 For a time Crieff was reached from Perth over the railway to Methven and then by a connecting road coach; this continued until the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway was opened in 1866, running from a junction near Methven, effectively extending the Almond Valley line.In LMS days the branch passenger service was light, and it was operated by a steam railcar produced by the Sentinel Waggon Works.The cars had a chain drive and did not have buffers.