Bankfoot Shed
Location type
Loco shedName and dates
Bankfoot Shed (1906-1920)Opened on the Bankfoot Light Railway.
Description
This small shed opened with the light railway in 1906. It was a small single road timber building approached from the north by reversal from the station. On the east side of its approach line was a water tank on a wooden trestle.
The shed was out of use before The Grouping. The line closed to passengers in 1931 and closed completely in 1964.
The site of the station is now a housing estate.
Tags
Shed09/04/2023
| Nearby stations Bankfoot Stanley [SMJR] Stanley Junction Rohallion Murthly Strathord Luncarty Ballathie Dunkeld and Birnam Ruthven Road Cargill Almondbank Methven Tibbermuir Muirton | Kingswood Crossing Kingswood Tunnel Denmarkfield Cargill Viaduct Tourist/other Murthly Hospital Stanley Mills Dunkeld Road Bridge Temporary Signal Box Murthly Castle Luncarty House Rohallion Castle King^s Stone Inchtuthil Legionary Fortress Ballathie House Hotel Birnam Lodge Ballathie House [1st] |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 07/06/1906 | Bankfoot Light Railway Line opened to passengers. Bankfoot Shed opened. |
| / /1920 | Bankfoot Light Railway Bankfoot Shed falls out of use. |
| / /1936 | Bankfoot Light Railway Bankfoot Shed demolished. |
