Gary704

Unfortunately the "station building" doesn't exist. It was demolished many years ago. The B&B is new build on a slightly different site.

Hi all, Couple of things. First of all I'm a Perth Train Driver with interest in all things Strathmore so hopefully I can put my oar in here! The double line south from Stanley Jn to Perth is not bi-directional. It is a conventional up and down arrangement with an arrangement at Stanley on the up line to allow trains (machines) to shunt clear of the single line and return to the single line using fixed signals. However a short section of bi-di does exist between Perth New Yard (site of) and Perth along the down line. On the subject of Strathmore traffic. All main line west coast (from Euston), all ex CR / LMS and BR Glasgow traffic (passenger and goods) from the central belt (and intermediate points) to Aberdeen ran via the Strathmore line. The Strathmore line was the trunk main line. It was the Perth to Dundee line that was the branch, becoming the main line after 4th September 1967 after closure of the Strathmore route.

Hi Robert, The Strathmore line is a a major interest of mine with a specific fascination for the people that worked on the line, especially signalling and the subsequent alterations leading up to the closure in 67 and 82. Here is link to my Flickr album for Forfar Road LC etc. I never knew about the GF which I presume was slotted with No11 and operated the distant beneath no12? https://www.flickr.com/photos/88182025@N08/albums/72157686717449745 Gary