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High point of a main railway line in Scotland
Beattock Summit is the highest point of the West Coast Main Line (WCML) railway and of the A74(M) motorway as they cross between Dumfries and Galloway
Beattock_Summit
Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
motorway and no longer passes through the village. Beattock railway station was closed in 1972. Beattock Summit is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) to
Beattock
Hill in Cumbria, England
WCML in England, although Beattock Summit in Scotland is the highest summit of the line, at 1,016 feet (310 m). The actual summit is in a cutting, a short
Shap_Summit
Scottish steam locomotive
distance of 100 miles (160 kilometres) including the climbs to Beattock Summit and Shotts Summit. With special trains consisting of only two or three carriages
Caledonian_Railway_Single
Road in Scotland
significant engineering improvements, including a new route over the Beattock Summit and the Metal Bridge just in England just south of the border. Engineering
A74_road
1936 documentary film directed by Harry Watt, Basil Wright
Jackson were assigned an engine to themselves and travelled up and down Beattock Summit in Scotland several times. This included another dangerous shot captured
Night_Mail
Disused railway station in Scotland
climb to Beattock Summit. Because of the importance of Beattock Summit, the main line route between London and Glasgow became known as ‘via Beattock’ in order
Beattock_railway_station
Village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
emerges from the Clyde Valley at this point and begins its ascent up Beattock Summit, alongside the motorway. Abington was at one time served by a station
Abington,_South_Lanarkshire
Former railway line in Scotland
Climbing further, the line followed the Annan Water to Beattock, and on to Beattock Summit - the highest point on the line. Crossing the watershed,
Caledonian_Main_Line
Former railway station in Scotland
Galloway. It was served by trains from the junction at the now closed Beattock. When the Caledonian Railway was authorised on 31 July 1845, its route
Moffat_railway_station
which occurred in an Express Passenger Train on 8th June 1950 near Beattock Summit in the Scottish Region British Railways (Report) – via The Railways
List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom
List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England
edge of the village. Shap Summit is the highest point on the West Coast Mainline in England, topped only by Beattock Summit in Scotland. Shap station
Shap
4-6-2 locomotive built 1948
October 1966 over the Waverley Line and the West Coast Main Line over Beattock summit. It was withdrawn from service on 31 December 1966, and put into storage
LNER Peppercorn Class A2 60532 Blue Peter
LNER_Peppercorn_Class_A2_60532_Blue_Peter
British steam locomotive class (1917)
surviving locomotives were all allocated to Beattock shed, primarily for banking duties on Beattock Summit. They were all withdrawn and scrapped between
Caledonian_Railway_944_Class
British steam locomotives (built 1903–1906)
Northbound ('down') trains also required banking assistance on the climb to Beattock Summit. In an effort to avoid these requirements, McIntosh designed a large
Caledonian Railway 49 and 903 Classes
Caledonian_Railway_49_and_903_Classes
Class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives
set high average speeds over the Caledonian's arduous main line over Beattock Summit. So confident was McIntosh that his new engine would do away with the
Caledonian_Railway_721_Class
Principal railway route in Great Britain
followed by the Trent Valley; the mountains of Cumbria, with a summit at Shap; and Beattock Summit in South Lanarkshire. This legacy means that the WCML has
West_Coast_Main_Line
Major motorway in Scotland
to reveal "M6" underneath. One such sign, at the DVSA checkpoint at Beattock summit, states that it is the "M6 South", instead of the "A74(M) South". This
A74(M)_and_M74_motorways
Class of British electric locomotives
demanding gradients on the northern half of the WCML, such as Shap and Beattock Summit. The top speed was raised from 100 mph (160 km/h) to 110 mph (180 km/h)
British_Rail_Class_87
called the summit pound. Beattock Summit Stainmore Summit, formerly the second highest railway in England until its closure in 1962 Summit Tank - highest
Route_summit
Bridge collapse and train wreck
