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Perth New Yard
Perth New Yard in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Perth New Yard is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Perth New Yard (also known as Perth North Yard, Perth Marshalling Yard, and Perth Muirton Yard) is a former railway marshalling yard in the city of Perth, Scotland. The yard was built in the early 1960s to gather traffic from around the Perth area and goods wagons from the lines radiating from Perth. It was latterly used as an engineering and wagon storage depot until it was finally closed in 2008.
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Background
History
In the middle of the 19th century, Perth was described as a "railway frontier town" as it was served by four different railway companies. Even after the grouping of 1923, it was still served by both the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). This left a legacy of engine sheds, wagon repair locations, and goods depots. With nationalisation came the 1955 Modernisation Plan, which called for centralised goods sorting, and Perth New Yard was one of four main yards in Scotland to handle the wagonload traffic business, the others being Millerhill in Edinburgh, Thornton Yard near Glenrothes, and Mossend near Glasgow. The schematic for Perth New Yard…
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- Coordinates
- 56.4090, -3.4550
- Address
- Perth, Scotland
- Established
- 1962
Sources
- wikidata: Q119438411 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Perth New Yard (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Perth New Yard?
- Perth New Yard is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- When was Perth New Yard built?
- Built or established in 1962.
- Who owns Perth New Yard?
- Perth New Yard is owned by British Rail<br />Network Rail.