Caledonian Railway - Branches in Peebles and South Lanarkshire

Branches in Peebles and South Lanarkshire

  • The Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway led from the main line at Symington to Broughton. The Caledonian acquired it in 1861 and the line was extended to a new station at Peebles West, the extension opening in 1864. They ran the "Tinto Express" in competition with the North British Railway's "Peebles-shire Express".
  • A branch to Lanark.
  • There were several Caledonian Railway branches that had an end-on-junction with branches of the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR).
  • These included:
  1. a branch from Lanark to Douglas, Douglas West, Inches and Glenbuck railway stations; with an end-on-junction to Muirkirk railway station, on the G&SWR's branch from Cronberry.
  2. a branch from Stonehouse railway station to Strathaven Central, Douglas, Ryeland and Drumclog railway stations; with an end-on-junction to Loudounhill railway station, on the G&SWR's Darvel Branch.

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