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Diesel Train at East Newport
Diesel Train at East Newport 1960s.
Diesel Train at East Newport
Diesel Train at East Newport 1960s. Two coal merchants' depots clearly visible.
Diesel at Newport 1968
A surprising destination of Montrose on this diesel train at East Newport in 1968. Here East Newport station is looking rather tatty - it's only months before it would close for good in May 1969.
Mars Boys in the Woodhaven Workshop
A photograph of the Mars Boys in the Woodhaven workshop supervised by Chief Officer Burn and William Bowman.
Unknown Mars Boy
This photograph was in a drawer, but the finder had no knowledge of anyone in his family being on the ship. To date the boy has not been identified.
George, the Mars "Baby"
A newspaper cutting from the 1920s of a very young boy dressed in a Mars uniform, probably at Elie.
Sandy Rankine at Woodhaven Pier, 1926
A photograph of Sandy Rankine at Woodhaven Pier, with the Mars in the background, 1926. Sandy's family owned the joinery workshop above the pier (now known as Old Boathouse) and he lived in a cottage right on the Woodhaven bend until the 1990s.
Woodwork Patterns from Mars Workshop
Pages from a book of woodwork patterns belonging to Chief Officer Richard Burns.
Four Mars Captain Superintendents
Photographs of the four men who commanded the Mars Ship from 1869 to 1929.
East Newport Station After Closure
Series of photographs showing East Newport Station site after closure. The station closed in 1969 and houses were built on the site by 1980. These photographs probably date from mid 1970s before final clearance of site. Only the main station building (picture 4) was retained.
Mars Boys Working at Elie
Photographs of the Mars boys building a rest camp for invalid boys from Dundee.
Doctor's Inspection of the Mars Boys, Elie, 1912
A photograph of the doctors's inspection of the Mars boys on their arrival at the granary at Elie harbour in 1912.
Mars Boys' Sing-Song
The Mars boys at Elie enjoying a sing-song with Chief Officer Burns.
Francis Molison at Woodhaven
A photograph of the tender to the Mars, the Francis Molison, at Woodhaven Pier, with the boys undertaking a series of drills.
Mars Boys' Activities at Elie
Two photographs of the Mars boys participating in outdoor activities at Elie.
The Mars Leaving Woodhaven 27 June 1929
A photograph of the Mars boys watching the Mars leaving her berth at Woodhaven on 27 June 1929.
The Mars at the Breaker's Yard, Inverkeithing, 1929
A photograph of the Mars at Inverkeithing breaker's yard before she was broken up.
Mars' Boat Crews at Woodhaven
A photograph of Chief Officer Flynn and the boat crews at Woodhaven, with the Mars in the background.
Mars Boys at Work
A photograph of Mars boys in the joinery workshop under the watchful eye of Alexander McDougall, ship's carpenter.
Last Days at East Newport Station
Four photographs showing the last days at East Newport station.
Funeral Party on Last Train
Mourning party on board last train for the funeral of the Dundee-Newport railway. L-R: Kinnear Baxter; Eddie Grimes; Stan Turner; Ian Falconer.
Funeral for the Newport Railway
The coffin for the funeral of the Newport railway is brought alongside the last train at East Newport on a suitably dismal wet May evening. It was piped on board, and was then 'buried at sea' from Dundee Esplanade.
Picnic Train at West Newport Station
The train carrying Windmill Park picnickers ready to leave East Newport Station on its return to Dundee.
West Newport Station 1964
West Newport Station 1964, with its well tended flower tubs and platform garden.

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