Perth and Dunkeld Railway
The Perth and Dunkeld Railway was a Scottish railway company. It was built from a junction with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Stanley, north of Perth, to a terminus at Birnam, on the south bank of the River Tay opposite Dunkeld.
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| Locale | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 April 1856 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor line | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 28 February 1864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was promoted by local landed proprietors, and opened in 1856. As a minor branch line inconveniently serving a modest town, its financial performance was poor. However, when a railway line from Inverness to Perth was promoted, the Dunkeld line was taken as part of the new route, which opened in 1863; the Perth and Dunkeld Railway Company ceased to exist, and the line was now part of the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.
The original line of the P&DR continues in use today, an intrinsic part of the Highland Main Line.