descending from Beattock Summit or Shap Summit (the gradient at the north end of the bridge closely matches the ruling gradients of Beattock and Shap); as
Tay_Bridge_disaster
London to Glasgow express passenger service
change to Caledonian Railway locomotives at Carlisle Citadel and over Beattock Summit to Glasgow. On 11 July 1927, the London Midland and Scottish Railway
Royal_Scot_(train)
United Kingdom – A 24-car freight train ran away on the downgrade from Beattock Summit toward Carlisle due to stopcocks in the air-brake line being closed
List of rail accidents (1970–1979)
List_of_rail_accidents_(1970–1979)
British engineering contractor (1805–1870)
covering a total distance of 125 miles (201 km) and passing over Beattock Summit. His engineer on this project was George Heald. That same year he also
Thomas_Brassey
British pre-grouping railway company
combined at Carstairs in Clydesdale, and the route then crossed over Beattock Summit and continued on through Annandale. The promoters had engaged in a
Caledonian_Railway
class locomotives assisted by an additional engine at the rear at Beattock Summit. By 1978 the service left Euston at 9.50 p.m., arriving at Inverness
Royal_Highlander
Former railway station in Scotland
Crawford Elvanfoot Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch Beattock Summit (Private halt) Auchencastle Moffat Beattock Wamphray Dinwoodie Nethercleugh Dumfries, Lochmaben
Ecclefechan_railway_station
Month of 1953
train was derailed near Abington, Scotland, UK, on its way down from Beattock Summit; the track had buckled as a result of unusually high temperatures.
August_1953
Former railway station in Cumbria, England
Crawford Elvanfoot Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch Beattock Summit (Private halt) Auchencastle Moffat Beattock Wamphray Dinwoodie Nethercleugh Dumfries, Lochmaben
Floriston_railway_station
Former railway station in Scotland
Crawford Elvanfoot Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch Beattock Summit (Private halt) Auchencastle Moffat Beattock Wamphray Dinwoodie Nethercleugh Dumfries, Lochmaben
Nethercleugh_railway_station
northbound Royal Scot train derails near Abington descending from Beattock Summit due to buckling of track caused by high temperature; 37 are injured
1953_in_Scotland
Former railway station in Scotland
Crawford Elvanfoot Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch Beattock Summit (Private halt) Auchencastle Moffat Beattock Wamphray Dinwoodie Nethercleugh Dumfries, Lochmaben
Kirkpatrick_railway_station
Disused railway station in Newton Wamphray, Dumfries and Galloway
Wamphray railway station served Newton Wamphray, near Beattock, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by local trains on what
Wamphray_railway_station
Former railway line serving England and Scotland
Glasgow and Edinburgh to Carlisle, crossing the Southern Uplands at Beattock Summit, 1,033 ft (315 m) above sea level. The notion of the only Anglo-Scottish
Border_Counties_Railway
Beamish NER 1953 Beanacre Halt GWR 1955 Bearpark NER 1939 Beattock CAL 1972 Beattock Summit Halt CAL 1926 Beauchief (Sheffield) MR 1961 Beaufort LNWR
List of closed railway stations in Great Britain: B
List_of_closed_railway_stations_in_Great_Britain:_B
The Caledonian Railway succeeded in opening its line by way of a summit at Beattock in 1847 and 1848. It connected Glasgow and Edinburgh with Carlisle
History of the Caledonian Railway (until 1850)
History_of_the_Caledonian_Railway_(until_1850)
Former railway station in Scotland
Crawford Elvanfoot Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch Beattock Summit (Private halt) Auchencastle Moffat Beattock Wamphray Dinwoodie Nethercleugh Dumfries, Lochmaben
Kirtlebridge_railway_station
Royal Scot train derails near Abington in Scotland descending from Beattock Summit due to buckling of track caused by high temperature; 37 are injured
1953_in_rail_transport
Disused railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
railway station was a private station which served Auchencastle, near Beattock, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was used by railwaymen
Auchencastle_railway_station
Former railway station in Cumbria, England
Crawford Elvanfoot Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch Beattock Summit (Private halt) Auchencastle Moffat Beattock Wamphray Dinwoodie Nethercleugh Dumfries, Lochmaben
Rockcliffe_railway_station
Former railway station in Scotland
