The Dundee & Arbroath Railway

The Dundee & Arbroath Railway

Niall Ferguson

224 pages. 275x215mm. Printed on gloss art paper, casebound with colour laminated covers..

ISBN13 : 9781915069177

£35.00

The Dundee & Arbroath Railway, which opened for traffic in 1836, was the second of no fewer than four early railways in Tayside, three of which were based in Dundee. Originally independent, it was acquired in turn by the Scottish North Eastern Railway and then the Caledonian Railway, before the opening of the Tay Bridge brought it into the joint ownership of the Caledonian Railway and the North British Railway. With the 1923 Grouping, the Dundee & Arbroath then became a joint LM&SR and L&NER line before eventually becoming part of British Railways (Scottish Region). The line remains open today as part of the East Coast Main Line between London and Aberdeen. This book is the product of over forty years of research and includes around 250 illustrations, many not previously published, with a colour section, maps and signalling diagrams. The genesis and construction of the original 5ft 6ins gauge line is described, followed by its subsequent history down to the present day. The book complements the author’s previous works on the Dundee & Newtyle and Arbroath & Forfar Railways.

The Dundee & Arbroath Railway - Sample Images

Plate 2.2 – This image of Carnoustie taken on 4th August 1956 gives a good view of the signal box, as well as of the original station building, which was on the Dundee side of the level crossing. Tragically, this building, possibly the second oldest station building in Tayside after Newtyle Old station, was demolished in June 2018. (C.J.B. Sanderson/ARPT)

Plate 4.3 –This view of the main façade of Dundee East station in the late nineteenth century shows the original ornate tracery that was replaced during the Second World War. The wagons are standing on the line that connected the East and West stations through the harbour. It runs in front of the platform edge of the original Trades Lane station, which was where the children were playing when John McConnor was fatally injured in June 1864. (Courtesy Dundee Library Local History Section)