Alloa Railway
Locale | Scotland |
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Dates of operation | 1879– |
Successor | British Railways |
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The Alloa Railway was authorised on 11 August 1879 to link the South Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.[1]
History
The Alloa railway was connected to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway by a connecting line from Longcarse Junction built by the North British Railway in exchange for reciprocal running powers.
British Railways added a second connection from Longcarse Junction to Alloa Marshalling Yard (parallel with the S&D line) in 1957. This made the turntable at Alloa passenger station redundant.
Alloa Swing Bridge
The Alloa Swing Bridge across the Forth was opened on 1 October 1885.[2][1] It was subsequently closed twice due to storm damage in 1904/5 and 1920/1.
Closure
- 29 January 1968 - Closed to passengers[1]
- 6 May 1968 - Alloa Swing Bridge totally closed
- 18 May 1970 - remaining northerly section totally closed
- 8 February 1971 - Alloa Swing Bridge demolished
- 1 April 1978 - remaining southerly section totally closed
Connections to other lines
- Stirling and Dunfermline Railway at Alloa West Junction
- South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) at Dunmore Junction
References
- "Alloa Railway". RAILSCOT.
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Notes
- 1 2 3 Meighan, Michael. The Forth Bridges Through Time. ISBN 9781445640105.
- ↑ "OS 25 inch, 1892-1905". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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