2013

NS9677 : New platform at Manuel

taken 11 years ago, near to Whitecross, Falkirk, Scotland

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New platform at Manuel
New platform at Manuel
The end of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society's line; a platform has recently been built, allowing passengers to get out while the locomotive runs round the train to return to Bo'ness. See Richard West's image from two years earlier for the site before the addition NS9677 : Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway : The End Of The Line at Bo'ness Junction. This was the site of rail accident in 1874, when the late running East Coast train was split at Edinburgh, half for Glasgow, half for Perth. The late Glasgow portion was mistakenly assumed to be the second part for Perth and a goods train waiting in the siding was then allowed out, and the Perth train collided with it, with the death of 16 people.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Sport, Leisure Railways People, Events Near: Falkirk Station: Manuel Date: 1874 other tags: SRPS Excursion Train Platform Rail Accident Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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NS9677, 38 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 July, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 22 July, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 9659 7733 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.6666N 3:39.5239W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 9672 7729
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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