Alloa Railway
Encyclopedia
The Alloa Railway was authorised on 11 August 1879 to link the South Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway
to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
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by a connecting line from Longcarse Junction built by the North British Railway
in exchange for reciprocal running powers.
British Railways added a second connection from Longcarse Junction to Alloa Marshalling Yard (parallel with the S&D line) in 1957. This made the turntable at Alloa passenger station redundant.
was opened on 1 October 1885. It was subsequently closed twice due to storm damage in 1904/5 and 1920/1.
Scottish Central Railway
The Scottish Central Railway was formed in 1845 to link the Caledonian Railway near Castlecary to the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Perth...
to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway was a railway in Clackmannanshire and Fife, Scotland connecting the stations in Stirling and Dunfermline. It had a branch line from Alloa to Tillicoultry.-Closure:...
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History
The Alloa railway was connected to the Stirling and Dunfermline RailwayStirling and Dunfermline Railway
The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway was a railway in Clackmannanshire and Fife, Scotland connecting the stations in Stirling and Dunfermline. It had a branch line from Alloa to Tillicoultry.-Closure:...
by a connecting line from Longcarse Junction built by the North British Railway
North British Railway
The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...
in exchange for reciprocal running powers.
British Railways added a second connection from Longcarse Junction to Alloa Marshalling Yard (parallel with the S&D line) in 1957. This made the turntable at Alloa passenger station redundant.
Alloa Swing Bridge
The swing bridge across the ForthRiver Forth
The River Forth , long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland.The Forth rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs, a mountainous area some west of Stirling...
was opened on 1 October 1885. It was subsequently closed twice due to storm damage in 1904/5 and 1920/1.
Closure
- 29 January 1968 - Closed to passengers
- 6 May 1968 - Alloa Swing BridgeAlloa Swing BridgeThe Alloa Swing Bridge was a railway bridge that stretched across the River Forth in Scotland. It connected Throsk and Alloa. It was built in 1885 as part of the Alloa Railway. The swing bridge was used for passenger and freight services for around 100 years. Twice in the early 1900s, the bridge...
totally closed - 18 May 1970 - remaining northerly section totally closed
- 8 February 1971 - Alloa Swing Bridge demolished
- 1 April 1978 - remaining southerly section totally closed
Connections to other lines
- Stirling and Dunfermline RailwayStirling and Dunfermline RailwayThe Stirling and Dunfermline Railway was a railway in Clackmannanshire and Fife, Scotland connecting the stations in Stirling and Dunfermline. It had a branch line from Alloa to Tillicoultry.-Closure:...
at Alloa West Junction - South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway)Scottish Central RailwayThe Scottish Central Railway was formed in 1845 to link the Caledonian Railway near Castlecary to the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Perth...
at Dunmore Junction