Posted by true highlands in kit and caboodle 12 comments. A new railway station was built serving as a junction for the lines from lockerbie and portpatrick with the glasgow and southwestern. List of great north of scotland railway stations wikipedia. Timeline history of dumfries, dumfries and galloway. Live train times can be found on our stationboard pages. The dumfries, lochmaben and lockerbie railway was a railway in dumfriesshire, scotland.
The best places to browse for books in britain, by anna tims. Central railway station hauptbahnhof stadt leipzig. Welcome to the best western station hotel, dumfries. Midlothian and the scottish borders all blend rich history, landscapes, thrilling.
Video footage and history of dumfries railway station. Promoted independently, it was absorbed by the caledonian railway to give access to dumfriesshire and later to portpatrick for the irish ferry service. This was a large terminus station on union street in dundee for services west to perth, england and, later, north via newtyle 2nd. The great north of scotland railway by vallance, h a and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Leipzigs central station is, in terms of area, the largest terminus in europe. Park and david reid was the last railway employee to live at the cottage. The institute offers a wide range of opportunities for learning and research in railway and transport history and cognate fields, including a number of courses and research degrees. Map of dumfries railway station, dumfries, dg, uk cylex. A good simple history of all these long lost stations and rail lines in a small book fantastic.
Our aim is to promote the study of family history and is run by volunteers. Scottish railway history we now have a large range of titles covering scottish railway history due to our connection with the caledonian railway association. Railscot great north of scotland railway boddam branch. Dec 12, 20 the world famous hotel and golf course are still the epitome of elegance and luxury, but gleneagles station is somewhat faded. Wave your hand and command the approaching train to stop at the tiny private platform where you wait alone, miles from the nearest settlement.
Location type station names and dates dundee union street 18471866 dundee west 18661965 opened on the dundee and perth railway. The castle douglas and dumfries railway was opened. The list below represents our best understanding of the location of these libraries, and access arrangements. Highland railway station locations and dates highland railway society occasional papers no.
The station was provided with two narrow platforms. The castle douglas and dumfries railway was a railway in south west scotland which linked. Railway station photographs welcome to our shop new items added most days. Dumfries railway station is a station on the scotland boundary barassie junction line in dumfries and galloway. Immediately below on this page are a satellite view showing the line of the railway through dalbeattie as it would have been when it closed in 1965, also a photograph from 1800s showing the station itself with an adjacent view of the same scene as we think it is in 2015track line highlighted in red. Biggar station is a good and early example of a former railway station group in the lanarkshire region, comprising principal station building, goods shed, signal box, former wash house and platforms.
A joint initiative of the national railway museum and the university of york. Check out dumfries railway station, dumfries road map. Scotland, the north east and cumberland and westmorland nostalgia railway books last minute nostalgia christmas railway books for all. I was born long after the age of steam but it mustve been so fascinating to watch these magnificent trains and although i wasnt born when all these stations and lines were open and therefore dont know any better, i still feel sad they they are not there any more. Dumfries railway station serves the town of dumfries in dumfries and galloway, scotland. The first section of great north of scotlands main line opened in 1854 from kittybrewster to huntly and was extended two years later to keith. The buildings are the cottage for the railway ganger and behind that, the stationmasters house.
Dumfries railway station railway job search jobs in the. Adventures in east and west berlin by ian walker was published in 1987 by the. Membership in the railroad station historical society runs from january 1 to december 31. Alasdair wham tells the story of how the railways changed dumfries and. A fourplatform through and terminal station, with the main offices on the down platform in a twostorey coursedrubble building with singlestorey wings and a substantial steelframed glazed awning, supported on castiron columns. Zoo bahnhof was one of the murder scenes in the pale criminal 1990, a historical detective novel by philip kerr. When steele road opened on 2 june 1862 there was only one train a day with a full timetable coming into operation on 1 july 1862. The original photo is held by the south dumfries historical.
In the late 1800s, it was a regular little city at the station. Dumfries station, opened 1848 by the glasgow, dumfries and carlisle rly. Prints are on 6 x 4 260 gram glossy photo card with the image surrounded. Pages in category disused railway stations in dumfries and galloway the following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. Scotland, the north east and cumberland and westmorland. There are a number of specialist libraries which hold historical railway documents, including board of trade and ministry of transport accident reports and returns. The book shop in wigtown, dumfries and galloway, scotland. History of the scottish railway metropolis john thomas on. The great north of scotland railway by h a vallance abebooks. The castle douglas and dumfries railway was a railway in south west scotland which linked castle douglas in kirkcudbrightshire to dumfries. Opened by the glasgow, dumfries and carlisle railway in 1848 it had a fine station hotel and was a junction for the lines to lockerbie, moniave and stranraer via castle douglas. A livery register of the historical model railway society.
