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The railway company received its Parliamentary Act on 19 May 1836 as a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) gauge railway. Partially opened in October 1838, it fully opened in April 1840. | The railway company received its Parliamentary Act on 19 May 1836 as a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) gauge railway. Partially opened in October 1838, it fully opened in April 1840. | ||
On 31 August 1848 the [[Dundee and Perth Railway]] was authorised by Act of Parliament to lease the company, with the latter being renamed as [[Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction | On 31 August 1848 the [[Dundee and Perth Railway]] was authorised by Act of Parliament to lease the company, with the latter being renamed as [[Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction]]. | ||
In 1862 it was absorbed with the [[Scottish North Eastern Railway]]. | In 1862 it was absorbed with the [[Scottish North Eastern Railway]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 4 February 2008
The Dundee and Arbroath Railway was a railway link between those two towns in Scotland which ran along the banks of the River Tay.
The railway company received its Parliamentary Act on 19 May 1836 as a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) gauge railway. Partially opened in October 1838, it fully opened in April 1840.
On 31 August 1848 the Dundee and Perth Railway was authorised by Act of Parliament to lease the company, with the latter being renamed as Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction.
In 1862 it was absorbed with the Scottish North Eastern Railway.
In 1880 (as a result of an Act of Parliament on 21 July 1879), the line passed jointly to the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway
- 1923 These became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway as a result of the 1923 grouping.
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia