Hartside Siding
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Hartside Siding (1901-1950)Opened on the Lauder Light Railway.
Description
This siding served Hartside Farm (to the west) and (more distantly) Kirktonhill Farm (to the north).
The siding was approached from the east, the siding being laid on the south side of the line.
An overhead rail took rock from the crushing plant of Airhouse Quarry to the siding.
Tags
Siding quarry| Nearby stations Oxton Fountainhall Heriot Lauder Stow Tynehead Humbie Saltoun Bowland Fushiebridge [1st] Fushiebridge [2nd] Gorebridge Pencaitland Gifford Ormiston | Airhouse Quarry Middletoun Summit Middleton Siding Crookston Mill Bridge Hollowshank Bridge Fountainhall Bridge Bower Bridge Plenploth Bridge Torquhan Bridge Lauder Food Depot Watherston Bridge Falahill Summit Galabank Bridge Tourist/other Dere Street Roman Road Soutra Soutra Aisle |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
| Lauder Light Railway (Locomotion Papers) |
