The Kirriemuir Branch of the Caledonian Railway

This is an important historical record of the life of the railway which served the town of Kirriemuir in Scotland. The author outlines the complete history of the line, tracing its origins under the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at the time of the "railway mania" of the 19th century, through its Caledonian Railway ownership until final closure under British Railways when modernisation plans and political expediency following the Beeching Report on the UK railway system brought the end of the railway serving Kirriemuir and thousands of other rural communities. An invaluable historical record bringing together original research and photographs from the author's own collection, the book also acknowledges and uses other difficult to find material to present a comprehensive historical guide. This book will be welcomed by the railway historian, readers with an interest in railways and the historical railway modeller with an interest in Scottish railways.