Mish
06-04-2012, 05:25 PM
One day I decided to cycle out on a old railway track that i had been considering a while and came across something of moderate excitability in an urbexers point of view: a lost railway building, as well as some bridges.
The first bit I visited was a junction on the railway line between Kirriemuir and forfar as shown by this map:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/7050961501_f4816be431.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7050961501/)
junction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7050961501/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
This is what it was like back in the day:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7054/7048770171_f90fe6c1ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7048770171/)
station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7048770171/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
and now:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6888599552_dbf76ee9d2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888599552/)
179 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888599552/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
(to the right is where the station once stood)
but there was a building- probably signal box or storage unit:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7034667945_01f5daffd5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034667945/)
170 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034667945/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/6888578114_b3bec6233a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888578114/)
172 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888578114/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7246/6888584084_8946464676.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888584084/)
174 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888584084/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/7034690023_99024be5af.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034690023/)
178 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034690023/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
There were some interesting bridges nearby aswell:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7263/7034708689_3d52a7a1b7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034708689/)
186 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034708689/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
road bridge
completely disused road bridge:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7034774639_94e3a9c73f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034774639/)
211 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034774639/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
and just because I liked the sign:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7057/7034725135_496a1ab413.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034725135/)
191 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034725135/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
The first bit I visited was a junction on the railway line between Kirriemuir and forfar as shown by this map:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/7050961501_f4816be431.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7050961501/)
junction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7050961501/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
This is what it was like back in the day:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7054/7048770171_f90fe6c1ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7048770171/)
station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7048770171/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
and now:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6888599552_dbf76ee9d2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888599552/)
179 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888599552/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
(to the right is where the station once stood)
but there was a building- probably signal box or storage unit:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7034667945_01f5daffd5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034667945/)
170 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034667945/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/6888578114_b3bec6233a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888578114/)
172 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888578114/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7246/6888584084_8946464676.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888584084/)
174 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/6888584084/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/7034690023_99024be5af.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034690023/)
178 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034690023/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
There were some interesting bridges nearby aswell:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7263/7034708689_3d52a7a1b7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034708689/)
186 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034708689/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
road bridge
completely disused road bridge:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7034774639_94e3a9c73f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034774639/)
211 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034774639/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr
and just because I liked the sign:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7057/7034725135_496a1ab413.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034725135/)
191 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58631256@N07/7034725135/) by moisheD123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58631256@N07/), on Flickr