Preceding station Historical railways Following station Beattock Summit Line open; Station closed Caledonian Railway Main Line Crawford Line open;
Elvanfoot_railway_station
Guide - Accommodation, Things To Do & More | VisitScotland "The 13 highest roads to ride in the UK". Wanlockhead to Beattock | The Southern Upland Way
Lowther_Hill
Council area of Scotland
and Eskdalemuir to Ettrick and Selkirk. The A701 branches off the M74 at Beattock, goes through the town of Moffat, climbs to Annanhead above the Devil's
Dumfries_and_Galloway
Locomotive used to assist trains up steep inclines
April 2018. "Report on the Collision that occurred on 18th May 1969 near Beattock in the Scottish Region British Railways :: The Railways Archive". www.railwaysarchive
Bank_engine
Geographical object in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
the town of Sanquhar just to the west of the Lowthers to the towns of Beattock and Moffat on the east and some 28 kilometres from the town of Thornhill
Lowther_Hills
Class of diesel electric locomotives
Glasgow, making a return run on 2 June. At the gradients leading to Shap and Beattock, the engines operated at full power, hauling the trains at 38 and 36 mph
British_Rail_Class_D16/1
1915 railway accident in Scotland
were followed by an all-stations local passenger service from Carlisle to Beattock, which was advertised in the public timetable as departing Carlisle at
Quintinshill_rail_disaster
Railway in the United Kingdom
first. The Caledonian Railway opened its line from Carlisle northwards to Beattock on 11 September 1847, the first stage of its own construction. The first
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Lancaster_and_Carlisle_Railway
Traversal of the length of Great Britain
Monmouth, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Tarporley, St Helens, Preston, Carlisle, Beattock, Carstairs, Whitburn, Falkirk, Stirling, Crieff, Kenmore, Dalchalloch,
Land's_End_to_John_o'_Groats
Railway station in Cumbria, England
or making their return journeys: the West Coast Main Line (over Shap or Beattock); the Cumbrian Coast and Furness line; the Tyne Valley line; and the Settle
Carlisle_railway_station
Class of 38 British 4-6-2 locomotives
short tons; 620 t), the train was hauled up the climbs to the summits at Shap and Beattock at unprecedented speeds. Drawbar horsepower, representing the
LMS_Coronation_Class
UK railway line diagram
Crawford Elvanfoot Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch Auchencastle Moffat Beattock Wamphray Dinwoodie Nethercleugh Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
West_Coast_Main_Line_diagram
Rivalry between British railway companies
still untested. For the West Coast line, the climbs to top of Shap and Beattock were the steepest gradients. For the 1888 accelerations, the West Coast
Race_to_the_North
Partially open railway line serving Edinburgh, Midlothian and Scottish Borders
climb to Whitrope was more challenging than that to the summit of the West Coast line at Beattock due to its curvature. From Edinburgh Waverley, the line
Waverley_Route
Line is closed between Carstairs and Lockerbie following a landslip at Beattock. A 17-year-old boy who idolised the teenagers who carried out the Columbine
2025_in_Scotland
required linking Scotland and England. The Annandale route to Carlisle via Beattock was favoured. Although the gradients would be challenging, the route had
History of the North British Railway (until 1855)
History_of_the_North_British_Railway_(until_1855)
British pre-grouping railway company
Opposing promoters put forward a so-called central line via Carstairs and Beattock, that had the advantage of a shorter mileage, and the capacity to serve
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow_and_South_Western_Railway
History of railways in Carlisle, England
southern end of its system was the first to open, between Carlisle and Beattock, on 10 September 1847. The line northwards to Glasgow was not ready until
Carlisle_railway_history
BEATTOCK SUMMIT
BEATTOCK SUMMIT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Coppin.English : topographic name for someone who lived on the top of a hill, from a derivative Old English of copp ‘summit’ (see Copp 1).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shape, Summit
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire, Dorset, and Wiltshire)
