Reston Railway Station

Reston railway station served the village of Reston in Scotland between 1846 and 1964. It was on the main line of the North British Railway and for most of its life was the junction for the branch to Duns. HistoryThe main line of the North British Railway, between Edinburgh (North Bridge) and, was authorised either on 4 July 1844 or on 19 July 1844, and opened to the public on 22 June 1846. One of the original stations was Reston, which was flanked by towards Edinburgh and towards Berwick. The initial service was of five trains each way on weekdays, and two on Sundays. The station became a junction with the opening of the branch to on 13 August 1849; this line was later extended by the Berwickshire Railway, reaching on 16 November 1863 and on 2 October 1865. The main line ran roughly east–west through Reston, but turned to the south-east in the eastbound direction. The line to Duns and St. Boswells began at a junction facing Berwick-upon-Tweed and ran southwards towards the first station at. FacilitiesIn 1904 the station was able to handle all classes of traffic and there was a goods crane capable of lifting 1. 5LT. Between Reston and there were sidings known as Auchencrow Siding and Billiemains Sidings, each on the western side of the line and able to handle goods only. Maps of the period show that Reston station had platforms on both sides of the double-track main line which were linked by a footbridge; the station building was on the northern platform; the platform for the single-track Duns line was on the north side of that line; the goods yard with its crane was on the north side of the main line on the western side of the station; and that the junction was to the east of the station. The maps also show sidings close to the junction, a weighing machine in the goods yard, a turntable in the angle between the two routes, a signal box near the junction and several signals.

Reston railway station served the village of Reston in Scotland between 1846 and 1964. It was on the main line of the North British Railway and for most of its life was the junction for the branch to Duns. HistoryThe main line of the North British Railway, between Edinburgh (North Bridge) and, was authorised either on 4 July 1844 or on 19 July 1844, and opened to the public on 22 June 1846. One of the original stations was Reston, which was flanked by towards Edinburgh and towards Berwick. The initial service was of five trains each way on weekdays, and two on Sundays. The station became a junction with the opening of the branch to on 13 August 1849; this line was later extended by the Berwickshire Railway, reaching on 16 November 1863 and on 2 October 1865. The main line ran roughly east–west through Reston, but turned to the south-east in the eastbound direction. The line to Duns and St. Boswells began at a junction facing Berwick-upon-Tweed and ran southwards towards the first station at. FacilitiesIn 1904 the station was able to handle all classes of traffic and there was a goods crane capable of lifting 1. 5LT. Between Reston and there were sidings known as Auchencrow Siding and Billiemains Sidings, each on the western side of the line and able to handle goods only. Maps of the period show that Reston station had platforms on both sides of the double-track main line which were linked by a footbridge; the station building was on the northern platform; the platform for the single-track Duns line was on the north side of that line; the goods yard with its crane was on the north side of the main line on the western side of the station; and that the junction was to the east of the station. The maps also show sidings close to the junction, a weighing machine in the goods yard, a turntable in the angle between the two routes, a signal box near the junction and several signals.