Milldens Crossing

Location type


Name and dates

Milldens Crossing (1848-1967)

Opened on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway.

Description

This level crossing was located half a mile east of Auldbar Road station. The double track main line crossed over the road and there was a railway cottage on the north side of the line, directly east of the crossing. This cottage still stands and has a bay window which overlooked the line with a clear view west and east.

Nearby was an occupational crossing, off to the west.

Tags

Level Crossing

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67


Books


The Arbroath and Forfar Railway: The Dundee Direct Line and the Kirriemuir Branch (Oakwood Library of Railway History)