Maxwelltown Branch lifted [Railscot]
Date: 28/06/2006
The Maxwelltown Branch has been lifted for scrap. This was the eastern end of the old Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and part of the Port Road. The stub survived the rest of the line to serve oil sidings at Maxwelltown and chemical sidings at Cargenden. The only section of the Port Road to remain open now is that between the former Challoch Junction and Stranraer.
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Road approach to the former Maxwelltown station in 2017. The station, now a private residence, closed to passengers in 1939. The old station yard off to the right saw use as a rail served fuel distribution depot for several years. The last remaining section of the line serving the former ICI works at Cargenbridge, less than two miles west of here, finally closed in 1994. [Ref query 1025]
Location: Maxwelltown
Company: Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
26/05/2017 Ross Wilson
Location: Maxwelltown
Company: Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
26/05/2017 Ross Wilson
The tallish building in the centre of the picture was Maxwelltown Station and is now a house surrounded by more modern counterparts. The trackbed to Stranraer is in front of the red fence and forms part of a cyclepath/walkway to Castle Douglas.
Location: Maxwelltown
Company: Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
10/04/2010 John Gray
Location: Maxwelltown
Company: Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
10/04/2010 John Gray
A snowy scene on the Maxwelltown Railway Path on 8 January 2010.
Location: Maxwelltown
Company: Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
08/01/2010 Brian Smith
Location: Maxwelltown
Company: Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
08/01/2010 Brian Smith
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