Burntisland, Forth Place, Railway Station View from WSW showing WSW front of Station House

Description Burntisland, Forth Place, Railway Station View from WSW showing WSW front of Station House

Date 29/10/1967

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 610138

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Old Station, Forth Place, Burntisland, Fife When the Edinburgh & Northern Railway opened in 1847, it was, despite its name, wholly within the Kingdom of Fife, running from Burntisland to Tayport, with train and passenger ferry connections at each end. A grand terminal station was built at Burntisland. This shows the entrance block of the station, housing booking office, waiting rooms, and probably a board room on the first floor. Behind this there was a train shed. The building was disused in 1967. After the opening of the Forth Bridge in 1890, Burntisland lost most of its importance as a railway centre. This station was by-passed by the building of a through station to the north, and the train shed was demolished. This building survived as railway offices into the 1960s. It has now become commercial offices. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H67/388/1C

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/610138

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