The dundee and newtyle railway was one of scotlands earliest railways. Dundee and newtyle railway dundee and newtyle deviations dundee and perth railway. Previous page return to gaetteer index page next page. Opened by the dundee, perth and aberdeen junction railway, and absorbed into the caledonian railway, it became part of the london, midland and scottish railway during the grouping of 1923. Dundee to newtyle railway scotlands 1st passenger railway main dates covering the history of the line. Timetables, for example, can reveal not only the working and leisure pursuits of populations, but may contain interesting advertisements for example nrs reference brrsr4 and other publicity material. Work has finally started on the restoration of the station, and is expected to take 26 weeks. The dundee and newtyle railway company was formed in 1826 and in the following years tenders were invited for engineering works. Trains for the old station heading north from dundee had to shunt back down the to the goods depot and the turntable became neccessary. January 1827 hatton incline auchterhouse moss balbeuchly incline section of the line completed. It linked dundee with newtyle in the fertile valley of strathmore by an almost direct route over the sidlaw hills reaching a maximum height of over 500. The famous dundee engineers james and charles carmichael built their homes at nos 10 and 11 dudhope terrace. Dundee ward and newtyle, which is the oldest surviving. Newtyle lies 10 miles to the north of dundee and the village shop sells a pack containing several booklets giving comprehensive details of the various walking routes interspersed with the history of the area.
Dundee and perth have mainline railway stations with regular services to the south including a sleeper. History of the dundee to forfar railway on the monikie. The area has both historical and natural heritage features of. The dundee and newtyle railway opened in 1831 and was the first railway in the north of scotland. Passing on to the scottish region of british railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the british transport commission. Newtyle to coupar angus and glammiss immediately on the arrival of the trains from dundee, which is about 9 a. Volcano or not, bronze age remains, iron age hillfort, war memorial, pillbox, start of jacobite rebellion, newtyle railway and law tunnel, quarries and roads. From a walk on the 16th april 2015 this walk continues from the site at newtyle north junction, where a turntable was built in the triangle between the two lines. Railway created the first railway between dundee and newtyle 1830s with three sections where trains were drawn up hills by stationary engines, one up the law in dundee and hence through a tunnel. The line was extended south from dundee ward road to the harbour at the earl grey dock and other docks.
From the car park on the east of newtyle the route heads west through the village to join the disused newtyle to dundee railway, which is now a very good footpath. The dundee and newtyle railway company was formed in 1826 and in the following year tenders were invited for contractual engineering works. It progressively extended its network and reached edinburgh and aberdeen, with a dense network of branch lines in the area surrounding glasgow. Hills were overcome using stationary engines pulling coaches on ropes, with flat sections in between. From perth there are fast links to edinburgh, stirling and glasgow. Archives uncover the history of dundees pioneering. This was the first commercial railway in northern scotland. They were responsible for building the first locomotives to run on the dundee and newtyle railway and the engines for the early steam driven tay ferries. Both were unsuccessful adjuncts to the dundee and newtyle railway, built using stone block sleepers and a track gauge of 4 ft 6 1. Dundee railway station serves the city of dundee on the east coast of scotland. All trains were operated according to parliamentary regulations introduced in 1844. May 24, 2020 the plans for a railway from dundee to newtyle in 1825. Edinburgh airport is easily reached and has an excellent range of domestic and. It was the first railway line built north of the river forth, and had the first passenger station to be built in scotland.
Patrick hunter thorns of aberlemno, william crockatt jun. It was built to link dundee to the countryside, to move produce between farmland and the mills and docks of the town. The station has two through platforms and two terminal platforms. The dundee and arbroath railway was an early railway in scotland. It is said that they were the first in the uk to have bogies. The dundee to newtyle railway for the monikie, scotland. Newtyle railway station served the village of newtyle, angus, scotland from 1868 to 1955 on the dundee and newtyle railway. Following this path for 1km towards dundee leads to a staircase called jacobs ladder that climbs to reach a higher woodland path. The line had three ropeworked inclines with the sections either side operated by horses, and it had primitive stone block sleeper track with fishbellied rails. Jan 20, 20 despite being a small town with not much going on, newtyle holds an important place in scotlands railway history. Sandstone for sleepers was quarried from pitnappie. They were the newtyle and coupar angus railway and the newtyle and glammiss railway. Passing on to the scottish region of british railways on nationalisation in 1948, it.
