Newbie Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Newbie Junction (1900-1934)Opened on the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway.
Opened on the Newbie Branch.
Description
A signal box opened at this junction in 1900 for the Newbie Brick and Tile Works and Cochran's Boiler Works.
The junction was west of Annan.
The signal box was on the south side of the junction. The branch was single track with a loop close to the junction. The branch was approached from the west.
The box closed in 1934.
Track, now overgrown, remains on the branch. The Cochran's Boiler Works remains open.
There was a workmen's halt at the junction.
Tags
Junction Halt
| Nearby stations Annan Annan Shawhill Cummertrees Corsehill Halt Bowness Eastriggs Wylies Halt Port Carlisle Kirtlebridge Ecclefechan Glasson Whitrigg Ruthwell Kirkpatrick New Dykes Brow | Annan Viaduct Port Street Viaduct Newbie Brick and Tile Works Cochran^s Boiler Works Solway Junction Annan Powfoot Siding Shawhill Junction Solway Viaduct Corsehill Quarry Kelhead Lime Works Kelhead Quarry Tourist/other Annan Harbour Annan Museum Lonsdale Cinema Annandale Distillery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways |  Carlisle To Beattock: including the Dumfries Branch (Scottish Main Lines) |  The Glasgow & South Western Railway a History |
