Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
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The Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway was a railway company in southern Scotland. It built a line connecting Biggar, and later Peebles, to the main line railway at Symington. It was taken over by the Caledonian Railway in 1861, and was completed in 1864.
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Headquarters | Broughton |
Locale | Scotland |
Dates of operation | 21 May 1858–1861 |
Successor | Caledonian Railway |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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The Caledonian saw it as a strategic acquisition, potentially giving it access to the Borders towns more widely, but this aim never materialised, and the line did not develop beyond its purely local status. It closed to passengers in 1950, and completely by 1966.