Date: 29/01/2020

Reversing the 1960s closure of the line is one option being taken forward by a transport study. [Also suggested is re-opening the Cairnryan branch and stations at Cumnock, Thornhill, Eastriggs, Dunragit and Beattock.]

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Dumfries to Stranraer rail return stays on track

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Reversing the 1960s closure of the line is one option being taken forward by a transport study.

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Abandoned platforms at Castle Douglas in 1970.
Location: Castle Douglas
Company: Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
07/02/1970 John Furnevel

View east at Newton Stewart in September 1973. The old goods shed and yard on the left of the photograph have been put to alternate use by the local council, still the case 35 years on see image [[15528]].
Location: Newton Stewart
Company: Portpatrick Railway
/09/1973 Colin Miller

April 1965, just two months before closure of the 'Port Road' direct line from Dumfries to Stranraer. A Stranraer-bound mixed freight train headed by a Stanier 'Black 5' crosses the Big Water of Fleet viaduct westbound against a backdrop of bleak Galloway mountains and moorland. The viaduct still survives as a listed structure, but a 1990s' proposal by Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council for a new Trans European Network rail link to Stranraer, as an alternative to upgrading the A75 road, came to nothing.
Location: Big Water of Fleet Viaduct
Company: Portpatrick Railway
/04/1965 Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven)

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Tags: x Cairnryan x Cumnock x Thornhill x Eastriggs x Dunragit x Beattock x Stranraer x Port Road