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All photographs are available as unframed 12" x 8" prints at 15.00GBP including UK postage.

I am always interested in purchasing collections of North British Railway negatives from pre-grouping through to the final days of British Railways

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D30 62442 at Pittenweem (6th September 1955) - ©PM
Pittenweem was a fishing village served by a passenger station on what was known as the Fife Coast Railway from 1863 until the Beeching cuts. It was briefly closed to passenger traffic during the first world war (January 1917 - February 1919) but otherwise remained open for passengers until 6th September 1965, with freight services ending a year later. The line itself served the coastal villages around the East Neuk of Fife, including St Andrews which also lost its railway station at the same time. With its large student population and iconic golf courses, there are calls for the University town to be reconnected to the rail network connecting from Leuchars. Although not the sharpest of photographs, it does nevertheless capture the charm and feel of a lost way of life (even if you can't see the sea).