Killiecrankie railway station

The Killiecrankie railway station served the village of Killiecrankie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1864 to 1965.

Killiecrankie
General information
LocationKilliecrankie, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Coordinates56.744382°N 3.779705°W / 56.744382; -3.779705
Grid referenceNN912627
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyInverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 July 1864 (1864-07-01)Opened
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)Closed

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1864 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJn).[1] The line through the station site had been built quicker, opening on 9 September 1863 when the I&PJn opened the section from Aviemore to Pitlochry, than the stations could be finished.[2]

On 28 June 1865 the I&PJn amalgamated with the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway to form the Highland Railway.[3]

The goods yard was situated south of the line and was able to handle most types of goods including live stock.[4][5]

On Saturday 13 February 1915 the 8.40am express train from Inverness to Perth derailed at the south end of Killiecrankie station. Three vehicles left the rails close to the River Garry which runs fifty feet below the railway embankment. A fourth vehicle left the rails in the middle of the tunnel, 200 yards further on but remained upright. The accident was attributed to one wagon having left the rails passing Blair Atholl, thus fouling the points at Killiecrankie North. The forward part of the train continued to Perth, but the line was blocked for 12 hours.[6]

There were two signal boxes: the north box was on the south side of the line and the south box was opposite the goods yard; these boxes closed 1920 and 1963 respectively. A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1962 to 1963.[7]

The station closed to passengers on 3 May 1965 when local passenger services between Perth and Inverness were withdrawn.[1][8]

Stationmasters
  • Donald Mackenzie from 1877[9]
  • F.R. Yeates from 1879[10]
  • James A. Riach 1882 - 1884[11] (afterwards station master at Lenzie)
  • John Fraser 1889[12] - 1890
  • Mr. Craig until 1894 (afterwards station master at Hopeman)
  • Mr. Macbeath from 1894[13]
  • William McKay ca. 1899 - 1914[14] (afterwards station master at Alves)
  • Arthur C. Ross 1914 - 1931[15] (afterwards station master at Kildary)
  • George Petrie from 1944

References
  1. Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 263. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. Thomas, John; Turnock, David (1989). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 15 The North of Scotland (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 235 & 316. ISBN 0-946537-03-8.
  3. Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
  4. "Killiecrankie station on OS 25 inch map Perth and Clackmannanshire XXX.8 (Blair Atholl; Moulin)". National Library of Scotland. 1900. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 292. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
  6. "Railway accident at Killiecrankie". Strathearn Herald. Scotland. 20 February 1915. Retrieved 14 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 13. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  8. Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 36 (ref 1708). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
  9. "Local and District News". Inverness Advertiser and Ross-shire Chroncile. Scotland. 10 April 1877. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Presentation". Northern Ensign and Weekly Gazette. Scotland. 15 May 1879. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Congratulations". Banffshire Adertiser. Scotland. 31 July 1884. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Railway Appointment". Highland News. Scotland. 29 December 1888. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Highland Railway Staff Appointments". Highland News. Scotland. 27 October 1894. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Killiecrankie". Perthshire Advertiser. Scotland. 9 December 1914. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. "Presentation to Killiecrankie Stationmaster". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Scotland. 14 May 1931. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Black Island Platform
Line open, station closed		   Highland Railway
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway		   Pitlochry
Line and station open


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