Throsk Railway Station

The Alloa Railway was authorised on 11 August 1879 to link the South Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway. HistoryThe Alloa railway was connected to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway by a connecting line from Longcarse Junction built by the North British Railway in exchange for reciprocal running powers. British Railways added a second connection from Longcarse Junction to Alloa Marshalling Yard (parallel with the S& D line) in 1957. This made the turntable at Alloa passenger station redundant. Alloa Swing BridgeThe Alloa Swing Bridge across the Forth was opened on 1 October 1885. It was subsequently closed twice due to storm damage in 1904 /5 and 1920 /1. Closure 29 January 1968 - Closed to passengers 6 May 1968 - Alloa Swing Bridge totally closed 18 May 1970 - remaining northerly section totally closed 8 February 1971 - Alloa Swing Bridge demolished 1 April 1978 - remaining southerly section totally closedConnections to other linesStirling and Dunfermline Railway at Alloa West JunctionSouth Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) at Dunmore Junction

The Alloa Railway was authorised on 11 August 1879 to link the South Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway. HistoryThe Alloa railway was connected to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway by a connecting line from Longcarse Junction built by the North British Railway in exchange for reciprocal running powers. British Railways added a second connection from Longcarse Junction to Alloa Marshalling Yard (parallel with the S& D line) in 1957. This made the turntable at Alloa passenger station redundant. Alloa Swing BridgeThe Alloa Swing Bridge across the Forth was opened on 1 October 1885. It was subsequently closed twice due to storm damage in 1904 /5 and 1920 /1. Closure 29 January 1968 - Closed to passengers 6 May 1968 - Alloa Swing Bridge totally closed 18 May 1970 - remaining northerly section totally closed 8 February 1971 - Alloa Swing Bridge demolished 1 April 1978 - remaining southerly section totally closedConnections to other linesStirling and Dunfermline Railway at Alloa West JunctionSouth Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) at Dunmore Junction