The
Railway Infrastructure of Scotland
by Brian J.
Dickson
This book is a compendium of the building styles
that could be seen throughout the Scottish railway network. It does not cover the large city centre
stations of Edinburgh and Glasgow, but shows the wide
variety of construction methods used across the country. For example, the beautifully constructed
masonry building of the Highland Railway’s Moy station contrasts with the
well-balanced wooden stations at Cullen and Portsoy on the ex-GNoSR. Similarly, eccentric examples such as the
“Swiss Chalet” style of the West Highland Railway can be seen alongside the
lavish Caledonian stations at Stirling and Wemyss Bay.
Included throughout are examples of the signal
boxes constructed by the five pre-grouping companies. The illustrations range from the smallest
wooden examples, such as Lairg, to the large elevated example at Dyce. More ornate signal boxes were constructed by
the Caley, whose “house style” could be seen in the smallest and largest
examples from that company. Also covered
are examples of locomotive depots, which varied greatly in style from the neat,
one-road wooden shed at Dornoch, to the impressive stone-built examples at Ayr,
Aviemore and Kyle of Lochalsh.
For railway modellers this book offers a wealth
of previously unpublished material showing the detail and ephemera required by
them to enhance or even inspire a model layout, but the book will appeal to
anyone with an interest in railway architecture, and that of Scotland in
particular.
Softback: 120 pages with over 226 photographs
273 x 215mm
978-1-905505-37-1
£16.95
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