Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 13 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "The End of the Line" x Search term Filter by Subject Tay Road Bridge (2)Building Road Bridge (2)Filter by Format Artifact (1)Newspaper cutting (2)Photograph (10)Filter by Area Newport (12) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest 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. 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. Funeral for Newport Railway Coffin containing the remains of Newport Railway is piped aboard the last train to leave East Newport station on 3 May 1969. Round table pallbearers assist with Eddie Grimes on the right. Newscutting: On the Last Train Newscutting describing the journey on the last train from Newport to Dundee Saturday 3 May 1969. Last Train Memorabilia Memorabilia relating to the last train 3 May 1969. Two tickets for the last train, intimation of Gala Day at Tayfield and Scotscraig Round Table In Memoriam card with poem. Newscutting: Last Train Funeral Service Newscutting giving details of the last train journey from Newport to Dundee. It describes the 'funeral procession' and their actions. Rail Passengers Transfer to Bus for Tayport Rail passengers arrive at East Newport by bus from Tayport. In May 1966 when the dual carriageway was being built to the road bridge the railway line to Tayport was breached and closed permanently. Passengers were taken to and from Tayport by bus.. The End of the Newport Railway Members of the local Round Table escort a coffin containing the remains of the Newport Railway on the last train to Dundee on 3 May 1969. Last Train at West Newport Station The last train at West Newport station on 5th May 1969. Last Train at East Newport Station The train pulls into East Newport station for the final time on a wet May evening. Crowds acknowledge the significance of the occasion from their vantage point on the footbridge over the line. Passengers for the Last Train at East Newport Station The train now arriving....... is the last train to use East Newport station on 5 May 1969. Hundreds boarded the last train, while many more watched from various vantage points along the line, including the footbridge seen here. Train Crossing Dual Carriageway! A most unusual view looking up the dual carriageway from the road bridge. The road is well under construction, but the railway line to Tayport is still intact and being used. The Newport-Tayport section of the railway closed on 22 May 1966, with passengers then being taken on to Tayport by bus. Following the closure ...
