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Railway machine shop at Carstairs, 1943
Photograph of Mr John Mason and others in the machine shop at Carstairs

Dundee Ward Road Station, c 1860
Photograph of the terminus of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway at Ward Road in Dundee, with Dundee Prison and Royal Infirmary in the background. The station was the railway's original terminus and was closed on 8 Jun 1861.

Rosslyn Castle Station, 1935
Photograph of Rosslyn Castle Station on the Penicuik Branch of the North British Railway.

Tay Bridge disaster telegram
Telegram message sent from Dundee advising station staff in Edinburgh of Tay Bridge collapse: \"Terrible accident on Bridge one or more of high girders blown down - am not sure as to the safety of last train down from Edinb[urgh] will advise further as soon as can be obtained\".

4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\"
4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\" at Glasgow Queen Street, with fireman William Campbell on the tender. A poster with the slogan 'Keep Step with the Times' can be seen on the adjacent wall.

4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\"
4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\" at Glasgow Queen Street, with driver John Bruce and fireman William Campbell in the cab. A poster with the slogan 'Keep Step with the Times' can be seen on the adjacent wall.

4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\"
4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\" at Glasgow Queen Street, with driver John Bruce and fireman William Campbell in the cab.

4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\"
4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\" at Glasgow Queen Street, with fireman William Campbell on the plate.

4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\"
4-4-0 North British Railway K Class (LNER D34 Class) Locomotive No.291 \"Glen Quoich\" at Glasgow Queen Street, with fireman William Campbell on the plate.