Newbattle Viaduct

The Newbattle Viaduct, sometimes also called the Lothianbridge, Newtongrange or Dalhousie Viaduct, carries the Borders Railway, which opened in 2015, over the River South Esk near Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland. Original viaductThe original viaduct was built by the Marquess of Lothian to extend the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway from Dalhousie Mains to his coal pits at Arniston. It was constructed of stone piers to support the wooden structure of the bridge, and had a total length of around. To cross the river it used three cast iron spans in the form of Gothic arches, each long, with the main one being high. It opened in 1831. HistoryThe present viaduct was opened in 1849 by the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway to carry the Waverley Line, running between Edinburgh and Carlisle. The viaduct was designed by John Miller. It was closed to passenger traffic in 1969, and to freight in 1972, as a result of the Beeching cuts. It was reopened in 2015 for the Borders Railway line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank. Significant work was required on the viaduct to prepare it for the reopening of the railway, although it was still structurally sound.

The Newbattle Viaduct, sometimes also called the Lothianbridge, Newtongrange or Dalhousie Viaduct, carries the Borders Railway, which opened in 2015, over the River South Esk near Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland. Original viaductThe original viaduct was built by the Marquess of Lothian to extend the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway from Dalhousie Mains to his coal pits at Arniston. It was constructed of stone piers to support the wooden structure of the bridge, and had a total length of around. To cross the river it used three cast iron spans in the form of Gothic arches, each long, with the main one being high. It opened in 1831. HistoryThe present viaduct was opened in 1849 by the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway to carry the Waverley Line, running between Edinburgh and Carlisle. The viaduct was designed by John Miller. It was closed to passenger traffic in 1969, and to freight in 1972, as a result of the Beeching cuts. It was reopened in 2015 for the Borders Railway line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank. Significant work was required on the viaduct to prepare it for the reopening of the railway, although it was still structurally sound.