I realise this is perhaps a little obscure, but I wanted to visit this before it disappears!
Victorian railway companies had grand plans to make the small vilage of Moniaive into a holiday resort/spa and efforts were made to build a railway here. The railway finally arrived after 40 years of planning in 1905.
The Cairn Valley line as it was called was closed to passengers by the LMS in 1943 and to freight in 1949. It remained intact until dismantled in 1953.
Not much is left and it is hard to believe a railway ever ran through such small and isolated communities, I have included some other features and a small derelict house nearby.
The station in use
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Today
Moniaive Railway Station by tumble112, on Flickr
Moniaive Railway Station by tumble112, on Flickr
Moniaive Station by tumble112, on Flickr
Moniaive Station by tumble112, on Flickr
Moniaive Railway Station by tumble112, on Flickr
A couple of miles further on at the site of Crossford station level crossing, the rails are still in the road after more than 60 years (under the snow)
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The largest construction on the railway was a viaduct over Cairn Water which is still in good condition today.
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Views from the bridge
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From the bridge, I spotted this little house
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There were lots of old pots and pans and teapots lying around and also some things which may have been old radios. Does anyone know what these are?
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Finally one of the many teapots
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Thanks for looking, as I said maybe a bit obscure, but I just like anything that's abandoned!
Victorian railway companies had grand plans to make the small vilage of Moniaive into a holiday resort/spa and efforts were made to build a railway here. The railway finally arrived after 40 years of planning in 1905.
The Cairn Valley line as it was called was closed to passengers by the LMS in 1943 and to freight in 1949. It remained intact until dismantled in 1953.
Not much is left and it is hard to believe a railway ever ran through such small and isolated communities, I have included some other features and a small derelict house nearby.
The station in use
6843350611_258666c025_z by tumble112, on Flickr
Today
Moniaive Railway Station by tumble112, on Flickr
Moniaive Railway Station by tumble112, on Flickr
Moniaive Station by tumble112, on Flickr
Moniaive Station by tumble112, on Flickr
Moniaive Railway Station by tumble112, on Flickr
A couple of miles further on at the site of Crossford station level crossing, the rails are still in the road after more than 60 years (under the snow)
023 by tumble112, on Flickr
The largest construction on the railway was a viaduct over Cairn Water which is still in good condition today.
008 by tumble112, on Flickr
007 by tumble112, on Flickr
009 by tumble112, on Flickr
Views from the bridge
004 by tumble112, on Flickr
006 by tumble112, on Flickr
From the bridge, I spotted this little house
003 by tumble112, on Flickr
020 by tumble112, on Flickr
015 by tumble112, on Flickr
013 by tumble112, on Flickr
019 by tumble112, on Flickr
There were lots of old pots and pans and teapots lying around and also some things which may have been old radios. Does anyone know what these are?
021 by tumble112, on Flickr
014 by tumble112, on Flickr
018 by tumble112, on Flickr
Finally one of the many teapots
017 by tumble112, on Flickr
Thanks for looking, as I said maybe a bit obscure, but I just like anything that's abandoned!
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good job!