After the station opened a small railway community developed with two terraces of cottages. Part of the thrill is the setting in an elaborate victorian railway station, buffers and ticket grille still in place. A through route to inverness was formed in 1858 when was to become the highland railway reached the station and a junction was formed. In 1923 britains many railway companies were amalgamated, in an event called the grouping, into four new companies. Media in category disused railway stations in dumfries and galloway the following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total. Amisfield station site geograph3232384bybenbrooksbank. It was built in 1859 when the railway between symington and broughton was opened. With its comprehensive coverage of the history of cumbrian railways, it will also be. Dumfries railway station dumfries dg1 1lu united kingdom all jobs for dumfries railway station company offices. A curious history of scotlands most remote stations. All books are hardback unless otherwise stated, paperback pb, card cover.
Prices vary depending on the time of day that you travel, whether you book a. The book provides details of each station both in terms of its layout and. We can supply new postcard size digital prints of most railway stations in england, scotland and wales from our database of over 30,000 images. Timetables, for example, can reveal not only the working and leisure pursuits of populations, but may contain interesting advertisements for example nrs reference brrsr4 and other publicity material. Find information about the borders railway route and plan your holiday in. During the railway networks heyday in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries dumfries and galloway was served by dozens of stations many of them on the paddy line from dumfries to portpatrick and its several branches. Berlin zoologischer garten railway station wikipedia. Railway records are an essential, but often neglected source for local history, family history and social history. Biggar railway station former, station road, biggar. The buildings are boarded up, but the iron canopies and sweeping stairs still whisk your imagination back to that era of straw boaters and flapper dresses. Top ten favourite train stations in scotland the cycling scot. Good detailed book on the social history of railway stations.
I wonder if anyone would like to make suggestions as to the alltime classic railway books those that any historicallyminded enthusiast would wish to have read, because they offer an especially valuable insight into how railways develop and operate. Dumfries railway station map and location information. Train services are provided by abellio scotrail and northern. Berlin zoologischer garten station is a railway station in berlin, germany. Dumfries railway station railway job search jobs in. The station is owned by network rail and managed by abellio scotrail who provide nearly all passenger train services. Nov 16, 2017 opened by the glasgow, dumfries and carlisle railway in 1848 it had a fine station hotel and was a junction for the lines to lockerbie, moniave and stranraer via castle douglas. Dumfries railway station dmf the abc railway guide.
Signal boxes are a distinctive and increasingly rare building type that make a significant contribution to scotlands diverse industrial heritage. D post cards and historical, d post wwii station collection. Railway enthusiasts, modellers and anyone interested in local history will find much to. Vallance h a the highland railway the history of the railways of the scottish highlands vol. To encourage the preservation and growth of historical knowledge of railroad stationsdepots and other railroad railway structures worldwide. Dumfries to stranraer, portpatrick, kirkcudbright and. If all you are after is a brief photographic history of the great north of scotland railway, then this book is surely your best bet whether you are a railway enthusiast gnsr, lner andor br or a modeller looking to build something based on any time period in which steam ruled the rails in northern scotland. The ladies toilets are located on platforms 1 and 2. Dumfries, lochmaben and lockerbie railway wikipedia. Now everyone is driving cars and weve lost that social interaction, this book is not just for sociologists. The author has previously produced five similarly sized histories of the big five railway companies that worked in scotland prior to 1923 and so those books deal with the period up until then. Following several different architectural competitions, the cornerstone was laid in. Eliot included dumfries in his old possums book of practical cats.
It is staffed on a parttime basis throughout the week. To encourage the preservation and growth of historical knowledge of railroad stationsdepots and other railroadrailway structures worldwide. This photograph depicts the train wreck on the grand trunk railway at ingersoll station in 19. Photo albums of outstanding quality could also be included.
The station was a wooden building which was 100 yards distant from the stationmasters cottage. Barter books is lucky to be located in part of a superb old victorian railway station designed by william bell in 1887. Eightyone miles of largely single track railway were built from dumfries through inhospitable, barren uplands to stranraer. Scottish railways scotland has some of the most scenic and romantic rail lines in the world, but has also seen some of the most illadvised and uneconomic lines.