A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Balerno Railway, an Edinburghshire loop line of the Caledonian, 51/65 miles long, from Slateford to Ravelrig siding. A single line, it was authorised in 1870, formed at a cost of £42,000, and opened in 1874; it four times crosses the Water of Leith, has steepish gradients, and at Colinton traverses a tunnel 150 yards long.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an Edinburghshire loop line of the Caledonian" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Midlothian ScoCnty |
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