West Bryans Siding

Location type

Place

Name and dates

West Bryans Siding (1847-1894)

Opened on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway).
Opened on the Newbattle Collieries Railway (Lothian Coal Co Ltd).

Description

This siding was at the south east end of the Newbattle Viaduct. It connected the new Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) to the former Marquis of Lothian's Waggonway at the south east end of the original Newbattle Viaduct [1st]. The bridge was removed but its approach was now used as a reversal to access the line east to Bryans Pit and other mines.

An accident occurred here in 1869 during single line operation when an express from Carlisle entered the siding from the southbound line and derailed..

Access to the siding was controlled by Newbattle Signal Box.

The connection as taken out when the Lady Victoria Pit Signal Box and sidings were laid in and became the main connection with the public railway. The washery was based there and handled coal from existing mines.

Although the connection was taken out the private line remained open and the site was used as a tip on the east bank of the River Esk. It also gave access to the Newbattle Brick Works.

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Siding



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