Leadburn Summit Siding
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Leadburn Summit Siding (1855-1880)Opened on the Peebles Railway.
Description
This was a marshalling siding used in the very early days when locomotives were less powerful. A train could be set back here and combined with another southbound train going downhill to Peebles. This allowed heavy trains from the north to travel as far south as the siding as two separate trains before being combined for the downhill run to Peebles.
The siding was at the summit of the line, on the west side and approached from the south.
In this area the line floated on brushwood crossing boggy ground. Going south there were snow fences, some of which survive. Leadburn Summit was at 935 ft.
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Siding summitExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Leadburn Lamancha Earlyvale Gate Pomathorn Halt Penicuik [2nd] Macbie Hill Eskbridge Rosslynlee Hospital Halt Auchendinny Glencorse Eddleston Rosslynlee Rosslyn Castle Broomlee Roslin | Cowieslinn Viaduct Auchencorth Peat Moss Railway Pomathorn Mill Bank Mill Coalyburn Mines Low Mill Valleyfield Mill Tourist/other Easterdeans Crossing Leadburn Inn RNAD Leadburn Venture Fair Crossing Earlyvale [House] Lamancha House Uttershill Castle Valleyfield Monument |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
