Dumfries [2nd]

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Dumfries [2nd] (1849-1859)

Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.

Opened on the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway.

Description

A two platform through station located alongside the later locomotive shed. Replaced a terminus in the goods yard to the south (Dumfries [1st]) and was replaced by a station further north (Dumfries).

Tags

Station

Books


An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways

Carlisle To Beattock: including the Dumfries Branch (Scottish Main Lines)

The Glasgow & South Western Railway a History