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(1) "Glen Ogle" "Glasgow Highlander" Class 5, climbs the dreaded incline to "Killin junction" from Callander.
1a) Alloa Railway Station from the "turntable" looking to bridge and track to Kinross and Dunfermline
1b) Part of the CAD drawings that went to building the Alloa Rail Bridge, awaiting to be joined to other spans.
(2) "Earl of Airlie" One of the first locomotives to be run in Scotland at Perth 1833.
(3) Longcarse signal cabin North Shore, Alloa.
(4) Evening Star on bridge test, River Tay.
(5) Right snow curve to Menstrie and Alva crossing River Devon.
(6) Alloa Rail Bridge open for shipping worked by steam.
(7) Station of Inverkeithing and tunnel, left to Rosyth Dockyard.
(8) Barnhill curved viaduct from the glass plates of George Washington Wilson.
(9) Alloa railway bridge placement for water height. Bridge curve also shown.
10) After crossing the swing rail bridge, your first stop was Throsk Platforms.
11) The Alloa Rail Bridge, had two colours of smoke? Black from the boiler fire,
and light grey from the steam safety valve. (every few hours or so!)
12) Lost photograph 2 : View shows operator "checking" "locking mechanism"
While bridge "slightly" open! This also shows the "lock" and "wooden" floor!
David J Robinson (landscaper)
"Glen Ogle" To Killin Junction with class 5 on the dreaded climb from Callander.
Black 5 "Glasgow Highlander" making a return journey to stop at Callander, then head for Stirling. D J Robinson
A rare view of one of the class 40,s from Edinburgh before being painted blue? For the new era. D J Robinson.
"Black Watch" heading to Dalmeny and Edinburgh to pick up Rail Tour : D J Robinson.
Stanier 8F Heading for Fife and Inverkeithing : D J Robinson
Barnhill curved viaduct completed : class 37 to Dundee from Perth with coal train, David J Robinson.
Class 37 testing the curve after drawing the embankment of Perth shore, route coming to an end. D J Robinson.
Ex LNER 2-6-2 locomotive pulling vans and empties to Dundee : David J Robinson.