Railway Stations in the Scottish Borders - Disused Railway Stations in the Scottish Borders, Riccarton Junction Railway Station (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Disused Railway Stations in the Scottish Borders, Riccarton Junction Railway Station, Saughtree Railway Station, Ayton Railway Station, Abbotsford Ferry Railway Station, Earlston Railway Station, Galashiels Railway Station, Stow Railway Station, Tweedbank Railway Station. Excerpt: Riccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. In its heyday it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store. The station marked the junction of the Border Counties Railway branch to Hexham with the North British Railway's (NBR's) Border Union Railway (also known as the Waverley Route). Remarkably there was no road access until a forest track was built in 1963, all access until then being by rail. The branch line from Riccarton Junction to Kielder and Hexham was closed 15 October 1956. The Waverley Route was closed on 6 January 1969. At Riccarton Junction and at Whitrope Siding near Whitrope Tunnel the Waverley Route Heritage Association has recently relaid track panels with a view of starting heritage railway activity. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18783911

General

Imprint:	Books + Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2010
First published:	June 2010
Creators:	Books Llc
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	26
ISBN-13:	978-1-157-92422-7
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-157-92422-0
Barcode:	9781157924227

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