Leith High Depot

Location type

Sidings

Name and dates

Leith High Depot

Opened on the Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway).

Description

This was a coal depot. Also known as the George Street Mineral Depot. This depot was largely to south of the goods and passenger lines, accessed from west (but also some lines to the north, accessed from east.

This was originally the site of a single road locomotive shed, approached from the west over a turntable.

The signal box at Leith High Depot Junction opened in 1879 and closed in 1964.

In 1964 the lines were slewed so that the goods lines closed and passenger lines were retained for goods to Leith High Depot and Newhaven Goods and Minerals. Latterly approach was only possible from the east.

The depot site has been built over.

Tags

Sidings coal depot

Aliases

George Street Mineral Depot


Chronology Dates

28/02/1968Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Newhaven Junction to Leith High Depot Junction (excluded) (for the Leith High Depot) closed to freight.
05/08/1968Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway)
Leith High Depot to Leith North Goods (excluded) closed. (Latterly accessed via the Leith Harbour and Dock Commissioners Railway dock lines from the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway).