Bowling Green Street Level Crossing

Location type


Name and dates

Bowling Green Street Level Crossing (1847-1969)

Opened on the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway.

Description

This level crossing was protected by Bowling Green Street Signal Box. The box was located on the east side of the Bonnington Goods branch between the goods yard and Bonnington Goods Junction, just north of the Water of Leith Viaduct and West Bowling Green Street.

Between the level crossing and junction the branch had a loop. On the east side of this was a small goods yard, two goods sheds and a loading bank, approached from the south.

Tags

Level crossing signal box


Nearby stations
Bonnington
Pilrig Street
Junction Bridge
Ferry Road
Powderhall
Leith North
North Leith
Foot of the Walk [Tram]
Leith Walk [CR]
Newhaven [Leith New Lines]
Leith Central
Balfour Street [Tram]
Newhaven
Ocean Terminal [Tram]
Newhaven [Tram]
Junction Mills
Midlothian Oatmeal Works
Graham Street Junction
Bonnington Bond
Bonnington Goods
Bonnington Bridge Paper Works
Weldun Boiler Works
Bonnington Steel Works
Bonnington Tannery
Leith Mills
Bonnington (Rosebank) Goods
Bowershall Engine Works
Bonnington Viaduct [CR]
Bonnington East Junction
North Leith Tunnel
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.