Helmsdale Station

The station buildings, a footbridge and the former 'Helmsdale South' signal box still stand. This is a two platform station with a passing loop. There is a siding to the north of the station.

The 'Helmsdale North' signal box has been demolished. The Sutherland and Caithness railway extended the Duke of Sutherland's Railway north to Thurso and Wick from Helmsdale.

The current station was the new terminus on the extension of the line from West Helmsdale opened in 1871.

Helmsdale Shed 1939

Helmsdale Station 1953

This photo of Helmsdale station above is dated 15/05/1956

This photo of Helmsdale station above is dated 22/08/1957.

This photo of Helmsdale station above is dated 1961.

This photo of Helmsdale station above is dated 1961
Helmsdale Station

This photo of Helmsdale station above is dated 1961

Helmsdale Station looking towards Inverness.
Left to Right engines nos. D5129 & D5538.
This photo above is dated 18/04/1961.

A train for Wick is on the left.

A train for Wick is on the left.
Lms Pickersgill class 3P No 54495 seen here at Helmsdale on 18th April 1961

No 54495(90) Helmsdale station 17/08/1960

54496 at Helmsdale

54495 at Helmsdale 3/7/1955

Helmsdale 3/7/1955

Tain Shed - sub shed to 60C Helmsdale 17-8-55.

Helmsdale Station 60C Helmsdale Shed 17/8/55

GW pannier tank, 1646

GW pannier tanks, 1646 and 1649.

GW pannier tanks, 1646 and 1649, photographed slightly north of Ebbw Vale, at Helmsdale, almost certainly taken in 1962. These two locos were sent to the far North allegedly to work the Mound to Dornoch Branch, but if the truth was known they were only sent there to make life difficult for Western region train spotters to clear the 16xx class of locos They have finished their stint on this branch in this photograph and are in temporary store, pending moving South to Perth, who were at a loss what to do with them and thus sent them to Cowlairs for scrap.

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