Strageath Halt

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Strageath Halt (1958-1964)

Opened on the Crieff Junction Railway.

Description

This was a particularly minimal halt consisting of a slabbed area bordering track and equipped with a single set of steps. These were used to mount the railbus.

Nothing obvious remains of the halt.

Tags

Station


Chronology Dates

15/09/1958Crieff Junction Railway
Wickham Railbus introduced on Gleneagles to Crieff [2nd] service. Two halts opened: Pittenzie Halt and Strageath Halt. The introduction leads to an impressive increase in traffic, 2.5 times the steam service.

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North of Scotland v. 15 (Regional railway history series)

Branch Lines of Strathearn: Tourists, Tatties and Trains

Forgotten Railways: Scotland

Scotland’s Lost Branch Lines: Where Beeching Got It Wrong

Scottish Central Railway (Oakwood Library of Railway History)