January 1827 hatton incline auchterhouse moss balbeuchly incline section of railway read more. The dundee and newtyle railway act received royal assent in 1826, and work began on the line in 1827. Newtyle station housing bid back on track with redesigned. A tunnel was built through the dundee law hill at over 300 feet on the eastern flank. For many years also he represented the emperor of russia in dundee. There were connections to the following lines here. Aug 01, 2014 the dundee to newtyle line closed to public passengers in 1955, although it continued hauling goods until the mid1960s. It is situated on the northern, nonelectrified section of the east coast main line, 59 1.
In 1810, james and charles carmichael founded the dundee company which produced the first locomotives for the dundee and newtyle railway in 1833 these were, in fact, the first locomotives made in scotland. The line had three ropeworked inclines with the sections either side operated by horses, and it had primitive stone block sleeper track with fishbellied rails, to the unusual gauge of 4 ft 6. These were abandoned in the 1860s and the railway path occupies the new. This is an excellent history of the subject, a branch line running out of or into dundee, which opened in 1831 and closed in 1965. Newtyle station housing bid back on track with redesigned plans. Broughty ferry pier railway station site, dundee geograph 4020085. Dundee and perth railway wikipedia republished wiki 2. Documentary by ron watt detailing the dundee to newtyle railway line built in 1831. The dundee to newtyle railway for the monikie, scotland website. The 10 and a 12 mile railway was planned in 1825, obtained its act in 1826, and opened in 1831 from the top of dundee law, and throughout in 1832, with an extension to dundee harbour in 1837. Dundee and newtyle railway including the alyth and blairgowrie branches oakwood library of railway history. The caledonian railway cr was a major scottish railway company. Lord kinnaird deputy chairman sir patrick murray thriepland, bart.
The coupar angus and glammis glamis lines continued as part of the forfar main line, but that closed in 1967. In 1833 the line had 31,000 passengers, a number which had risen to 61,000 by 1839. This tour will concentrate on the lowlevel paths, with the hike up kinpurney hill being outlined here. Law terraces conservation area dundee city council. In january 2014, the former main station building was demolished to. Dundee and arbroath railway, dundee and forfar railway, dundee and newtyle railway, dundee and perth railway, dundavid, dundelchack or dun na seilcheig. History thumbright dundee and newtyle railway 024 this is a most unusual wheel arrangement, with the only known examples being. Archives uncover the history of dundees pioneering railway lines. Dundee and newtyle railway company shiell and small. Bradshaws monthly railway and steam navigation guide xvi. The law timeline welcome to dundee law law heritage. Boyd of the dundee museums and art galleries aroused so much interest in the newtyle railway.
Opened by the dundee and newtyle railway and absorbed into the caledonian railway, it became part of the london, midland and scottish railway during the grouping of 1923. History thumbright dundee and newtyle railway 024 this is a most unusual wheel arrangement, with the only known examples being three locomotives supplied to the 4ft 6in dundee and newtyle railway by j and c carmichael of dundee in 1833. Archives uncover the history of dundees pioneering railway. Dundee and newtyle railway, pitpointie, engine house canmore. Dundee and arbroath railway, dundee and forfar railway. Looking northwards towards the site of pitnappie siding and the present gun club and tank driving grounds. Brechin castle lies between dundee, recently voted by the. This was the first railway to be built in the north of scotland, and was intended to transport commodities both ways between the valley of strathmore and the port of dundee. Auchterhouse to newtyle new line updated april 2014 from millhole the new line turned off to the northwest and around the north side of the main road then eastwards to the new station at newtyle. Sanctioned in 1826, the dundee and newtyle railway opened in 1832 and was the first railway in the north of scotland. In the mid1960s, i took a series of photos of the remains of the railway that ran from dundee to newtyle. The first route contained three inclines, where trains were pulled up the gradients by stationary steam engines.
