Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 13 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Railway" xDecade: "1970s" x Search term Filter by Format Photograph (12)Picture (1)Filter by Area Newport (10)Wormit (2)Filter by Decade 1870s (2)1880s (2)1890s (2)1900s (2)1910s (3)1920s (2)1930s (2)1940s (2)1950s (2)1960s (2)1980s (1)Filter by Century 19th (2) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest 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. 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. 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. East Newport Station House After Closure Newport station house beginning to look rather dilapidated after rail closure in 1969. Photograph from 1971. Engine salvaged From Tay Bridge Disaster After the disaster the engine was raised from the river, and taken to Glasgow for repairs. These repairs cost just £50. The engine then steamed on for another 40 years, during which time her drivers affectionately referred to her as 'The Diver'. Cupar Road Railway Bridge A painting by Helen Wallace of the railway bridge over Cupar Road just before the small turn-off leading up to dual carriageway. The bridge carried the line from East Newport into Tayfield estate, and it was demolished in 1980s. Dilapidated East Newport Station Two views of the dilapidated platform shelter on the 'up' side of the line, a couple of years after closure. Dilapidated East Newport Station 1971 Two views from 1971 of a very dilapidated station building at East Newport, two years after its closure in May 1969. East Newport Station Open and Closed Some 60 or more years separate these two photographs taken from almost identical locations at East Newport Station, probably around early 1900s and 1970. A Derelict West Newport Station A derelict West Newport station after its closure in May 1969. Tayfield Viaduct The viaduct that carried the railway line through the Tayfield Estate comprised four spans on three columns. It was removed soon after the line closed. Picture 1 shows the series of supports that carried the viaduct, 2 the present day retaining wall at the other side of the gap, and 3 is a rare view ... East Newport Station After Closure A wintry view of an abandoned and derelict East Newport station after its closure in May 1969. Wormit Station After Closure Three views of Wormit Station, sadly derelict after its closure in May 1969. There was a reprieve for the station building however in 1980 when it was dismantled then rebuilt, exactly as it had been, at Boness heritage railway. The houses of Taybridge Place now occupy the station site.