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Hello folks.I'm a newbie to the site, so please go gently! If my question seems absurd, that's just me!

Could someone be kind enough to tell me the approximate geographical boundaries of the Southern Scottish Area of the L.N.E.R?

Many thanks.

XENOPHON4 wrote:Hello folks.I'm a newbie to the site, so please go gently! If my question seems absurd, that's just me!

Could someone be kind enough to tell me the approximate geographical boundaries of the Southern Scottish Area of the L.N.E.R?

Many thanks.

As defined in the Appendix dated 1 March 1937 they were:
Southern District WTT
Waverley (East End) - Burnmouth & branches
Portobello East Junction - Carlisle (Canal Junction) & branches
Northern District WTT
Saughton Junction - Kinnaber Junction & branches
Inverkeithing Central & East Junctions - Perth (St Leonards Junction) & branches
Touch South & Townhill Junctions - Stirling (Shore Road) & branches
Western District WTT
Waverley - Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk & branches
Ratho (Bathgate Junction) - Helensburgh via Airdrie, Queen Street and Singer & branches
West Highland line

Hth

Andy

Or, to put it another way, about the same as the old North British Railway.

The Northern Scottish Area was that covered by the former Great North Of Scotland Railway, and the gap still existed between the former NBR and GNoSR lines, with running powers over what was now an LMS line (former Caledonian) between Montrose and Aberdeen.

65447 wrote:Or, to put it another way, about the same as the old North British Railway.

The Northern Scottish Area was that covered by the former Great North Of Scotland Railway, and the gap still existed between the former NBR and GNoSR lines, with running powers over what was now an LMS line (former Caledonian) between Montrose and Aberdeen.

Did the ex NBR branches in Northumberland and Cumberland remain part of the Southern Scottish area?

Thanks Folks for taking the time to reply and the answers.Just what I needed!