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Wormit is a village on the south shore of the Firth of Tay in north-east Fife, Scotland. It is located at the southern end of the Tay Rail Bridge and together with Woodhaven and Newport-on-Tay, Wormit is a part of The Burgh of Newport-on-Tay.
Closed. 28 December 1879 (1st) Location. The Tay Bridge ( Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid-rèile na Tatha) carries rail traffic across the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife. Its span is 2.75 miles (4.43 kilometres). It is the second bridge to occupy the site.
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Wormit is a village on the south shore of the Firth of Tay in north-east Fife. Its location at the southern end of the Tay Rail Bridge has led to its becoming a commuter suburb of Dundee. Together with Woodhaven and Newport-on-Tay, Wormit is a part of The Burgh of Newport-on-Tay.
In 1923 it became the LNER and from 1948 the Scottish Region of British Railways. The line was single track but with passing places at Wormit station and the second was at Newport-on-Tay East. The single platform Newport-on-Tay West railway station was much smaller.
The Wormit to Tayport line was one of the few Scottish branch lines to offer Sunday services, in connection with attendance at divine service in Dundee by Fife residents. From 1900 Diesel multiple unit train at Tayport station in May 1958. The Newport Company was absorbed by the North British Railway on 6 August 1900.
Apr 16, 2024 · Wormit beginnings for Richard Gadd. Richard was born in Wormit in May 1990 and is a former pupil at Wormit Primary School and Madras College. During his time at secondary school, he took on...
