Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
The Crieff and Methven Junction Railway was a Scottish railway, opened in 1866, connecting Crieff with a branch line that ran from Methven to Perth.
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| Locale | Scotland |
| Dates of operation | 14 July 1864–26 July 1869 |
| Successor | Caledonian Railway |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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As a purely local concern, the line was dependent on local traffic, and when that declined in the middle of the twentieth century, the railway became unsustainable. It closed to passengers in 1951 and completely in 1967.
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