Old Photograph Steam Train Near Barrhill Scotland

Old photograph of steam train near Barrhill in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Rutherglen Scotland

Old photograph of a steam train in the railway station in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The original Rutherglen station was opened on the Caledonian Railway's line to Glasgow on 1 June 1849. This station was replaced on 31 March 1879 by a new station located to the East of the original station. Services on the Glasgow Central Railway commenced on 1 November 1895. Glasgow Central Railway services were withdrawn as part of the Beeching Axe on 5 October 1964. On 6 May 1974 the West Coast Main Line was opened to electrified services which included Hamilton Circle services through the slow line island platform. This island platform was closed to passengers when the new island platform opened for Argyle Line services using the reopened Glasgow Central Railway formation on 5 November 1979. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Charing Cross Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a steam train in Charing Cross railway station in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Dating from 1886, it was originally part of the Glasgow City and District Railway, the first underground railway in Scotland. The station was built using the cut and cover method, with the original walls being visible on the open air section at the western end of the platforms. Nearby points of interest include Sauchiehall Street and the Mitchell Library, and the station, along with nearby Anderston, a stop on the Argyle Line, serves the city's financial district, making this station popular with commuters.



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Old Photograph Steam Train Falahill Scotland

Old photograph of a steam train at Falahill near Oxton, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Falahill is in the Moorfoot Hills, in the Parish of Heriot, and close to the border with Midlothian. Nearby are Gilston, the Heriot Water, Soutra Hill, and Torquhan. The hill serves as the origin for the name of Fala, the presidential dog of Franklin D. Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, who was the 32nd President of the United States.



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Old Photograph Steam Train Leaving Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a steam train leaving the railway station in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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