Dolphinton [NB]
Location type
StationName and dates
Dolphinton [NB] (1864-1933)Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Opened on the Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway.Description
This was the terminus of the single track line from Leadburn. To the west, over the A702, was the terminus of the Caledonian Railway from Carstairs.
The layout was slightly altered over the years. The original layout had the line terminate with a loop, the platform on the north side of this loop was a small building, the west end of the loop was the goods yard. A siding from this loop ran west to reach a turntable and stone built locomotive shed.
The Caledonian Railway's line opened in 1867 and this ran through from the west to a junction just east of the existing station. It ran along the north side of the existing station. This placed the Caley's line on the through east-west line and the NB station as the terminus of a very short branch. Through services did not run, but traffic exchange was possible.
A signal box opened in 1895 at the east end of the platform, around the time of alterations to the layout. The loop was shortened, the west end (which was the goods end and loading bank) being reduced but with a short extension at the east end. The platform was extended and the station building was replaced with a North British Railway style building, much larger than its predecessor and the equivalent at the CR station.
The line closed in 1933, but was restored to serve RNAD Coalyburn and RNAD Leadburn in 1939. The track through to Dolphinton survived until 1960.
After closure the station has remained largely intact, becoming a house 'Sunnyside'. Houses have been built nearby, one on the former connecting line. The station building and locomotive shed both still stand.
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Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
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| Nearby stations Dolphinton [CR] Dunsyre Broomlee Macbie Hill Newbigging [Lanarkshire] Lamancha Broughton [1st] Broughton [2nd] Lyne Eddleston Biggar Stobo Earlyvale Gate Auchengray Bankhead [Lanarkshire] | Dolphinton Shed [NB] Dolphinton Shed [CR] Walton Viaduct Westhall Milk Platform Todholes Siding Coalyburn Mines Auchencorth Peat Moss Railway Tarbrax Oil Works Mine Lyne Viaduct Tourist/other Dolphinton House Macbiehill House RNAD Coalyburn Lamancha House RNAD Leadburn |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
The layout was slightly altered over the years. The original layout had the line terminate with a loop, the platform on the north side of this loop was a small building, the west end of the loop was the goods yard. A siding from this loop ran west to reach a turntable and stone built locomotive shed.
The Caledonian Railway's line opened in 1867 and this ran through from the west to a junction just east of the existing station. It ran along the north side of the existing station. This placed the Caley's line on the through east-west line and the NB station as the terminus of a very short branch. Through services did not run, but traffic exchange was possible.
A signal box opened in 1895 at the east end of the platform, around the time of alterations to the layout. The loop was shortened, the west end (which was the goods end and loading bank) being reduced but with a short extension at the east end. The platform was extended and the station building was replaced with a North British Railway style building, much larger than its predecessor and the equivalent at the CR station.
The line closed in 1933, but was restored to serve RNAD Coalyburn and RNAD Leadburn in 1939. The track through to Dolphinton survived until 1960.
After closure the station has remained largely intact, becoming a house 'Sunnyside'. Houses have been built nearby, one on the former connecting line. The station building and locomotive shed both still stand.
Books
 Border Country Branch Line Album |  Old Carnwath: Including Braehead, Dolphinton, Dunsyre, Elsrickle, Kaimend, Libberton, Newbigging and Walston |  Peebles Railways |  The Railways of Peebles (Through Time) |
