Solway Junction Railway
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Solway Junction Railway
Image: © Andy Farrington Taken: 3 Apr 2012
This bridge carries Hospital Road in Annan over the former railway branch line which was part of the Caledonian Railway known as the Solway Junction Railway, running between Kirtlebridge and Annan then crossing the Solway Firth by a 1,940 yard (1,791 m) viaduct to Bowness-on-Solway and Whitrigg. The line was opened with Caledonian Railway backing completely by 8 August 1870. The Scottish part was bought by the Caledonian Railway on 5 August 1873 and the whole line on 6 July 1895. It joined up with the Maryport and Carlisle Railway. This line sought to bring iron ore and hematite from Cumberland to the Lanarkshire steelworks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonian_Railway
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