Muirtown Basin Branch (Highland Railway)
Introduction
This single track branch was built by the Highland Railway. Access was from the Inverness direction from the former Inverness and Ross-shire Railway and the line ran west and then south to run parallel with the Muirtown Basin of the Caledonian Canal where it also served the Glen-Albyn Distillery. A mines depot (South Kessock Mines Depot (London, Midland and Scottish or War Department)) was added in the Great War, close to the junction with the main line.
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This junction was east of the Clachnaharry Swing Bridge and west of the Ness Viaduct. It was the start of the short branch south to Muirtown Basin. Both the main line and branch were single track. A signal box was present from opening in 1877. This was replaced with a ground frame before closure. Closure was either in 1969 or 1970.
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See also
Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Ewan Crawford 23/07/2010
This was the south end of a short branch from Canal Junction [Inverness]. To the north the single line split into a siding serving the quayside and a line continuing to serve the Glen-Albyn Distillery and southern portion of the quayside. Both quaysides were on the east side of the canal, just north of the Muirtown swing bridge (a road bridge). The distillery was to the east.
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See also
Caledonian Canal
