Spring Road Trip Drive From Dundee To Visit Railway Station In Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video of a late Spring and early Summer road trip drive, with Scottish music, from Dundee West on the A90 road, then all the way to visit the railway station in Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. There are two main railway routes passing through the station, the Glasgow to Dundee and Aberdeen Line and the Highland Main Line, whilst there is now also a regular service to/from Edinburgh via the Fife Coast. Services to both Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley depart hourly, with some extras to Glasgow, as do those to Aberdeen via Dundee, Carnoustie and Arbroath. Trains to Inverness in the Highlands are somewhat irregular, but run at least once every two hours with eleven departures in all on weekdays and Saturdays and seven on Sundays. The daily, overnight, Caledonian Sleeper service between Inverness and London Euston and the daily Virgin Trains East Coast Highland Chieftain service between Inverness and London King's Cross call at this station. The A90 road originates in Edinburgh, it the travels west and over the Forth Road Bridge, before turning into the M90 motorway. At Perth, the M90 again becomes the A90, now running north east to Dundee and through the Kingsway road system. It then passes Forfar, Brechin, Stracathro, the site of an ancient Roman Camp, Stonehaven, Bridge of Muchalls, where the Burn of Muchalls flows under, near Muchalls Castle, near Saint Ternan's Church, Newtonhill, Portlethen, from there through the city of Aberdeen, crossing the Ythan Estuary, on to Peterhead on its way to Fraserburgh. Perth has been known as The Fair City since the publication of the story Fair Maid of Perth by Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott in 1828. During the later medieval period the city was also called St John's Toun or Saint Johnstoun by its inhabitants in reference to the main church dedicated to St John the Baptist, When driving in Scotland, slow down and enjoy the trip. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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