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Train at Glen Douglas1214 viewsA steam train on the West Highland Line, opened in 1894, enters Glen Douglas Station. Image date unknown.May 11, 2008
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67602 at Helensburgh1310 viewsThe steam locomotive 67602 is seen at the Helensburgh Shed beside the Central Station, where the Co-op Supermarket now stands. It is of the Gresley-designed V1 Class, introduced in 1930 and weighing 84 tons. Image date unknown.May 11, 2008
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67619 at Helensburgh1192 viewsThe steam locomotive 67619 is seen at the Helensburgh Shed beside the Central Station, where the Co-op Supermarket now stands. It is of the Gresley-designed V1 Class, introduced in 1930 and weighing 84 tons. Image date unknown.May 11, 2008
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The Helensburgh Shed1281 viewsSteam locomotives at the Helensburgh shed beside the Central Station, with the St Columba Church tower barely visible through the haze. Image date unknown.May 11, 2008
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The Northern Belle1256 viewsA special excursion with a steam locomotive emblazoned with the name The Northern Belle waits at the pier platform at Craigendoran Station for passengers to alight from steamers. It was a week-long luxury round Britain excursion first introduced in 1933 by the London and North Eastern Railway using Pullman coaches, run four time each summer until the outbreak of World War Two. Image date unknown.May 11, 2008
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Rhu Station1270 viewsRhu Station on the West Highland Line which opened in 1894. Rhu was the only one of the local upper stations not designed to look like a Swiss chalet. Image date unknown.May 11, 2008
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1075 viewsWar Department Reid N.B. 4-4-2T engine no.9135 pictured in Glen Douglas in 1943 on the 'Wee Arrochar' push-and-pull run between Craigendoran and Arrochar.May 11, 2008
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Engine in Glen Douglas1105 viewsWar Department 2-8-0 engine no.7720 pictured in Glen Douglas in 1944.May 11, 2008
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Craigendoran Station1673 viewsCraigendoran Station in its heyday, with a steam train approaching from Helensburgh. The station and steamer terminal opened for business under the North British Railway on May 15 1882, and steamer services were finally withdrawn in 1972. The piers have since become derelict, and on the firth side of the line the station buildings are long gone. Date unknownMay 11, 2008
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Craigendoran Upper Station1736 viewsCraigendoran Upper Station, the start of the West Highland Line which opened in 1894. Like all the local upper stations, except Rhu, it was designed to look like a Swiss chalet. Image date unknown.May 11, 2008
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Glen Douglas Station1204 viewsGlen Douglas Station on the West Highland Line, which opened in 1894. Image date unknown.May 11, 2008
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Garelochhead Station1293 viewsGarelochhead Station on the West Highland Line. Like all the local upper stations except Rhu, it was originally designed to look like a Swiss chalet. Image date unknown. May 10, 2008
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