Date: 21/04/2020

It was one of the city's gothic architectural masterpieces, but when Dundee West Railway Station was demolished in 1966, many considered it a huge loss. Ahead of the 55th anniversary of the last train leaving the station, Gayle Ritchie looks back at the legacy of the stunning Victorian building.

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The death knell sounded 55 years ago for Dundee West Railway Station with demolition of gothic masterpiece described as "tragic loss" - The Courier

The Courier

It was one of the citys gothic architectural masterpieces, but when Dundee West Railway Station was demolished in 1966, many considered it a huge loss. Ahead of the 55th anniversary of the last train leaving the station, Gayle Ritchie looks back at the legacy of the stunning Victorian building...

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B1 no 61278 of Tay Bridge shed prepares to leave Dundee West station with the 4.35pm train for Perth in April 1958. The station was originally opened by the Dundee & Perth Railway as Dundee Union Street in 1847, becoming Dundee West in 1866. Closure came in 1965.
Location: Dundee West
Company: Dundee and Perth Railway
10/04/1958 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

Double-headed NBL Class 21s D6119 and D6125 awaiting departure from Dundee West the early 1960s. D6119 was to be rebuilt as a Class 29.
Location: Dundee West
Company: Dundee and Perth Railway
// Aitken Scott