Paterson's No 1 Siding

Location type

Sidings

Name and dates

Paterson's No 1 Siding

Opened on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway).

Description

This short siding and loading bank were directly east of Ladhope Tunnel. The siding made a trailing connection with the northbound line. The siding was provided for Paterson's Wood Yard.

The land to the north of the railway is considerably higher than the line and land to the south and there is an immense retaining wall east of Ladhope Tunnel. This was the site of a major landslip in 1916 which completely blocked the line.

See also Paterson's No 2 Siding.

Tags

Siding Loading bank



Books


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

Forgotten Railways: Scotland

Galashiels 1897: Selkirkshire Sheet 08.02 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Selkirkshire)

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

Hawick 1897: Roxburghshire Sheet 25.07 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Roxburghshire)

Hawick to Galashiels: The Waverley Route Including the Selkirk Branch (Scottish Main Lines)

Last Years of the Waverley Route

North British Railway, Vol. 1 (Standard Railway History)

North British Railway, Vol. 2 (Standard Railway History)

On the Waverley Route

Railways Of Scotland 2: The Waverley Route DVD - Cinerail

The Waverley Route Through Time

The Waverley Route: Its Heritage and Revival

The Waverley Route: The Postwar Years

Waverley Route: The battle for the Borders Railway

Waverley Route: The Life, Death and Rebirth of the Borders Railway

Waverley: Portrait of a Famous Route