Talla Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locale | Broughton, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Caledonian Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.