Vandals and landslips hit heritage railways in Borders and Bo'ness [Scotsman]





Date: 30/08/2020

Heritage railways across Scotland have suffered major setbacks after a series of vandalism attacks and landslides during lockdown.


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Vandals and landslips hit heritage railways in Borders and Bo'ness

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Heritage railways across Scotland have suffered major setbacks after a series of vandalism attacks and landslides during lockdown

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I bet you didn't know they had a Leyland railbus on the Waverley route; nor that the Waverley was part of London Underground's Circle Line. Scene at the WRHA's Whitrope Heritage Centre on 10 July 2015.
Location: Whitrope Siding
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
10/07/2015 Ken Strachan
Looking south along the ARPG Platform at Dunaskin on 30 August 2015. On the far right is the Network Rail line from Dalrymple Junction, currently out of use. Once past the 10 mph sign, ownership changes to Hargreaves for the line up to Chalmerston Opencast, now also out of use. No. 10 is back on Brake van Shuttle duty.
Location: Dunaskin Platform
Company: Ayrshire and Galloway Railway
30/08/2015 Colin Miller
A Barclay at Brechin in August 1983. The locomotive belonged to Ian Fraser, who acquired it from a local sugar beet railway.
Location: Brechin
Company: Aberdeen Railway
/08/1983 Peter Todd


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