Black Island Platform railway station

The station appears to have opened in 1904 when it is mentioned in the Strathern Herald for 11 June 1904 in relation to the camp of the Scottish Horse at Blair Atholl.

[3]The CFC had also worked in Scotland during WWI[4] and on the 1927 OS map, a large number of apparent forestry buildings are shown.

[5] The CFC also had a military role and they were responsible for preparing anti-invasion defensive positions in their, working with the army.

A simple structure of wooden platforms on this double track section of line is most likely given the nature of the camp it served.

[6] Nothing substantial now remains of the station or the forty or so Nissen and other huts that formed the forestry corps camp.