Newtyle railway station

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Newtyle
General information
Location Newtyle, Angus
Scotland
Coordinates 56°33′36″N3°08′51″W / 56.559977°N 3.147638°W / 56.559977; -3.147638 Coordinates: 56°33′36″N3°08′51″W / 56.559977°N 3.147638°W / 56.559977; -3.147638
Grid reference NO295414
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Dundee and Newtyle Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
31 August 1868 (1868-08-31)Opened
10 January 1955 (1955-01-10)Closed

Newtyle railway station served the village of Newtyle, Angus, Scotland from 1868 to 1955 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

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History

The station opened on 31 August 1868 by the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 10 January 1955. [1] [2]

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Dundee and Newtyle Railway

The Dundee and Newtyle Railway opened in 1831 and was the first railway in the north of Scotland. It was built to carry goods between Dundee and the fertile area known as Strathmore; this involved crossing the Sidlaw Hills, and was accomplished with three rope-worked inclined planes. Newtyle was simply a remote railhead, and the anticipated traffic volumes were not achieved, the inclines incurred heavy operating costs, and the railway never made money.

The Scottish Midland Junction Railway was authorised in 1845 to build a line from Perth to Forfar. Other companies obtained authorisation in the same year, and together they formed a route from central Scotland to Aberdeen. The SMJR opened its main line on 4 August 1848. Proposals to merge with other railways were rejected by Parliament at first, but in 1856 the SMJR merged with the Aberdeen Railway to form the Scottish North Eastern Railway. The SNER was itself absorbed into the larger Caledonian Railway in 1866. The original SMJR main line was now a small section of a main line from Carlisle and central Scotland to Aberdeen.

The Scottish North Eastern Railway was a railway company in Scotland operating a main line from Perth to Aberdeen, with branches to Kirriemuir, Brechin and Montrose. It was created when the Aberdeen Railway amalgamated with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway on 29 July 1856. It did not remain independent for long, for it was itself absorbed by the Caledonian Railway on 10 August 1866.

The Dundee and Perth Railway was a Scottish railway company. It opened its line in 1847 from Dundee to a temporary station at Barnhill and extended to Perth station in 1849. It hoped to link with other railways to reach Aberdeen and changed its name to the Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction Company, but this early attempt was frustrated, and for some years it failed to make a physical connection with other railways in Dundee.

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Lochee West railway station Disused railway station in Lochee, Dundee

Lochee West railway station served the area of Lochee, Dundee, Scotland from 1861 to 1916 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

Dronley railway station Disused railway station in Dronley, Angus

Dronley railway station served the village of Dronley, Angus, Scotland from 1860 to 1955 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

Liff railway station served the village of Liff, Angus, Scotland from 1861 to 1955 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway; its location is within the Dundee City area.

Dundee Ward Road railway station served the city of Dundee, Scotland from 1832 to 1861 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

Back of Law railway station served the city of Dundee, Scotland, from 1833 to 1855 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

Balbeuchly (Top) railway station served the village of Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland, from 1831 to 1861 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

Hatton railway station co-served the town of Carnoustie, in the historical county of Forfarshire, Scotland, from 1831 to 1865 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

References

  1. "Newtyle Station". Canmore. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 317. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Alyth Junction
Line and station closed
  Dundee and Newtyle Railway   Hatton
Line and station closed