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Devon Valley Railway
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![Eastfield K2 61764 <I>Loch Arkaig</I> on the Devon Valley line.<br><br>[Craig Seath //]](/images/14000/14978.jpg "Devon Valley")
![Tillicoultry SB (and garden) in the 1960s.<br><br>[Craig Seath //]](/images/15000/15033.jpg "Tillicoultry")
![Stirling - Dollar train arriving at Dollar. N.B.R. 0.6.0 64461.<br><br>[G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 16/06/1951]](/images/15000/15578.jpg "Dollar")
![Crook of Devon station on the Devon Valley line.<br><br>[John Robin 07/06/1963]](/images/6000/6689.jpg "Crook of Devon")
![Rumbling Bridge on the Devon Valley line looking towards Dollar.<br><br>[John Robin 07/06/1963]](/images/6000/6690.jpg "Rumbling Bridge [2nd]")
![NCB pannier tank shunting at Dollar Mine.<br><br>[John Robin 27/09/1963]](/images/13000/13684.jpg "Dollar Mine")
![Interesting signals to the east of Rumbling Bridge station. One spectacle frame inverted for some reason.<br><br>[John Robin 7/6/1963]](/images/13000/13689.jpg "Rumbling Bridge [2nd]")
![Members of the photographer's family climbing off a railbus at Dollar station in summer 1964. [See image 27868]<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) //1964]](/images/41000/41461.jpg "Dollar")
![With the Ochil Hills as a backcloth, a railbus pauses at Dollar station shortly before the 15th June 1964 withdrawal of passenger services over the Devon Valley line from Alloa to Kinross. The railway here survived for coal traffic until 1973, when Dollar Mine closed. [See image 18308]<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /06/1964]](/images/27000/27868.jpg "Dollar")
![The 3.5pm Stirling-Kinross-Perth 'Devon Valley' train heads out of Crook of Devon station shortly before closure on 15th June 1964. In the last year of operation the station was served by just one train a day in each direction.<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /06/1964]](/images/32000/32727.jpg "Crook of Devon")
![The 3.5pm Stirling-Kinross-Perth 'Devon Valley' train eases into Dollar station shortly before the 15th June 1964 passenger closure. In the last year of operation there was just one train a day in each direction north of Dollar - not exactly guaranteed to generate patronage of the line… <br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /06/1964]](/images/34000/34300.jpg "Dollar")
![Not an aid to fast rail journeys - the guard of the 3.5pm Stirling-Kinross-Perth 'Devon Valley' train deals with the level crossing gates at Rumbling Bridge shortly before the 15th June 1964 withdrawal of passenger services between Alloa and Kinross.<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /06/1964]](/images/41000/41570.jpg "Rumbling Bridge")
![D34 class 62496 Glen Loy restarts a Kinross train at Rumbling Bridge with a wave from signalman Len Morton on the last day of service. 14.06.1964 <br><br>[Garry Morton 14/06/1964]](/images/17000/17444.jpg "Rumbling Bridge [2nd]")
![A B1 4-6-0 shunts vans at Rumbling Bridge on the last day of freight service. The vans contain potatoes for March (Cambs.)<br><br>[Garry Morton 19/4/1964]](/images/17000/17443.jpg "Rumbling Bridge [2nd]")
![A coal train from Dollar passing over the A908 level crossing and about to run through the abandoned platforms of the former Tillicoultry station in the autumn of 1971. The train is on its way to the yards at Alloa with coal for Kincardine power station. [See image 18238]<br><br>[John Furnevel 07/10/1971]](/images/3000/3336.jpg "Tillicoultry")
![Opening the crossing gates over the A908 at Tillicoultry in October 1971. The train is carrying coal from Dollar mine, destined for Kincardine power station. Part of the platform of Tillicoultry station (closed 1964) is on the left. <br><br>[John Furnevel 07/10/1971]](/images/5000/5315.jpg "Tillicoultry")
![Dollar, looking to Alloa, in 1991. This shows the section of platform which was covered by a shelter [see image 27868]. The ballast was relatively intact at the time but trackbed has since been converted into a 'tarmaced' footpath.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1991]](/images/53000/53577.jpg "Dollar")
![The Alloa bound platform at Rumbling Bridge in 1991 looking to Perth. The Perth platform and goods yard are now a housing estate - these were to the left. The building seen on the platform was not railway related and has since been removed, it did occupy the location of a former platform building. A short lived terminus (1863-1868) existed to the north of the A823. This was replaced with the through station in 1870 which was used as a terminus until the middle section of the Devon Valley Railway opened in 1871.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1991]](/images/53000/53849.jpg "Rumbling Bridge [2nd]")
![Track bed from Balado looking west towards Crook Of Devon.<br><br>[Brian Forbes /09/2006]](/images/11000/11814.jpg "Balado")
![Lanscaped remains at Rumbling Bridge - closed 1964<br><br>[Brian Forbes 10/09/2006]](/images/10000/10862.jpg "Rumbling Bridge [2nd]")
![Bridges approaching Dollar, March 2007.<br><br>[Bill Roberton /03/2007]](/images/14000/14036.jpg "Dollar")
![Bridge 17 to the west of Dollar, March 2007.<br><br>[Bill Roberton /03/2007]](/images/14000/14037.jpg "Dollar")
![Notice near the former Tillicoultry LC - March 2007.<br><br>[Bill Roberton /03/2007]](/images/14000/14038.jpg "Tillicoultry")
![Easterly view of the wooden platform of an old station which can be seen when you come to T-in-the-park. 20 minutes walk.<br><br>[Brian Forbes /04/2007]](/images/17000/17232.jpg "Balado")
![View west from Dollar station, straight ahead are the Ochil Hills. The line continued west towards Tillicoultry and Stirling.<br><br>[Brian Forbes /10/2007]](/images/17000/17061.jpg "Dollar")
