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The Alyth Railway was a short branch railway line built in Strathmore in Scotland, connecting the town of Alyth to the main line network. It opened in 1861. Its junction was remote from any large population centre except Dundee, which was only reached by a primitive line with three rope worked inclines. This was modernised in 1868 and the Alyth branch, now with a good connection to Dundee, became busy. Nonetheless the population of Alyth declined, and so did usage of the line, and it closed in 1951. ==History== The Scottish Midland Junction Railway opened its main line between Perth and Forfar, forming part of a network of associated companies connecting central Scotland and Aberdeen. The line ran through Strathmore and adopted and upgraded two moribund railways, the ''Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway'' and the ''Newtyle and Glammiss Railway''. The SMJR was amalgamated with the Aberdeen Railway in 1856, together forming the Scottish North Eastern Railway (SNER). Promoters in Alyth saw the advantages of a railway connection, and they obtained an Act of Parliament for a branch line to their town, on 14 June 1858; the ''Alyth Railway'' company was authorised, with capital of £33,000.〔E F Carter, ''An Historical Geography of the Railways of the British Isles'', Cassell, London, 1959〕 to build a branch line to Alyth from Meigle, a junction on the SNER main line. The branch was just over 5 miles (8 km) long. It opened on 2 September 1861〔According to Ross, Quick and Carter; Awdry, Stansfield and Butt say 12 August 1861.〕 and was worked by the SNER.〔〔Christopher Awdry, ''Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies'', Patrick Stephens Limited, Wellingborough, 1990, ISBN 1 85260 049 7〕〔David Ross, ''The Caledonian: Scotland's Imperial Railway: A History'', Stenlake Publishing Limited, Catrine, 2014, ISBN 978 1840 335842〕〔M E Quick, ''Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology'', The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002〕〔R V J Butt, ''The Directory of Railway Stations'', Patrick Stephens Limited, Sparkford, 1995, ISBN 1 85260 508 1〕 An Act of 23 June 1864 authorised the lease of the line in perpetuity to the Scottish North Eastern Railway, which had taken over the Scottish Midland Junction Railway. The lease charge was 45% of gross receipts. The SNER was itself taken over by the Caledonian Railway in 1866 and the lease transferred to the Caledonian.〔 The population of Alyth had been 3,422 in 1861 but this declined to 2,837 by 1921 and did not recover. Use of the line declined accordingly, and it closed to passengers on 2 July 1951.〔John Thomas and David Turnock, ''A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 15, North of Scotland'', David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1989, ISBN 0 946537 03 8〕〔 Complete closure followed in January 1965.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alyth Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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