Esk Valley Railway (Scotland)
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Esk Valley Railway (Scotland)
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The Esk Valley Railway was a short branch line built to serve industry in the valley of the River North Esk, south of Edinburgh in Scotland. The terminus was Polton. The line opened on 15 April 1867 In the nineteenth century passenger use of the line was buoyant, but it declined substantially when road transport services became widespread from the 1920s. The passenger service was withdrawn in 1951, and the goods service closed after the decline of the local industries, in 1964. No railway use is
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Former railway line in Scotland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esk_Valley_Railway_(Scotland)
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2022-11-28T16:59:05Z
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