English (Hampshire, Dorset, and Wiltshire) : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or on a piece of raised ground, from Middle English heyt ‘summit’, ‘height’ + the agent suffix -er.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Summit; Height
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit
Summit of a Mountain; Lord Shiva; Heart of the Gods
Girl/Female
Tamil
Summit, Peak
Biblical
top, summit
Girl/Female
Tamil
Summit of a mountain
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
The Highest Point; Summit
Girl/Female
Biblical
Top, summit.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAiseadha ‘descendant of Aisidh’, a personal name meaning ‘discord’, ‘strife’.English and Irish : shortened form of the habitational name Blennerhasset, from a place in Cumbria, so named from Celtic blain ‘summit’ + an unexplained second element + Old Scandinavian hey ‘hay’ + sǽtr ‘shieling’.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Summit, Peak
Boy/Male
Hindu
Shape, Summit
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on the top of a hill, from Middle English coppe, Old English copp ‘summit’ (a transferred sense of copp ‘head’, ‘bowl’, cognate with modern English cup), or a habitational name from Copp in Lancashire, named with this word.English : nickname for someone with a large or deformed head, from Middle English cop(p) ‘head’ (the same word as in 1 above).Respelling of German Kopp.
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name DINH means "summit."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Blencarn in Cumbria, named with the Old Welsh elements blain ‘summit’ + carn ‘rock’, ‘cairn’.
Girl/Female
Indian
Summit of a mountain
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or on a piece of raised ground, from Middle English heyt ‘summit’, ‘height’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Great or Little Blencow in Cumbria, named with a Celtic word blain ‘summit’ and an obscure second element to which Old Norse haugr ‘hill’ has been added.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps from Middle English atte knappe (from Old English cnæpp ‘hill’ or ‘summit’), a topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill.
BEATTOCK SUMMIT
BEATTOCK SUMMIT
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A sharp sword
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Telugu
Son of Yadu
Girl/Female
Indian
Mother of Dharma, Swaminarayan sampraday name
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Dear; Expensive
Girl/Female
Greek
Form of Oceanus. In Greek mythology Oceanus was a Titan father of rivers and water nymphs.
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Achiever of Perfection
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Alaricus, ALARICO means "all-powerful; ruler of all."
Female
French
French form of Latin Irene, IRÈNE means "peace."
Male
English
Welsh name, derived from ancient Celtic Morcant, probably MORGAN means "sea circle."Â In use by the English as a unisex name.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Relief; Freedom from Grief
BEATTOCK SUMMIT
BEATTOCK SUMMIT
BEATTOCK SUMMIT
BEATTOCK SUMMIT
BEATTOCK SUMMIT
n.
The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.
n.
An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax.
n.
The great muscle of the buttock in man and most mammals, and the corresponding muscle in many lower animals.
n.
Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic.
n.
The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump.
n.
The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead.
n.
A genus of hydroids having large, naked, flowerlike hydranths at the summits of long, slender, usually simple, stems. The gonophores are small, and form clusters at the bases of the outer tentacles.
n.
A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.
v. t.
To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock).
a.
Having no summit.
n.
The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.
n.
The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.
n.
The buttock.
n.
A kind of mattock, or ax; esp., a tool like a pickax, but having, instead of the points, flat terminations, one of which is parallel to the handle, the other perpendicular to it.
n.
The buttock or thigh of a hog, salted and smoked or dried; the lower end of a flitch.
n.
A bone near the middle of the buttock of a horse.
n.
A pickax, or mattock.
n.
A chip; a alice.
n.
A small bit of anything, of indefinite size or quantity; a short distance.
n.
A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base.