During its working lifetime, Loch Skerrow Halt was one of the remotest stations in the country. All that remains now are a couple of platforms, the ruins of the railway workers cottages and the Scots Pine planted to act as a windbreak.
#galloway #history #scotland #railway #beeching #beechingcuts
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xHgVeF4uwXo&feature=youtu.be https://crowkitchentales.wordpress.com/2023/08/23/lost-railways-of-galloway-loch-skerrow-halt/
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