Glentarras Siding
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Glentarras Siding (1864-1955)Opened on the Langholm Branch (North British Railway).
Opened on the Rail Served Distilleries.
Description
This siding was approached from the north and was located on the east side of the line immediately south of Tarras Viaduct. It served Tarrasfoot Tile Works and Glen Tarras Distillery which was off to the east.
The siding had a loading bank, removed before 1930.
The distillery closed in 1914 and was used as temporary housing for HM Factory Gretna. An unadvertised platform was erected here. This remained in use after the Great War.
On the OS map of 1898 a signal box is shown on the east side of the line where the siding met the railway. This was probably a covered ground frame.
The siding was lifted in 1955.
Tags
Siding Halt| Nearby stations Gilnockie Langholm Canonbie Riddings Junction Penton Nook Pasture Scotch Dyke Kershopefoot Longtown Newcastleton Gretna [NBR] Gretna [CR] Gretna Green [1st] Gretna Green Kirkpatrick | Tarrasfoot Tile Works Tarras Viaduct Glen Tarras Distillery Canonbie Colliery Liddel Viaduct Peter^s Crook Siding Moat Quarry Longtown Branch Junction Bush-on-Esk Signal Box Bush-on-Esk East Junction Bush-on-Esk West Junction Quintinshill Loops Tourist/other Canonbie Colliery Signal Box Liddel Strength DLO Smalmstown |
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