Nethercleugh
General information
LocationNethercleugh, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates55°09′39″N 3°22′56″W / 55.1607°N 3.3821°W / 55.1607; -3.3821
Grid referenceNY1203586032
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 September 1847Opened[1]
13 June 1960Closed[1]

Nethercleugh railway station was a station which served the rural area around Nethercleugh and the estate of Jardine Hall, 3 miles north of Lockerbie in Applegarth parish, Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. The nearest station for Nethercleugh is now at Lockerbie.

History

Opened by the Caledonian Railway,[1] it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923 and was then closed by British Railways in 1960.[2]

A mineral line ran down to the station from Corncockle Quarry, a large and historically important sandstone quarry near Templand. Stone from this quarry was used in Victorian times to build tenements in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Dinosaur footprints were found there in the 19th century.

The OS maps show that a saw mill was located near the station and was served by a siding, also extensive interchange sidings for quarry traffic were present.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lockerbie
Line open; Station closed		   Caledonian Railway
Main Line
   Dinwoodie
Line open; Station closed

The site today

Trains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line. The station and platforms have been demolished and the station site is now part of a large sawmill site. A signal box controlled the level crossing on the minor road which have now been closed and the signal box demolished.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Butt (1995), page 167
  2. ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 310. OCLC 931112387.

Sources


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