher 23/02/2018
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Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 03/02/1962
This was a terminus with a single platform covered by a timber trainshed with stone built end screens. The station building, also in stone, with the entrance, offices and waiting rooms bordered the north side of the trainshed. It was a fine two storey building with entrance portico. Within the trainshed there was a fountain from the Saracen Foundry. The site of the station was formerly known ...
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David Panton 30/10/2019
David Panton 19/10/2017
David Panton 30/10/2019
This goods yard (which was enlarged in 1906) was to the south of the Peebles [CR] passenger station.
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Ewan Crawford Collection //
This was an end-on junction directly to the east of Peebles [CR] station. From here a North British Railway line operated over the Peebles Tweed Viaduct to Peebles Junction at Peebles [2nd] North British Railway station.
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See also
Galashiels, Innerleithen and Peebles Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 07/04/2017
John Furnevel 07/04/2017
John Furnevel 21/05/2010
