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Railway contractor, of Leith

Various companies: Scott & Best; Lawson & Best; John Best & Son; John Best (Contractors) Ltd



Scott & Best



1875-81 Albert Dock [Leith].



Lawson & Best



1881-87 Edinburgh Dock [Leith].

1881 Rosebery Reservoir for the Edinburgh District Water Trust.

1882 Dredging of the River Carron at Grangemouth.



John Best / John Best & Son



1885 Widening of West Pier [Leith] .

Various drainage and sewerage schemes: Edinburgh; Leith; Loch Erne; Inglis Green, Coatbridge.

1888 Took over the Dochart Viaduct contractor after first contractor failed. Concrete viaduct on the Killin Railway.

1890 Doubling of Mawcarse to Kelty for the North British Railway in connection with theForth Bridge Railway.

1891 Unbuilt Dundee Suburban Railway.

1892-93 Imperial Dock [Leith] .

1893-97 Contractor, Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway), Strome Ferry to Kyle of Lochalsh.

1894-96 Alexandra Dock [Leith] .

1894 Newhaven Harbour Pier.



John Best & Co. Ltd.



1895-1905 Sub contractor for bridges on the Talla Railway.

1896 Lays down railway to Culter Waterhead for dam construction.

1897-99 Cork to Crosshaven.

1898 Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway).

1898 Highland Railway doubling at Struan for 9 miles.

1898 Highland Railway Doubling at Dalnaspidal for 8.5 miles.

1899 Took over whole Talla Reservoir dam contract and its Talla Railway. Also Broomlee, Penicuik and Glencorse aqueducts.

1899-1903 Leith Central Branch (North British Railway).

1901 Dredging at Leith

1903 Contact to build Angram Reservoir and Nidd Valley Light Railway.

1908 Govan Graving Docks (completed 1897), work on no 3?

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