Solway Junction Railway: The ill-fated Scotland to England rail route [BBC News]
Date: 14/09/2019
The line across the Solway Firth was opened 150 years ago but weather and economics took their toll.
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The ill-fated Scotland-England rail route
BBC News
The line across the Solway Firth was opened 150 years ago but weather and economics took their toll.
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Last stand. Rusting cast iron columns and oxide stained rocks mark the southern remains of the Solway Viaduct. View across the firth towards the town of Annan in November 2007. Eagle-eyed observers may be able to make out the corresponding embankment on the north shore, which is situated approximately 1.1 miles from the camera position.
Location: Solway Viaduct
Company: Solway Junction Railway
06/11/2007 John Furnevel
Location: Solway Viaduct
Company: Solway Junction Railway
06/11/2007 John Furnevel
Standing at the end of the embankment at Bowness-on-Solway on 6 November 2007 looking north across the border to the shoreline at Annan. After clearing the northern embankment the line climbed to Shawhill Junction which gave a choice of G&SW or Caledonian routes north. On the right of the trackbed is the pipeline built to carry waste water down to the Solway from Chapelcross nuclear power station.
Location: Solway Viaduct
Company: Solway Junction Railway
06/11/2007 John Furnevel
Location: Solway Viaduct
Company: Solway Junction Railway
06/11/2007 John Furnevel
Aerial view of the Solway Firth. The former route of the Solway Firth Viaduct can be seen running from middle left to bottom right. The approaching lines can be seen and the route of the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway can also be seen.
Location: Solway Viaduct
Company: Solway Junction Railway
// Ewan Crawford
Location: Solway Viaduct
Company: Solway Junction Railway
// Ewan Crawford
