Balbeuchley Incline
Location type
PlaceName and dates
Balbeuchley Incline (1831-1860)Opened on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.
Description
This incline was 5100 ft long with a 1 in 25 gradient and gained 200 ft. The higher end was to the north with an engine house.
With modernisation of the line the incline was bypassed by a deviation via Dronley in 1860. A short portion was retained at the south end to serve quarries.
Two other inclines existed on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway, the Law Incline and the Hatton Incline.
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InclineAliases
Balbeuchly InclineExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
NLS Map
07/08/2020
| Nearby stations Balbeuchley Top Balbeuchley Foot Dronley Baldragon Auchterhouse [2nd] Auchterhouse [1st] Baldovan and Downfield Liff Lochee West Cross Roads Lochee Offset at Back of Law Invergowrie Ninewells Junction [Station] Newtyle [1st] | Balbeuchley Engine Fallaws Quarry Pitpointe Siding Leoch Quarry Rosemill Quarry Rosemill Loop Auchrie Quarry Siding Rose Mills Chemicals Rosemill Siding Auchrie Quarry Eastfield Road Bridge Boniton Siding Pitnappie Quarry Pitnappie Siding Tourist/other Balbeuchley House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
