Galashiels to Edinburgh

Including the Lauder and Dalkeith Branches - The Waverley Route

by Roger Darsley & Dennis Lovett

Conceived as the Edinburgh & Hawick Railway it reached Hawick on 29th October 1849. It was extended south to Carlisle in 1862 and became the third main line route to link Edinburgh and London.

Closed in 1969 it is now being prepared for reopening to Tweedbank, south of Galashiels. The branch lines to Lauder and Dalkeith are also included in this book.

Book Details

Author: Roger Darsley & Dennis Lovett
Series: Scottish Main Lines
Publisher: Middleton Press Ltd
Published: 07 December 2013
Reprinted: 12 August 2023
ISBN: 9781908174529
Language: English

Format: Hardback
Dimensions: 240 x 174 mm
General: 96 Pages
120 Photographs
Large Scale Maps
Other details of local history

Stations & Locations

Stations		Photo
Galashiels		1-4
Kilnknowe Junction		5
Bowland		6-9
Stow		10-14
Fountainhall Junction		15-18
Fountainhall		19-20
Oxton		21-24
Lauder		25-29
Heriot		30-35
Falahill		36-39
Tynehead		40-44
Borthwick Bank		45-46
Esperton Lime Works Quarry		47
Fushiebridge		48-51
Gorebridge		52-55
Arniston Colliery		56-57
Lady Victoria Colliery		58-65
Newtongrange		66-68
Lothian Bridge		69-70
Dalhousie		71-72
Hardengreen Junction		73-75
Eskbank & Dalkeith		76-81
Glenesk Junction		82-83
Dalkeith		84-88
Dalkeith Shed		89
Millerhill		90-92
Millerhill Marshalling Yard		93-97
Millerhill Diesel Depot		98-100
Newcraighall		101-103
Niddrie North Junction		104-105
Brunstane		106-107
Portobello		108-110
St.Margarets Shed		111-115
Edinburgh Waverley		111-120