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Newbie Branch
The Newbie Branch, Newbie Siding or Cochran & Cos Siding was a freight or mineral branch in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, located just west of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Annan off the old Glasgow and South Western Railway main line. The 0.5 mile or circa 800 metres line once served the Vertical boiler with horizontal fire-tubes, Cochran & Co. Boiler factory and the Newbie Brick and Tile Works at Newbie Castle, Newbie. The line was accessed at Newbie Junction and was approached from the west. History The line was not used for passenger traffic and had originally been built to serve the Newbie Brick and Tile Works,Wham, Alasdair (2017). Exploring Dumfries & Galloway's Lost Railway Heritage. Catrine:The Oakwood Press. . p.144. but that business had closed when the clay quarry was exhausted and the track lifted by 1929. The line was extended to serve the Vertical boiler with horizontal fire-tubes, Cochran & Co. works beside the River Annan. The 1898 Ordnance Survey, OS map ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annan, Dumfries And Galloway
Annan ( ; gd, Inbhir Anainn) is a town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Historically part of Dumfriesshire, its public buildings include Annan Academy, of which the writer Thomas Carlyle was a pupil, and a Georgian building now known as "Bridge House". Annan also features a Historic Resources Centre. In Port Street, some of the windows remain blocked up to avoid paying the window tax. Each year on the first Saturday in July, Annan celebrates the Royal Charter and the boundaries of the Royal Burgh are confirmed when a mounted cavalcade undertakes the Riding of the Marches. Entertainment includes a procession, sports, field displays and massed pipe bands. Annan's in America first migrated to New York and Virginia. Annandale Virginia is an early settlement which celebrates The Scottish Games annually. Geography Annan stands on the River Annan—from which it is named—nearly from its mouth, accessible to vessels of 60 tons as far as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
