Where was Riccarton Junction?
Riccarton Junction was a railway village and station located 11 miles south of Hawick. In its heyday it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store. This walking route is along the Waverley Line to the abandoned railway siding and village at Riccarton.
How do you get to Riccarton Junction?
Here you should turn right on to the forest track and after approximately ¼ mile you will reach the track bed of the former Carlisle – Edinburgh “Waverley” railway line. Turn right on to the track bed, continue for a further 2 miles and you will arrive at RICCARTON JUNCTION.
How did Riccarton Junction railway station get its name?
The railway adopted the name Riccarton from a tower and farm some distance south and a burn that rose nearby. A village of 37 houses was created for railway workers and their families, together with a school and mission hall. The station buildings contained a branch of Hawick Co-op and a post office.
Is there a post office at Riccarton Junction?
/ 55.2715; -2.7267 Riccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. In its heyday it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store.
Where did church services take place at Riccarton Junction?
Church services were first held in the engine shed and later in the waiting room, the minister reaching the station by walking along the railway from Saughtree. No doctor was in residence in the village, so an engine was always kept ‘in steam’ to seek medical assistance, if necessary, in Newcastleton or Hawick.
Is there a signal box at Riccarton Junction?
I (AEY) visited Riccarton in January 1978, driving there along several miles of rutted tracks. In a wasteland formerly occupied by sidings, the platforms, buildings, footbridge, southern signal box complete with lever-frame, and even a phone box remained. The railway cottages had gone.