Blisted sheds at the end of what was the dundee to newtyle line are now at the centre. Dundee and newtyle railway deviation of line opened at rosemill. The dundee and perth railway, having take a lease of the dundee and newtyle railway in 1846 and entered into a long term operational agreement with the dundee and arbroath railway in 1848, changes its name to the dundee, perth and aberdeen junction railway. The line originally ran between ward road in dundee and the village of newtyle.
Dec 07, 2020 plans are back on track to bring an important piece of tayside railway history back into use as family homes. A good example of railway bridge architecture on a deviation of scotlands first passenger railway. The railway was built to transfer goods from strathmore to the port of dundee and was chartered with an act of parliament that received royal assent in may 26, 1826 and opened in 1831. It was built to carry goods between dundee and the fertile area known as strathmore. May 02, 2010 following the dundee and newtyle railway from near newtyle station to cross the kettins road, then climb to kirkton road. Railway created the first railway between dundee and newtyle 1830s with three sections where trains were drawn up hills by stationary engines, one up the law in dundee and hence through a tunnel, one up to balbeuchley farm from rosemill and one up hatton incline from newtyle. In one form or another, it remained in operation until the beeching cuts of the 1960s. It opened in 1838, and used the unusual track gauge of 5 ft 6 in 1,676 mm. Some trains were mixed, for both goods and passengers. Published family histories fife family history society.
In addition to the above lines, there were three railways, authorised between 1822 and 1835, that were built in the dundee area, to a gauge of 4 ft 6 1. The dundee and perth and aberdeen railway junction company, comprising the dundee and pepvth, dundee and arbroath, and dundee and newtyle railways. Current entrance to former lochee station, now dundee burns club 082. It was the terminus of the dundee and newtyle railway, opened in 1831. Viewranger newtyle jacobs ladder and bannatyne path. Tayside the association for industrial archaeology. In february 1862, there was a service of three trains in the dundeenewtyle direction and four the other way, with a fifth on fridays. Dundee and newtyle railway dundee and newtyle deviations dundee and perth railway dundee and newtyle branch junction railway the forfarshire works and alyth junction railway authorised.
Passing on to the scottish region of british railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the british railways board. Between 1838 and 1840 further extensions brought the. The rapidly expanding burgh was increasingly reliant on strathmore. Ordnance gazetteer of scotland dundee and arbroath railway, dundee and forfar railway, dundee and newtyle railway, dundee and perth railway, dundavid, dundelchack or dun na seilcheig. On tuesdays and fridays from dundee and newtyle at 2 p. Opened in 1831, it was the first railway to be built north of the river tay.
Dundee and newtyle railway including the alyth and blairgowrie. The dundee to newtyle railway was one of scotlands earliest lines, a pioneering link that cut through the sidlaw hills. The tunnel was in use until the 1860s when the railway was. Built to transport goods into the city from the fertile lands of. The exhibition includes the dundee and newtyle railway, an important feature of scotlands early railway history.
Dundee and newtyle railway including the alyth and. Railway records are an essential, but often neglected source for local history, family history and social history. It was the first railway to be built in the north of scotland and the first not to rely on coalfields for the bulk of its traffic. In 1848 it changed to standard gauge and connected to the emerging scottish railway network. Disused railway stations in dundee wikimedia commons. Newtyle and coupar angus railway newtyle, eassie and glamiss railway harbour extension. The dighty connect project was investigating wider links to the sidlaws and newtyle railway track and the dighty corridor into angus. This book is recommended for anyone interested in the history of scottish railways. A bibliography of the history of inland waterways, railways and. This had opened in 1838, but initially terminated to the east of the burgh at craigie. This is dundee newtyle railway by dundee city council on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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