Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 107 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Railway" xCentury: "20th" x Search term Filter by Subject Memories (3)Out and About (3)Wormit (3)Tay Road Bridge (2)Building Road Bridge (2)Filter by Format Artifact (4)Document (1)Leaflet (2)Letter (1)Map (1)Newspaper cutting (11)Photograph (82)Picture (2)Text (3)Filter by Area Newport (59)Wormit (44)Filter by Decade 1870s (4)1880s (4)1890s (6)1900s (15)1910s (15)1920s (9)1930s (11)1940s (7)1950s (27)1960s (56)1970s (13)1980s (8)1990s (2)2000s (2)2010s (2)2020s (1)Filter by Century 19th (6)21st (2) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest PAGE: 12345Next > 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. 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. 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. Postcard: West Newport Station A clear view of West Newport Station. On the river is the submarine support vessel Vulcan, which dates this to pre-World War I. Behind the station on the left is Balmore and central, Kinbrae House. Fire at West Newport Station 1974 Three photographs probably from 1974, showing the fire that destroyed most of what remained of West Newport Station, a few years after its closure in 1969. Steam Train at Wormit 1958 Steam engine 80123 pulling passenger train through Wormit Station in 1958. Willocks' carpet beating establishment down below on Bay Road. Newspaper Article Recalling Wormit Station Crash Newspaper Article from May 2020 recalling the events of May 1955 when a picnic train from Tayport crashed at Wormit Station. Wormit Station Accident June 1931 Photograph shows accident at Wormit Station on 17 June 1931. It involved an early morning rush hour train from Tayport, that jumped the points as it entered Wormit Station. There were no serious injuries. Diesel Train at Wormit Station Passengers ready to board diesel train at Wormit Station as it leaves the tunnel and approaches the platform. Wormit Station 10 Years After Closure Four photographs taken in 1979 after the station and site had become increasingly derelict since closure in 1969. A year after the photographs were taken the station building was carefully dismantled and rebuilt at Bo'ness where it is part of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society's working steam museum. Burial at Sea for the Newport Railway After travelling on the last train from Newport the coffin containing the remains of the Newport Railway is launched into the river at Dundee Esplanade for its burial at sea. Maharajah of Kallimpoor (Call him poor) arrives at Wormit Station, 1933 Maharajah of Kallimpoor (Call him poor) arrives at Wormit Station in 1933. Steam Train at East Newport Station Arriving at East Newport Station, a steam train heading for Tayport. Steam Freight at East Newport Station Steam freight train at East Newport Station. East Newport signal box and Thomas Muir, Son and Patton Ltd coal depot in background. Diesel Train at East Newport Station Dundee-bound diesel train at East Newport Station. Steam Train at East Newport Station The arrival of a steam train at East Newport Station. Note the use of the old railway carriage on opposite platform. East Newport Station Platform Sign East Newport station platform sign, with house in Norwood behind. The ground between the station and Norwood was at one time used for allotments. Diesel at East Newport Station Diesel train at East Newport station. in the 1960s two coal merchants were based at the station, Smith Hood and Co Ltd, and Thomas Muir, Son and Patton Ltd. PAGE: 12345Next >