Talla Railway

Talla Railway
Schematic map
Overview
LocaleBroughton, Scotland
History
Opened1897
Succeeded byCaledonian Railway
Closed1910
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

Broughton
Crook Halt
Victoria Lodge

The Talla Railway was a privately constructed railway line in southern Scotland. It was built 1895-97 to aid the construction of the Talla Reservoir, to serve the water demand of Edinburgh. The railway was about eight miles (13 km) long, running south from a connection with the Caledonian Railway's Peebles branch at Broughton. A private passenger service was operated for workmen on the reservoir construction.

The reservoir was inaugurated in 1905 and the railway was lifted by 1912.