Brayton Junction
Just beyond Brayton Junction the route of the old Solway Junction Railway is clearly visible nearly ninety years after the last train passed through. It was built to convey iron ore traffic to Lanarkshire, by-passing Carlisle via the Solway Viaduct, but the traffic dwindled and the viaduct itself proved prohibitively expensive to maintain. Any remaining traffic was easily diverted by the LMS through Carlisle and this short link on to the Silloth branch was closed in 1933. This view looks across the Solway with the hills around Dumfries visible in the distance.
Location: Brayton Junction (former)
Original line: Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 02/12/2021
Image number: 79437
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