"Airth Road Station, Airth"

Maker
Russell, W
Production date
Circa 1906
 Description
View of a single carriage train sitting at the platform. The carriage has two First Class compartments and three Third Class, and possibly a guard's compartment. There are windows at the back of the carriage. On the right is a small waiting room and there is gas lighting on the platform.

This photo is not available as a scanned image. You can see the original in the Archives in Callendar House.
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Object detail

Department
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Maker
Production date
Circa 1906
Subject person
Subject place
Airth Road Station/Powdrake/Stirling (Council Area)
Subject notes
Station on the branch line from Larbert to Alloa The Station Master here in 1910 was Alex Petrie; the Way Ganger for Alloa Junction to Dunmore was David Sharp. South Alloa was served by a freight line from Dunmore.

Airth Road Station was opened in January 1866 and re-named Airth Station in January 1886. Airth Station was on the branch line from Larbert to Alloa. The line crossed the Forth by a long viaduct of 21 spans, 491 metres long. The opening of the bridge on 1 October 1885 allowed the Caledonian Railway directly into Alloa rather than terminating at a ferry on the south shore. Airth Station closed on 20 September 1954 and Throsk on 18 April 1966. The track was lifted in February 1971.
Accession number
P16433

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