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Kelso, Station Road, Station Engine Shed
Engine Shed (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Kelso, Station Road, Station Engine Shed
Classification Engine Shed (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Kelso Station
Canmore ID 99362
Site Number NT73SW 89.01
NGR NT 7320 3323
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/99362
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Kelso
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
Today the most tangible reminder of Kelso Railway Station is Station Road, which ran from the centre of Maxwellheugh to the site of the station. When the station closed to passengers in 1964, it had three platforms, a main building containing the booking office and accommodation for the stationmaster, and waiting rooms. To the east were several sidings with a goods shed, an engine shed and carriage sheds, as well as a crane.
Nothing survives of the engine shed today, though it is shown on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch map of 1860. Photographs taken in the 1970s show that it was probably able to accommodate two engines, and had a long louvred ventilator built along the ridge of the roof.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
