page_title: Talla Railway
section_title: Completion
hierarchical_section_title: Talla Railway / History / Completion
caption_attribution_description: English: Bridge over River Tweed, near Tweedsmuir.
context_page_description: The Talla Railway was a privately constructed railway line in southern Scotland. It was built in 1895 - 1897 to aid the construction of the Talla Reservoir, to serve the water demand of Edinburgh. The railway was about eight miles long, running south from a connection with the Caledonian Railway's Peebles branch at Broughton. A private passenger service was operated for workmen on the reservoir construction.
  The reservoir was inaugurated in 1905 and the railway was lifted by 1912.
context_section_description: The reservoir was substantially complete in early 1905 and a valve-opening ceremony took place on 20 May. Two special trains were run from Edinburgh to bring invited guests, although some motored there from Peebles. The construction cost £1.25 million. Sir Walter Thorburn added a plea to continue the operation of the line to run public passenger trains for the benefit of the residents of Tweedsmuir. The population there was very small, having been 196 and declining in 1861, and the request was declined.
caption: The Tweed Viaduct with water pipe
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