Dundee and Perth Railway

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Dundee and Perth Railway
Dates of operation 31 July 184531 July 1863
Successor line Scottish Central Railway
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
LUECKE
BHF
Dundee Tay Bridge (NBR)
exKBFa STR
Dundee West
xABZrg ABZrf
Buckingham Junction
STR LUECKE
The Tay Bridge (North British Railway)
eBHF
Magdalen Green
eBHF
Ninewells
exSTRrg eABZrf
Ninewells Junction
exLUECKE STR
- - Dundee and Newtyle Railway
BHF
Invergowrie
eBHF
Longforgan
eBHF
Inchture
exSTRrg eABZrf
exKBFe STR
Inchture Village
eBHF
Errol
eBHF
Glencarse
eBHF
Inchcoonans
eBHF
Kinfauns
eBHF
Barnhill
WBRÜCKE
River Tay
eBHF
Princes Street
LUECKE STR
- - Scottish Midland Junction Railway
CPICl CPICr
Perth
ABZrg STRrf
TUNNEL1
Moncrieffe Tunnel
ABZlf STRlg
Hilton Junction
STR LUECKE
- - Edinburgh and Northern Railway
LUECKE
Scottish Central Railway

Dundee and Perth Railway is an historic railway in Scotland. It was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1845.

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[edit] History

Following incorproration on 31 July 1845, the line was opened on 22 May 1847.[1] In 1846 it leased the Dundee and Newtyle Railway, and following the lease of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway in 1848 changed its name to Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction Company.[1]

The company was vested into the Scottish Central Railway on 31 July 1863; being dissolved and becoming part of the Caledonian Railway in April 1881.[1]


[edit] Connections to other lines


[edit] Current operations

Except for the spur into Dundee West station, the line is still open with services provided by First ScotRail. The only remaining intermediate station is at Invergowrie.


[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Awdry (1990). Page 72.

[edit] Sources

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.