Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Dumbarton HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess Yes Activities Saturday 1st September.Find out about our armed forces.This Doors Open Day we are drawing attention to the Armed Forces Veterans Association which can be found on Platform Two. This is a small but fascinating centre for the veterans of our armed services. You are invited to pop in to see what they do and perhaps exchange stories. Those manning it are keen to chat about the association and children may find the models of interest. OpeningTime1 10:00-16:00 OpeningDate1 4/10/2018 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 16591 Refreshments Yes Street The street address Station Street Postcode G82 2RT Parking Yes DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dumbarton Central Station & The Armed Forces Veterans Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived westdunbartonshire Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3613 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource How to get there : Dumbarton Central Station, if not reached by rail, is from Station Road or Church Street / Townend Road.The Armed Forces Veterans Association can be found on Platform Two. This is a small but fascinating centre for the veterans of our armed services. You are invited to pop in to see what they do and perhaps exchange stories. Those manning it are keen to chat about the association and children may find the models of interest.The group assists anyone, of any age, who has served in the Armed Forces at any point in their life and also helps families to overcome difficulties.Volunteers – many of whom are veterans themselves – provide support across a wide range of areas. Projects include helping people find employment, offering practical and emotional support after marriage breakups, assisting in finding accommodation, relieving the negative impact of social isolation, and directing individuals to where to find help and advice on benefits.But the centre also welcomes visitors and is keen to show what it does and to share information on the armed forces. There is a small display.There is a small cafe on Platform One.The station is a category A listed building, a great example of Scottish industrial heritage. The railway originally opened 1854, but was altered and widened to the south in about 1896. The present structures are mostly from 1896 although electrification had an impact on the canopies.<img style="width: 0px; height: 15px;" src="/media/4228/dbtn-c-stn_182438286_hdr.jpg?width=0&height=15" alt="" rel="16627" data-id="16627" /><img src="/media/4228/dbtn-c-stn_182438286_hdr.jpg?width=270&height=152" alt="" width="308" height="173" rel="16627" data-id="16627" /> <img style="width: 0px; height: 15px;" src="/media/4227/dbtn-c-stn_img_0748.jpg?width=0&height=15" alt="" rel="16626" data-id="16626" /><img style="width: 231px; height: 173px;" src="/media/4227/dbtn-c-stn_img_0748.jpg?width=231&height=173" alt="" rel="16626" data-id="16626" />There are several gothick features such as castelated parapets and stone windows at the lower level. In its heyday, the lower level had various rooms for tickets, baggage, waiting areas etc and these were served by a pair of ornately tiled stairs (they are still there, but concealed).The station is currently the focus of a study to improve it and the surrounds. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Railway originally opened 1854, but altered and widened to south circa 1896; present structures mostly 1896.