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    Elvanfoot railway station was a station which served Elvanfoot, in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire. It was served by local trains on what is now...
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    Elvanfoot is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elvanfoot is located at the confluence of the River Clyde and Elvan Water. The Clyde is crossed...
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  • 9 km) WSW of Elvanfoot railway station in South Lanarkshire until 2 January 1939 for passengers and freight. Until Wanlockhead station opened Leadhills...
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  • served the lead mining area, farms and the village of Wanlockhead. Elvanfoot railway station in South Lanarkshire was the junction for the branch and was located...
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    Wanlockhead Branch of the Caledonian Railway which led off the main line between Carlisle and Glasgow at Elvanfoot. The preserved section runs from Leadhills...
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    in the Museum of Lead Mining, Wanlockhead. The Elvanfoot railway station was on the Caledonian Railway main line from Glasgow to the south. A branch from...
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    Moffat railway station was a station and the terminus of a short branch line which served Moffat, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It...
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    Kirtlebridge railway station was a station which served the rural area around Kirtlebridge and Eaglesfield, north of Annan in Dumfriesshire, Scotland;...
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    V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past...
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    industry, the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch was opened as a light railway from Elvanfoot in 1901–02. With challenging gradients to reach Scotland's highest...
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    Kirkpatrick railway station was a station which served the rural area around Kirkpatrick Fleming, north of Gretna in the Scottish county of Dumfries and...
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  • examined two routes: a route following the Annan Water with a summit near Elvanfoot. This became known as the Annandale route. However it involved gradients...
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  • list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following: Year of closure is given if known. Stations reopened as heritage railways continue to...
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    Ecclefechan railway station was a station which served the rural area around Ecclefechan, south of Lockerbie in Applegarth parish, Scottish county of...
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    opening of a branch line to Moffat Railway Beattock in 1883; the opening of the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch from Elvanfoot in 1901–1902; considerably enhanced...
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  • railway stations in Britain History of rail transport in Great Britain Beeching cuts Morrison, Brian (ed.). "The Meldon Quarry Branch". Modern Railways Pictorial...
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    Crawford railway station was a station which served the village of Crawford, near Abington, in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire. It was served...
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    Hills. It runs from Carronbridge on the A76 just north of Thornhill to Elvanfoot near the M74 and carries the A702 trunk road. The road passes near the...
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  • Rockcliffe railway station, later Rockcliffe Halt, served the rural area around Rockcliffe, north of Carlisle in the English county of Cumberland (now...
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    Wamphray railway station served Newton Wamphray, near Beattock, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by local trains on what...
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    Complete Atlas of Railway station Names (1st ed.). Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6. Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great...
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  • (GB) or Northern Ireland Electricity Network. Entry points include power stations, major wind farms and inter-connectors from other countries and regions...
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    the first hydro-electric power station in Scotland designed for public supply, rather than industry. The power station at Stonebyres was designed by Sir...
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  • Nethercleugh railway station was a station which served the rural area around Nethercleugh and the estate of Jardine Hall, 3 miles north of Lockerbie...
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  • Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch (category Pre-grouping British railway companies)
    Light Railway obtained its authorising light railway order on 5 August 1898, to make a branch from Elvanfoot, on the main line of the Caledonian Railway. The...
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    more mountainous terrain, particularly at the Roman signal station near Black Fell. At Elvanfoot it crossed the River Clyde on a 27.4-metre (30.0 yd) span...
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    Floriston railway station was a station which served the rural area around Floristonrigg, Rockcliffe Parish, south of Gretna in the English county of...
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  • Railway Bridge 55°26′02″N 3°38′54″W / 55.434°N 3.6483°W / 55.434; -3.6483 (Elvanfoot Railway Bridge) - Elvanfoot West Coast Main Line Elvanfoot Suspension...
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    A77 North end of Kilmarnock, by Fenwick B7039 A708 B7009 B7040 A702 at Elvanfoot B797 at Leadhills 5+3⁄4 miles (9.3 km) long B7041 Drummore near Maryport...
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    Northumberland 54°57′N 1°52′W / 54.95°N 01.87°W / 54.95; -01.87 NZ0862 Elvanfoot South Lanarkshire 55°26′N 3°40′W / 55.43°N 03.66°W / 55.43; -03.66...
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