Heritage railways · Scottish Lowlands
Whitrope Siding
Whitrope Siding is a heritage railway in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn
- Nearest railway station
- Whitrope Siding · 0.1 km
- Family-friendly
About
Whitrope Siding is a heritage railway in the United Kingdom — a preserved or volunteer-run line carrying tourist services. Coordinates: 55.2930°, -2.7491°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Riccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire of the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. At its peak it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store. The station was an interchange between the Border Counties Railway branch to Hexham and the North British Railway's (NBR's) Border Union Railway (also known as the Waverley Route).
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Background
History
The settlement of Riccarton, which adjoined the station, consisted, in 1959, of around thirty houses, with at least one member of each household working for British Railways, which had a civil engineer's depot near the station. There was no road access until a forest track was built in 1963, all access until then being by rail. The isolated position of Riccarton and the need to provide for the villagers may have been one reason why the station remained open until the late 1960s, as by this time ordinary public traffic was virtually non-existent. <br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |next1 = <br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |next2 = <br /><small>Line and station…
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- Coordinates
- 55.2930, -2.7491
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD9 9TY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Established
- 1862
- Nearest railway station
- Whitrope Siding — 0.1 km
Sources
- osm: w1153432474 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Riccarton Junction railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Riccarton Junction railway station in 2007.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitrope Siding?
- Whitrope Siding is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode TD9 9TY).
- When was Whitrope Siding built?
- Built or established in 1862.
- How do I get to Whitrope Siding?
- The nearest railway station is Whitrope Siding, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD9 9TY.