The East station had two platforms which were curved slightly to follow the line of the track. At the end nearest Station Road there was a level crossing and a pedestrian bridge. The main ticket office, and the stationmaster's house were situated on the up track (towards Tayport). On the down track, there was only a waiting room. The station was lit by gas lamps, which were activated by the station staff. The signal box was situated at the far end of the Eastbound platform, and the signalmen used to hand the pouches containing the tokens for the stretch of track to Tayport from a platform situated on the stair leading up to the signal box.
The strip of land between the up track and Norwood Terrace contained allotments. The land on the other side of the main tracks was taken up by a goods yard. Two coal merchants had their premises here. There was also an additional spur of track leading to a ramp which was used for loading sugar beet. At harvest time, tractors loaded with beet would drive in and tip the contents of their trailers into railway waggons parked on this spur.
The station layout shown on the 1914 Ordnance Survey map [1] remained practically unchanged till it closed.
There were two accidents in the station. In one case, a train hit one of the level crossing gates, and it had to be replaced. The other accident was more serious. A workman was killed during an accident while shunting coal waggons.
Opening of the Tay Road Bridgeedit
The railway was mainly used by people who lived in Newport and worked in Dundee. Until the opening of the Tay Road Bridge in 1966 the Tay Ferry provided the only alternative means of getting there. The opening of the Road Bridge allowed direct bus services from Newport to Dundee, as well as easy access by car, thus directly leading to the closure of the line in 1969.
A return ticket for the train service from Dundee to Newport-on-Tay purchased on 3 May 1969.
During the 1960s the trains were normally pulled by British Railways 2-6-4T engines. Later the steam trains were replaced by diesel multiple units, probably British Rail Class 101.
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newport, east, railway, station, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Newport on Tay East railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Newport on Tay East railway station formerly served the town of Newport on Tay Fife Scotland The station closed in 1969 Newport on Tay East railway station 1968 Contents 1 Tayport branch 2 Description 3 Opening of the Tay Road Bridge 4 ReferencesTayport branch editNewport on Tay East station was opened by North British Railway on 13 May 1879 1 with a branch line from the southern end of the Tay Bridge which was later extended to Tayport In 1923 it became the LNER and from 1948 the Scottish Region of British Railways The line was single track but with passing places at Wormit station and the second was at Newport on Tay East The single platform Newport on Tay West railway station was much smaller Description editThe East station had two platforms which were curved slightly to follow the line of the track At the end nearest Station Road there was a level crossing and a pedestrian bridge The main ticket office and the stationmaster s house were situated on the up track towards Tayport On the down track there was only a waiting room The station was lit by gas lamps which were activated by the station staff The signal box was situated at the far end of the Eastbound platform and the signalmen used to hand the pouches containing the tokens for the stretch of track to Tayport from a platform situated on the stair leading up to the signal box The strip of land between the up track and Norwood Terrace contained allotments The land on the other side of the main tracks was taken up by a goods yard Two coal merchants had their premises here There was also an additional spur of track leading to a ramp which was used for loading sugar beet At harvest time tractors loaded with beet would drive in and tip the contents of their trailers into railway waggons parked on this spur The station layout shown on the 1914 Ordnance Survey map 1 remained practically unchanged till it closed There were two accidents in the station In one case a train hit one of the level crossing gates and it had to be replaced The other accident was more serious A workman was killed during an accident while shunting coal waggons Opening of the Tay Road Bridge editThe railway was mainly used by people who lived in Newport and worked in Dundee Until the opening of the Tay Road Bridge in 1966 the Tay Ferry provided the only alternative means of getting there The opening of the Road Bridge allowed direct bus services from Newport to Dundee as well as easy access by car thus directly leading to the closure of the line in 1969 nbsp A return ticket for the train service from Dundee to Newport on Tay purchased on 3 May 1969 During the 1960s the trains were normally pulled by British Railways 2 6 4T engines Later the steam trains were replaced by diesel multiple units probably British Rail Class 101 56 26 26 N 2 56 05 W 56 4406 N 2 9348 W 56 4406 2 9348References edit North British Railway List of Stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003 PDF North British Railway Study Group Archived from the original PDF on 24 September 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newport on Tay East railway station amp oldid 1075322267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
