Memories of Wormit and its Trains
Ken Hart of Wormit remembers travelling on the train in the 1950s.
“Wormit was built for trains and existed on trains. The advantages of enjoying an upbringing in a country village but only a few minutes from a busy city must have been fairly unique. It had its drawbacks of course and one of these was that the last train home was far too early for those enjoying the delights of the JM Ballroom or the Palais de Danse in Dundee. The train journeys themselves were meeting places for those living on the south side of the river. The carriage compartments were not interconnected so you could choose your carriage to suit your mood. There was always a good going three card brag school going in one carriage. In another was a man, whose name escapes me now who claimed that he wrote the copy for Desperate Dan and there also I met the famous sculptor, Scott Sutherland who made the monument at Spean Bridge to the commandos.
Wormit Station
“Wormit station was lit by gas and the porter walked round lighting or extinguishing the lights in the lamp posts. I vaguely recall my father telling me that when he arrived at the station after the rail crash in 1955 his first thought was the strong smell of gas and the fact that before the cutting equipment was lit they had to shut the main gas supply off.”
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