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Branch line
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A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Branch lines may serve one or more
Railway connection between the new Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway and Germany's historical rail network.
Railway connection between the new Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway and Germany's historical rail network.
The "0-kilometre peg" marks the start of a branch line in Western Australia.
The "0-kilometre peg" marks the start of a branch line in Western Australia.
Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Hainesport Industrial Track is a prime example of a freight branch line. This line sees one short freight train a da
Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Hainesport Industrial Track is a prime example of a freight branch line. This line sees one short freight train a day primarily to serve a paper mill, industrial park, and lumber yard in Mount Laurel, Hainesport, and Mount Holly, New Jersey, respectively. The nearest main line railroad is roughly six miles (9.7 km) from where this photograph was taken.
Beeching cuts
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The Beeching cuts, also colloquially referred to as the Beeching Axe, were a major series of route closures and service changes made as part of the restructuring of the nationalised railway system in
Branch line
…Pisa-Rome railway mainline at Roma San Pietro railway station, to Vatican City station. Many British railway branch lines were closed as a result of the "Beeching cuts" in the 1960s, although some have been re-opened as heritage railways. The smallest branch line that is still in operation in the UK is the Stourbridge…
The overgrown viaduct across Lobb Ghyll on the Skipton–Ilkley line in Yorkshire, built by the Midland Railway in 1888 and closed in 1965
The overgrown viaduct across Lobb Ghyll on the Skipton–Ilkley line in Yorkshire, built by the Midland Railway in 1888 and closed in 1965
The Spey Viaduct, Moray, closed in 1965
The Spey Viaduct, Moray, closed in 1965
The former Chippenham and Calne line in Wiltshire is now a cycleway.
The former Chippenham and Calne line in Wiltshire is now a cycleway.
Banchory railway station on the Deeside Railway, Scotland, in 1961. The station closed in 1966.
Banchory railway station on the Deeside Railway, Scotland, in 1961. The station closed in 1966.