RAILSCOT | Braid Burn Bridge

Braid Burn Bridge

Location type

Bridge

Name and dates

Braid Burn Bridge (1831-1968)

Opened on the Shotts Iron Co.
Opened on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.

Description

Just west of the former Cairntows Level Crossing the closed line to St Leonards crosses the Braid Burn by a single span cast iron bridge. The bridge, cast at the Shotts Iron Works is 'B' listed.

The line closed in 1968.

The engineer for the line was James Jardine.

Facilities

Listing: B

Nearby stations Duddingston Niddrie [1st] (Unlikely 1) Newington [NBR] Portobello [1st] St Leonards Niddrie [1st] (Unlikely 2) Portobello [3rd] St Margaret^s Portobello [2nd] Jock^s Lodge Piershill Meadowbank Stadium Abbeyhill Joppa [1st] Brunstane	Pentland Brewery Craigmillar Brewery Drybrough Brewery Duddingston Junction Castle Brewery North British Brewery Duddingston Brewery Craigmillar New Brewery St Leonards Tunnel Tourist/other Cairntows Level Crossing Duddingston House Craigmillar Castle Cameron Toll Signal Box Arthur^s Seat Holyrood Park
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.