- Crieff and Comrie Railway
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Crieff and Comrie Railway Locale Scotland Dates of operation 25 July 1890 – 1 August 1898 Successor line Caledonian Railway Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) LegendCrieff and Methven Junction Railway Crieff Junction Railway Crieff Comrie Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway The Crieff and Comrie Railway was incorporated on 25 July 1890 following the abandonment of a previous scheme in 1856.[1] The line opened in July 1893 and was operated by the Caledonian Railway, and being absorbed by the same in August 1898.
The line was closed on 6 July 1964.
Contents
Connections to other lines
- Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway at Comrie
- Crieff and Methven Junction Railway at Crieff
- Crieff Junction Railway at Crieff
References
- ^ Awdry: p70
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
External links
Categories:- Scottish organisation stubs
- United Kingdom rail transport stubs
- Scotland railway station stubs
- Pre-grouping British railway companies
- Caledonian Railway
- Closed railway lines in Scotland
- Early Scottish railway companies
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Railway companies established in 1890
- Railway lines opened in 1893
- Railway companies disestablished in 1898
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