Date: 24/02/2023

Alan Mclellan walked the old Port Road from Dumfries to Portpatrick and reckons a bit of tidying up would allow others to follow suit

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Shortly after leaving Dumfries northbound, trains on the Port Road to Stranraer turned west and crossed a bridge over Nunholme Road. The remains of that bridge mark the start of what is now the Maxwelltown Railway Path. This particular part of Dumfries stands within a loop formed by the River Nith, with Nunholme Road continuing north to reach a car parking area on the south bank; while 150 yards to the west the path crosses the river on the former Nith Viaduct, now renamed Queen of the South Viaduct see image [[25379]].
See query 2189
Location: Maxwelltown
Company: Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
01/09/2009 John Furnevel

The site of the signalbox at Loch Skerrow viewed from the end of the remaining platform looking east. Note the felled water column.
Location: Loch Skerrow
Company: Portpatrick Railway
21/05/2003 Ewan Crawford

The impressive twenty arch Big Water of Fleet Viaduct looking south in May 2012.
Location: Big Water of Fleet Viaduct
Company: Portpatrick Railway
/05/2012 John Gray

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