Lovely view of a steam train powering past Birkhill Avenue, Wormit in the 1950s.
Steam engine 80123 pulling passenger train through Wormit Station in 1958. Willocks' carpet beating establishment down below on Bay Road.
Colour image of steam train arriving at Wormit station from the bridge.
Steam train approaches Wormit over the rail bridge.
Photograph of the Tay Rail Bridge and Tay Bridge South signal box. Photographed sometime after the closure of the Newport Railway. The signal box sat in the junction of the two lines.
View of the Tay Rail Bridge from above Wormit station. James Jack's plumber's workshop just visible on Bay Road below.
View of the Tay Rail Bridge from above the tennis courts on Bay Road.
Information leaflet produced by WRAG, the Wormit Railway Action Group. The group, led by John Rundle, campaigned vigorously throughout the 1980s to have a railway station or halt reopened at Wormit.
An extremely spick and span and very empty Wormit station, with just one passenger making his way there.
A neat and tidy Wormit station. Down below on the right can be seen Willocks carpet beating works. They operated there from around 1910 until the 1960s.
Lovely clear view from Wormit Station to the houses uphill.
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.
Information page on Wormit station from a 1960s railway booklet.
Newspaper photograph of the devastation at Wormit station after the accident on Saturday 28 May 1955.
Newpaper photograph of the devastation after rail crash at Wormit station on 28 May 1955. Crowds of onlookers on the road above.
Stunning photograph of the horrific scene at Wormit station after the train carrying 500 children home to Dundee from picnics at Newport and Tayport crashed as it left the tunnel on the curve. Locals rushed to help, clambering in and over the carriages in their rush to help the children out. Easily recognisable are the ...
Scene of devastation and destruction after the train crash at Wormit station on 28 May 1955.
Workmen clearing the debris from the railway line after the serious crash at Wormit Station in May 1955.
Newspaper photograph showing work being done to clear the debris and to restore the line and platform at Wormit station after rail crash on Saturday 28 May 1955.
Letter from British Transport Commission in acknowledgement and appreciation of the assistance given to victims of Wormit rail accident by Stationmaster's wife Mrs Henderson and daughter Margaret. A reward of 5 guineas (£5.25) each was enclosed.
The accident happened on 28th May 1955 at 7 o’clock in the evening. I was a member of Wormit Lawn Tennis Club and was on the courts playing an American Tournament against Newport Tennis Club. I remember Elizabeth Davidson was there. The club was very busy in those days and the American Tournaments were very ...
Newspaper coverage of rail accident at Wormit Station on Saturday 28 May 1955. Newspaper published on Monday 30 May 1955.
Wormit station employees attending the rail accident inquiry. L-R: Bob Whyte, signalman; Ben Henderson, stationmaster; Bob Henderson, porter.
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.