Golf Club Halt railway station
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Golf Club Halt was a station which served Alyth
Golf Club, in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross
. It was served by trains on the Alyth Railway
which ran between and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway
at .
, then part of the Caledonian Railway
it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping
of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways
during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board
.
Alyth
Alyth is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated under the Hill of Alyth five miles northeast of Blairgowrie. The village has a population of 2,301...
Golf Club, in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
. It was served by trains on the Alyth Railway
Alyth Railway
The Alyth Railway was a railway in Angus, Scotland. It connected Alyth railway station with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway from Perth to Forfar which it joined at Alyth Junction. There were intermediate stations at Golf Club Halt, Jordanstone and Meigle. It also connected to the Dundee and...
which ran between and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Scottish Midland Junction Railway
The Scottish Midland Junction Railway was authorised on 31 July 1845 to link Scottish Central Railway at Perth to the Aberdeen Railway at Forfar. It opened on 4 August 1848, having incorporated the Newtyle, Eassie and Glamiss Railway and Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway between Coupar Angus and...
at .
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Opened by the Alyth RailwayAlyth Railway
The Alyth Railway was a railway in Angus, Scotland. It connected Alyth railway station with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway from Perth to Forfar which it joined at Alyth Junction. There were intermediate stations at Golf Club Halt, Jordanstone and Meigle. It also connected to the Dundee and...
, then part of the Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921...
it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways
Scottish Region of British Railways
The Scottish Region was one of the six regions created on British Railways and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway and ex-London and North Eastern Railway lines in Scotland...
during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board
British Railways Board
The British Railways Board was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that existed from 1962 to 2001. From its foundation until 1997, it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain, trading under the brand names British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail...
.