Rachan Catchpoints
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Rachan Catchpoints (1897-1905)Opened on the Talla Railway.
Description
This short siding, on the west side of the line and approached from the north, was just south of Rachan Loop and Rachan Junction and the bridge over the Biggar Water. The line climbed away from here to reach Talla Reservoir dam.
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Catchpoints
| Nearby stations Broughton [1st] Broughton [2nd] Stobo Crook Biggar Lyne Coulter Victoria Lodge Dolphinton [NB] Dolphinton [CR] Peebles [CR] Symington [1st] Symington [2nd] Peebles Old Peebles [2nd] | Biggar Water Bridge [Talla Railway] Rachan Loop Rachan Junction Biggar Water Bridge Mossfennan Siding Stanhope Siding Kingledoors Siding Causewayend Siding Nether Oliver Siding Lyne Viaduct Tweedsmuir Viaduct Glenrusco Siding Tourist/other Stobo Castle Crook Inn Biggar Gas Works Museum |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
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