View of Thurso Railway Station from SSW showing terminus.
SC 438067
Description View of Thurso Railway Station from SSW showing terminus.
Date 15/5/1974
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 438067
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Thurso Station, Caithness This station was built by the Sutherland and Caithness Railway. It is unusual for a station of its character in Scotland in having a train shed, a concession to the climate. This view shows the station from the departure end, with a freight train at the only platform. A single platform in a train shed is a link with the early days of railways, and an indication of the level of traffic expected. The other terminus of this railway, Wick, has a very similar building. The building constructed at Strome Ferry, originally the terminus of the Dingwall and Skye railway, was similar too. This was converted to a through platform when the line was extended to Kyle. The overall roof burned down in the 1930s. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN. Opened 28 July 1874 by the Sutherland and Caithness Railway.
External Reference H74/144/11
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