Sanquhar station project completed [Railscot]
Date: 28/04/2011
Following considerable restoration and refurbishment work, the former station building at Sanquhar is now in use as a holiday destination. See news links for further details.
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Sanquhar Station
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Related images
View west across the running lines at Sanquhar in the spring of 2006 showing the old station building on the down platform. Opened in 1850, the station was closed in 1965, only to reopen in 1994. (The boarded up building was subsequently restored and converted to holiday accommodation, thanks to Peter Rushton. [See image 5794])
Location: Sanquhar
Company: Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
14/03/2006 John Furnevel
Location: Sanquhar
Company: Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
14/03/2006 John Furnevel
Removing the old roof timbers at Sanquhar station on 22 March 2010. Won't need to buy firewood for a couple of years!
Location: Sanquhar
Company: Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
22/03/2010 Peter Rushton
Location: Sanquhar
Company: Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
22/03/2010 Peter Rushton
Part of the restored and refurbished Sanquhar station in 2011 [see image 7002].
Location: Sanquhar
Company: Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
29/04/2011 Peter Rushton
Location: Sanquhar
Company: Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
29/04/2011 Peter Rushton
