Dundee and Arbroath Railway
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.
17 mile line with a branch to Almericloss and on a 5ft 6ins gauge. Opened in 1838 from a temporary station at Craigie, Dundee.
In 1862 the company was absorbed by the SNER and later became part of the Caledonian Railway.
- 1923 Became part of London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Sources of Information
- Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990
- [1] Wikipedia
Sources of Information
- [2] Wikipedia