Kate's Mill Siding

Location type

Sidings

Name and dates

Kate's Mill Siding (1879-1890)

Opened on the Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway).

Description

This siding was between Hailes Halt (to the south) and Balerno Junction (to the north). The siding was on the south side of the line, above the Water of Leith, and accessed from the Balerno Junction direction. The siding had a loop and goods shed. A bridge connected the yard to Kate's Mill itself, on the south side of the Water of Leith.

There was a signal box on the north/west side of the line at the point of divergence of the siding. The box and siding opened in 1879, not long after the line. The box closed in 1889 when replaced by a ground frame. The mill burned down in 1890.

The line closed completely in 1967.

The line's trackbed is now a footpath. Kate's Mill closed and was demolished. The bridge over the Water of Leith remains.

Tags

Siding signal box paper mill footpath

Nearby stations
Hailes Halt
Kingsknowe
Colinton
Slateford [2nd]
Slateford
Wester Hailes
Juniper Green
Exhibition [CR]
Saughton [Tram]
Saughton
Craiglockhart
Exhibition [NBR]
Gorgie East
Merchiston
Balgreen Halt
Kate^s Mill
Redhall Mill
Redhall Quarry
Boag^s Mill
Hailes Mill
Colinton Tunnel
Spylaw Mill
Balerno Junction
Colinton [Tram]
Slateford Aqueduct
Slateford Viaduct
Tourist/other
Colinton House
Hailes House
Craiglockhart House
Redford Barracks
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Books

The Balerno Branch and the Caley in Edinburgh (Oakwood Library of Railway History)