Brechin East Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Brechin East Junction (1895-1917)Opened on the Aberdeen Railway.
Opened on the Forfar and Brechin Railway.
Description
This junction was controlled by a ground frame. The east fork of the Forfar and Brechin Railway met the former Aberdeen Railway branch to Brechin at a junction which allowed running from the Forfar line to Bridge of Dun bypassing Brechin. Land was taken on this fork for two tracks, the same as the rest of the Forfar and Brechin Railway, although only one line was laid (the westbound, had it been doubled). The bridge by Drumachlie was built to carry two lines.
There were catch points to prevent runaways from the branch.
The link from Brechin North Junction to Brechin East Junction opened in 1895 and closed in 1917, although a short portion of the line was retained as a siding at the Brechin North Junction end. The portion lifted was for the Great War effort.
East of the former junction are two C listed road bridges. The first, the approach to Leuchland Farm, passes over the line and further east the line passes over the approach to Windyedge Farm.
Tags
JunctionExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Brechin Farnell Road Bridge of Dun Stracathro Careston Craigo Dubton Glasterlaw Edzell Hillside [NB] Montrose Broomfield Montrose [CR] Lunan Bay Marykirk | Brechin Shed [2nd] [Brechin West Junction] City Sawmills [Brechin] Brechin North Junction Brechin Goods [2nd] Brechin Shed [1st] Brechin Goods [1st] Den Burn Linen Works Caldhame Linen Works Kincraig Siding Tourist/other Glencadam Distillery Brechin Cathedral Maison Dieu Chapel Brechin Kinnaird Castle Aldbar Chapel |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1917 | Brechin and Edzell District Railway Brechin West Junction to Brechin East Junction closed to passengers. |
