Strathmore Line vestige
Only 16 years previously, Gresley A4 streamlined Pacific locomotives sped past here, enjoying a final period of glory working the three-hour Glasgow-Aberdeen express trains. The location is Glamis, Angus on the former Caledonian Railway route between Stanley Junction and Kinnaber Junction. The last A4s were withdrawn in Summer 1966, and the 46-mile route was closed in September 1967. The towns of Coupar Angus and Forfar lost their passenger service; Glasgow-Aberdeen services were routed on the North British line via Dundee.
One track remains in situ here, as Coupar Angus and Forfar continued to be served for a while by a sparse freight service. This ended in 1982, soon after the date of this photograph.
April 1982
Yashica FR-1 camera
Agfa CT18 film.
Strathmore Line vestige
Only 16 years previously, Gresley A4 streamlined Pacific locomotives sped past here, enjoying a final period of glory working the three-hour Glasgow-Aberdeen express trains. The location is Glamis, Angus on the former Caledonian Railway route between Stanley Junction and Kinnaber Junction. The last A4s were withdrawn in Summer 1966, and the 46-mile route was closed in September 1967. The towns of Coupar Angus and Forfar lost their passenger service; Glasgow-Aberdeen services were routed on the North British line via Dundee.
One track remains in situ here, as Coupar Angus and Forfar continued to be served for a while by a sparse freight service. This ended in 1982, soon after the date of this photograph.
April 1982
Yashica FR-1 camera
Agfa CT18 film.