![<I>Stand well back from the edge of the platform</I> ...otherwise it might collapse! Looking over the wooden platform remains at Balado on 23 October. View east towards Kinross. <br><br>[John Furnevel 23/10/2007]](/images/16000/16983.jpg "Balado")
![Remains of the wooden platform at Balado station on 23 October 2007 looking west along the trackbed towards the site of the level crossing and the route towards Crook of Devon. Note the surviving crossing gate post in the right background.<br><br>[John Furnevel 23/10/2007]](/images/16000/16984.jpg "Balado")
![Road entrance to the former goods yard at Crook of Devon in October 2007 with a surviving gatepost on the right. The station and level crossing stood off to the left behind the new construction currently underway on the site. The trackbed follows the line of the fence in the background west towards Rumbling Bridge and Alloa.<br><br>[John Furnevel 23/10/2007]](/images/16000/16996.jpg "Crook of Devon")
![Site of Crook of Devon station on 23 October 2007 looking east over the former level crossing and on towards Kinross. The platform and station building stood on the left (north side of the line) and behind that was the goods yard, currently a building site. <br><br>[John Furnevel 23/10/2007]](/images/16000/16999.jpg "Crook of Devon")
![View over the site of Rumbling Bridge station towards Crook of Devon in October 2007. The goods yard, station building, down platform etc have given way to a housing estate off to the left, with the trackbed now part of a link road into the estate from the A823. The up platform and retaining wall have been incorporated into an attractive landscaped area alongside the road. (The bridge carrying the A823 over the former Devon Valley line is obscured by the trees in the background.) <br><br>[John Furnevel 23/10/2007]](/images/17000/17005.jpg "Rumbling Bridge [2nd]")
![Looking out from the former goods yard at Crook of Devon in October 2007 with construction work underway off to the left. View is west towards Alloa. [See image 16996]<br><br>[John Furnevel 23/10/2007]](/images/44000/44103.jpg "Crook of Devon")
![Looking west from Gallowhill Road, the solum of the line heading for Kinross Junction. In fact recently the local Perth & Kinross Council have paved the pathway.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 26/10/2007]](/images/17000/17007.jpg "Kinross")
![Dollar platform. The fence and housing have replaced the station buildings.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 28/10/2007]](/images/17000/17026.jpg "Dollar")
![This unusual bridge over The Devon Valley Railway is on the unclassified road from Blairingone to Vicar's Bridge and is approximately half way between Rumbling Bridge and Dollar. The line closed to passenger traffic in 1964.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 28/10/2007]](/images/17000/17027.jpg "Rumbling Bridge")
![Goods loading bank alongside Balado station in October 2007. After WW2 Fleet Air Arm planes were broken up and then transported from here as scrap until 1952.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 28/10/2007]](/images/17000/17034.jpg "Balado")
![Looking west at the goods loading bank. To the right of shot the passenger platform is at the edge of the shadow. A ground frame was sited under the camera, released by the single line token, issued between Kinross Junction & Rumbling Bridge. <br><br>[Brian Forbes 28/10/2007]](/images/17000/17037.jpg "Balado")
![View east across the A908 Moss Road, Tillicoultry, on 6 March 2008 from a point between the platforms of the late Tillicoultry station (behind camera), over the long gone level crossing. Ahead lies the route of the former Devon Valley line running towards Dollar. The sign for the <I>Devon Way</I> now warns horses not to exceed a canter! [See image 3336]<br><br>[John Furnevel 06/03/2008]](/images/18000/18238.jpg "Tillicoultry")
![Platform remains at Dollar on the former Devon Valley Line on 6 March 2008 looking west along what is now the <I>Devon Way</I> towards Tillicoultry. [See image 27868]<br><br>[John Furnevel 06/03/2008]](/images/18000/18308.jpg "Dollar")
![Looking east at the point where the Devon Valley Railway crossed the B9097 road near Tullivole Castle, east of Crook of Devon station. Does anyone know the old crossing name?<br><br>[Brian Forbes 13/07/2008]](/images/19000/19799.jpg "Crook of Devon")
![Cutting at Arndean, two miles west of Rumbling Bridge, on the former Devon Valley Railway. Note the masonry retaining walls on both sides of the trackbed.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 19/11/2008]](/images/21000/21566.jpg "Arndean")
![Fine looking viaduct over the Pow Burn a mile or so west of Rumbling Bridge in March 2009.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 02/03/2009]](/images/22000/22695.jpg "Rumbling Bridge")
![Housing development on the site of the former station and goods yard at Crook of Devon on 19 March 2009. View east along the trackbed towards Kinross. <br><br>[Bill Roberton 19/03/2009]](/images/22000/22918.jpg "Crook of Devon")
![View over Church Road level crossing in March 2009, looking east towards the site of Crook of Devon station.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 19/03/2009]](/images/22000/22928.jpg "Crook of Devon")
![View over the site of Rumbling Bridge station, looking towards Dollar, in June 2009. The goods yard, main station building, northbound platform etc have all been replaced by a housing estate off to the right. The old southbound platform is now part of a landscaped area alongside the access road.<br><br>[Brian Forbes /06/2009]](/images/23000/23954.jpg "Rumbling Bridge [2nd]")
![The demise of the platform at Balado in December 2011, with an equestrian centre now under construction on the site. View east from the road, with the concrete crossing gate post now forming part of the new boundary fence [see image 16984].<br><br>[Brian Forbes /12/2011]](/images/36000/36980.jpg "Balado")
