Langton Burn Bridge
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Langton Burn Bridge (1849-1948)Description
This culvert was just south west of Duns. It was washed away in the floods of 1948 leading the single track hanging in the air.
The damage led to closure of the former Berwickshire Railway between Duns and Greenlaw (where another bridge, the Blackadder Water Bridge was damaged.
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Bridge culvert| Nearby stations Duns Crumstane Marchmont Edrom Chirnside Greenlaw Twizell Norham Grantshouse Reston [1st] Reston Carham Coldstream Sunilaws Gordon | Duns Shed Lintmill Siding Chirnside Viaduct Chirnside Paper Mill Blackadder Water Bridge Greenside Quarry Billiemains Siding Auchencraw Siding Twizel Viaduct Houndwood Siding Tourist/other Manderston House Marchmont House Edrom Church Cockburn Law Fort Edin^s Hall Broch |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 13/08/1948 | Berwickshire Railway St Boswells (Ravenswood Junction) to Duns (excluded) is closed to passengers. The Langton Burn Bridge, between Duns and Greenlaw, is washed away and the track is left hanging, bridging the gap. Due to this flood damage Greenlaw to Duns is closed to all traffic. St Boswells to Reston via Duns ceases to be a through route. |
