Arniston Catchpoints
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Arniston CatchpointsOpened on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway).
Opened on the Arniston Coal Company.
Description
These catchpoints were north west of the connection between the mineral line serving the Arniston Colliery Gore Pit and the main line Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) ('Waverley Route'). The line going north ran downhill and these catchpoints protected the railway from runaways from the collieries.
The location was a short distance north west of the Gore Glen Bridge.
One of the bings of the Arniston Coal Company's collieries was located on the west side of the main line here.
Tags
Catchpoints
| Nearby stations Gorebridge Fushiebridge [2nd] Fushiebridge [1st] Newtongrange Newtongrange [1st] South Esk Dalhousie Bonnyrigg Eskbank Broomieknowe Rosewell and Hawthornden Eskbank and Dalkeith Lasswade Glenesk Dalkeith | Gore Glen Bridge Arniston Colliery Gore Pit Arniston Colliery Emily Pit Newbyres Colliery Arniston Colliery Engine Pit Pit Gorebridge Gas Works Gorebridge Gunpowder Mills Pit Lady Victoria Colliery Reversing Spur Lady Victoria Colliery New Sidings Vogrie Colliery Pit No 2 Whitehouse Quarry Tourist/other Newbyres Castle Kirkhill House [Gorebridge] |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
