Aberfeldy railway station
Aberfeldy railway station served the village of Aberfeldy in Scotland.
Aberfeldy | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross Scotland |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 July 1865 | Station opens |
| 3 May 1965 | Station closes |
History
The station was opened on 3 July 1865 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway when it opened the branch line from Ballinluig to Aberfeldy.[1][2]
To the north west of the station was a goods yard and shed, with a 5 ton crane, able to take live stock, horse boxes and cattle vans.[3] To the south of the line as it left the station was a small engine shed and turntable.[4]
The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1935 to 1939.[5] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1952 to 1963.[6]
The station closed to freight and passengers on 3 May 1965.[1][7]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandtully Line and station closed | Highland Railway Inverness and Perth Junction Railway | Terminus |
The site today
The old station is now demolished, replaced by a parking area.
References
- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 43.
- ^ Grant 2017, p. 278.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 12.
- ^ "Aberfeldy station on OS 25inch map Perth and Clackmannanshire XLIX.6 (Dull; Logierait; Weem)". National Library of Scotland. 1900. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 22.
- ^ McRae 1998, p. 13.
- ^ Hurst 1992, p. 36 (ref 1703).
Bibliography
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society.
- The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 461. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
Further reading
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links
- RAILSCOT on Aberfeldy Branch
- Aberfeldy station on navigable O. S. map
Coordinates: 56°37′11.6″N 3°51′39.6″W / 56.619889°N 3.861000°W