BELMOND RAILWAYS - DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Reopening a Dumfries to Stranraer railway is one of a string of options still on the table for the future of transport in south west Scotland.
Draft proposals have been published and are now out for consultation.
South West Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, would be an ideal area for luxury rail travel of the sort provided by the Belmond Royal Scotsman elsewhere in Scotland.
Belmond.com | Belmond Royal Scotsman
Dumfries and Galloway.
Think about a Belmond rail journey with:
Live ceilidhs,
A visit to a distillery,
An observation car,
Visits to castles and gardens,
An on-board spa,
Fresh Scottish cuisine
And outdoor pursuits.
Dumfries and Galloway's Lost Railways
Currently, there is a rail link between Glasgow and Stranraer.
Currently there is a rail link between Glasgow and Dumfries.
Currently there is a rail link between London and Dumfries (via Carlisle).
It has been suggested that the rail link between Dumfries and Stranraer should be restored.
Until more rail links are restored, Belmond could use luxury coaches for trips to such places as:
Drumlanrig Palace,
Logan Botanic Garden,
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation,
The Peter Pan linked Moat Brae house,
Dumfries and Galloway's Lost Railways
Currently, there is a rail link between Glasgow and Stranraer.
Currently there is a rail link between Glasgow and Dumfries.
Currently there is a rail link between London and Dumfries (via Carlisle).
It has been suggested that the rail link between Dumfries and Stranraer should be restored.
Drumlanrig Palace,
Logan Botanic Garden,
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation,
The Peter Pan linked Moat Brae house,
Drumlanrig palace, in Dumfries and Galloway.
AND Broughton House and Garden,
Robert Burns house,
And the Cairnholy neolithic tombs.
...
In John Buchan's Thirty Nine Steps, Richard Hannay headed by rail from London to Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway.
John Buchan loved Dumfries and Galloway.
The reopening of the Dumfries- Stranraer railway would allow a company such as Belmond to provide luxury train travel, and luxury hotels, to wealthy tourists from around the world.
Train journeys in Europe
Train journeys in Great Britain
Train journeys in Ireland
Train journeys in Scotland
Reopen the Dumfries- Stranraer railwayAbove, we see a railway viaduct in Dumfries and Galloway.
Knockinaam Lodge hotel
Above, we see Knockinaam Lodge, near Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway.
Sir Winston Churchill and General Eisenhower held secret meetings at Knockinaam Lodge.
Knockinaam Lodge inspired John Buchan while he was writing The 39 Steps.
Dumfries and Galloway attracts many cyclists.
Coast of Dumfries and Galloway - Rockcliffe.
Coast of Dumfries and Galloway - Rockcliffe.
Dumfries and Galloway by George Henry.
Kirkcudbright, in Dumfries and Galloway, by David Sassoon.
Dumfries.
Dumfries.
Dumfries
Kirkcudbright, Artists' Town.
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Dalbeattie
Castle Douglas - Tour of Britain.
Castle Douglas.
Threave Gardens.
DALBEATTIE PARADE 2018
STEWARTRY SHOW 2018
DUMFRIES SHOW 2018
Kirkcudbright, by Charles Oppenheimer.
Kirkcudbright, by Charles Oppenheimer.
Kirkcudbright, by Charles Oppenheimer.
Portpatrick.
EDWARD HORNEL AND HIS GIRLS.
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART ONE.
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART TWO
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART THREE
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY - PART FOUR
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY - PART FIVE
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY PHOTOS AND PICTURES.
DUMFRIES SHOW 2016; GUID NYCHBURRIS; PETER PAN; ROBERT BURNS
DALBEATTIE; 2016 DALBEATTIE PARADE
DALBEATTIE PARADE 2018
STEWARTRY SHOW 2018
DUMFRIES SHOW 2018
Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway.
The Glebe Blog
Dumfries and Galloway.
The Glebe Blog
Dumfries Harbour.
Dumfries
Crichton Memorial Church.
Dumfries
Dumfries
Dumfries
Dumfries
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright, by Charles Oppenheimer
Dumfries and Galloway.
The Glebe Blog
Dumfries Harbour.
Dumfries
Crichton Memorial Church.
Dumfries
Dumfries
Dumfries
Dumfries
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright, by Charles Oppenheimer
Kirkcudbright, by Charles Oppenheimer.
Kirkcudbright, by Charles Oppenheimer.
Kirkcudbright, by Charles Oppenheimer.
Portpatrick.
EDWARD HORNEL AND HIS GIRLS.
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DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART ONE.
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART TWO
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART THREE
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY - PART FOUR
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY - PART FIVE
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY PHOTOS AND PICTURES.
DUMFRIES SHOW 2016; GUID NYCHBURRIS; PETER PAN; ROBERT BURNS
DALBEATTIE; 2016 DALBEATTIE PARADE
Labels: 39 Steps, Belmond, castles, Drumlanrig, DUMFRIES, Eisenhower, galloway, Gardens, Kirkcudbright, luxury, Neverland, Paddy Line, Peter Pan, rail, Robert Burns, Stranraer
posted by Anon @ 03:00
8 Comments
8 Comments:
It looks lovely. That viaduct, wow!
Bonnie Scotland!!
Yes, beautiful, green, almost charming... :-)
And no broken glasses, junkies etc. Very nice pics.
Just hoping no new 'sensations' arriving in England or here in Europe soon...
Peace !
Greetings from French Pyrenees,
Alan
I had to give a woman directions to the hospital in Dumfries yesterday... had to ask her if my english accent was disconcerting for her or that I knew the way to hospital when we were so far away from Dumfries... at least she found it funny and was impressed with my scottish accent, didn't think I was english... gonni no dae that
Were you in your home in Monaco?
nah
had to sell all my foreign holdings
you know, since BREXIT
Dumfries and Galloway has some of the most beautiful scenery in Britain. I live near the border but often travel through the area. I love pointing out little things like the fact that the Devorgilla bridge has one Gothic arch on it's Western most side, the rest being semicircular. Most of the bridge was washed away by a flood in the 1600's, and they rebuit with semicircular arches. It also used to come fas more towards the town centre but when they walled off the river edge on the Sands, they shortened it and added steps. Love it, and love this site.
Very many thanks.
- Aangirfan.
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