Lockerbie and Carstairs

[locojoe]

Did you know the 50 mile section of the line between Lockerbie and Carstairs is the longest stretch of railway in the UK without an intermediate station.

[G6 UXU]

Thanks for that Alan, I go to Lockerbie regularly to fish the river Annan at the village of Greenhill one of the Royal four towns. Thanks again Alan we learn something new every day.

[locojoe]

Originally Posted by G6 UXU

Thanks for that Alan, I go to Lockerbie regularly to fish the river Annan at the village of Greenhill one of the Royal four towns. Thanks again Alan we learn something new every day.

The original stations between Carlisle and Carstairs were: Rockcliffe, Floriston, Kirkpatrick, Gretna, Kirtlebridge, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, Nethercleugh, Dinwoodie, Wamphray, Beattock, Elvanfoot, Crawford, Abington, Lamington, Symington and Thankerton. Of these, only Lockerbie is still in use, and the Lockerbie-Carstairs section is the longest stretch of UK railway uninterrupted by a station.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonian_Main_Line

[86217Comet]

The Carstairs-Lockerbie section has to be one of the most interesting mainline routes in the UK especially with the gradients, including Beattock Summit and the many curves as well as the lineside scenery. I just wish I'd been old enough to see and hear the class 50s at Beattock summit in the early 1970s before electrification.

[Bubblewrap]

Originally Posted by 86217Comet

The Carstairs-Lockerbie section has to be one of the most interesting mainline routes in the UK especially with the gradients, including Beattock Summit and the many curves as well as the lineside scenery. I just wish I'd been old enough to see and hear the class 50s at Beattock summit in the early 1970s before electrification.

It was even better in the days of steam.

[86217Comet]

Originally Posted by Bubblewrap

It was even better in the days of steam.

I know what you mean about steam. I was born in 69 so I've no memories of steam on BR but on the Bo'ness and Kinneil railway its always great to get steam haulage up the steep gradient to Birkhill. It must have been a lot more dramatic at Beattock with the line speeds and length of the trains.

[Bubblewrap]

The shortest complete timetabled journey mast be between Stourbridge Junction & Stourbridge Town