Monument record 10866/2/0 - Saltney Dee Branch

The Saltney Dee Branch was a subsidiary railway built to serve industries along the Welsh-English border and the wharves on the River Dee. The railway ran north from the Saltney Dee Junction for a distance of 640m before branching off the main trunk into three sidings. The first ran directly north to the Saltney Stage wharf for a distance of 160m before ending perpendicular to the river (CHER 10866/2/5), the second ran east parallel with the river for a distance of 400m to the River Dee Wharf (CHER 10866/2/6) with a third, smaller siding just 70m in length leading to another quay (CHER 10866/2/7). (1)

<1> Dixon, J & Pickard G., 2006, Railways around Saltney: A Pictorial Record (Book). SCH6898.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.