Welsh's Crossing Halt railway station
Encyclopedia
Welsh's Crossing Halt was a railway station located south of Thrumster
, Highland between Wick
and Lybster.
. As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed on 3 April 1944.
Thrumster, Highland
Thrumster is a remote crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and Inverness. It is the nearest village to Wick. The transmission mast used to broadcast BBC television and radio signals to Caithness until 1960....
, Highland between Wick
Wick, Highland
Wick is an estuary town and a royal burgh in the north of the Highland council area of Scotland. Historically, it is one of two burghs within the county of Caithness, of which Wick was the county town. The town straddles the River Wick and extends along both sides of Wick Bay...
and Lybster.
History
The station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster RailwayWick and Lybster Railway
The Wick and Lybster Light Railway was a light railway worked by the Highland Railway in Caithness, Scotland following a coastal route south from Wick to Lybster. It was intended to profit from the fishery based in Lybster but the harbour declined not long after the line opened...
. As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed on 3 April 1944.