Invergowrie rail accident

The Invergowrie rail accident happened in Invergowrie, Scotland, on 22 October 1979. The accident killed five people and injured 51 others.

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Invergowrie railway station

Invergowrie railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Invergowrie, west of the city of Dundee, Scotland on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. It is the only intermediate station between Dundee and Perth, on the Glasgow to Dundee line, approximately 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) from Dundee station – and only around 500 yards (460 metres) from the city's western boundary – and just over 17 miles (27 kilometres) from Perth. ScotRail, who manage the station, provide all the services.
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Invergowrie

Invergowrie () is a village on the northwest bank of the Firth of Tay to the west of Dundee. Historically part of Perthshire, it was formerly incorporated as part of the city of Dundee, but is now administered as part of Perth and Kinross.
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Carseview Centre

The Carseview Centre is a mental health unit in the grounds of Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, Scotland. It is located on Tom McDonald Avenue, named after the former Lord Provost of Dundee, and takes its name from the location overlooking the Carse of Gowrie. It is managed by NHS Tayside.
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Scottish Crop Research Institute

The Scottish Crop Research Institute more commonly known as SCRI was a scientific institute located in Invergowrie near Dundee, Scotland. As of April 2011, when SCRI merged with the Macaulay Land Use Institute to form The James Hutton Institute.