Glenesk

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Glenesk (1858-1874)

Opened on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.

Description

This short lived station was north of Eskbank and Dalkeith station and south of Glenesk Junction and the Glenesk Viaduct. The Glenesk Colliery was alongside the railway to the west.

Tags

Station




News items

25/11/2015Borders Railway bridge dispute taken to tribunal [BBC News]
16/01/2006Cycle-path concern over rail link [BBC]

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

Galashiels to Edinburgh: Including the Lauder and Dalkeith Branches - the Waverley Route (Scml)

Origins of the Scottish Railway System 1722-1844

Waverley: Portrait of a Famous Route