Solway Junction Railway
The Solway Junction Railway was built by an independent railway company to shorten the route from ironstone mines in Cumberland to ironworks in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. It opened in 1869, and it involved a viaduct 1 mile 8 chains (1.8 km) long crossing the Solway Firth, as well as approach lines connecting existing railways on both sides.
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Solway Junction Railway
The Solway Junction Railway was built by an independent railway company to shorten the route from ironstone mines in Cumberland to ironworks in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. It opened in 1869, and it involved a viaduct 1 mile 8 chains (1.8 km) long crossing the Solway Firth, as well as approach lines connecting existing railways on both sides.
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The Solway Junction Railway wa ...... the shore embankments remain.
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1931-04-27
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1869-09-13
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Solway Viaduct - Solway Junction Railway
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Map of the Solway Junction Railway
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The Solway Junction Railway wa ...... isting railways on both sides.
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Solway Junction Railway
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