The Old Deeside Railway
Text © Copyright Stanley Howe, August 2007
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Aberdeen to Banchory - opened 1853
"The first turf was cut on the estate of Park by Mrs A J Kinloch on 5th July 1852, and the line was opened for traffic (from Ferryhill to Banchory) on 7th September 1853. Guild Street Station in Aberdeen was not opened until 1954, whence 3 trains per day did the round trip up Deeside." A.I.McConnochie - Deeside (1895). In the 1890's the lines between Ferryhill and Peterculter were doubled to facilitate 'Subbies' (commuter stopping trains) to run alongside Expresses (limited stop longer-distance trains).Aberdeen to Banchory - opened 1853 - Part One
NJ9405 Aberdeen (Guild Street) station:NJ9404 Ferryhill junction
NJ9304 Duthie Park
NJ9204 Ruthrieston:
NJ9203 Dee Bridge
NJ9103 Garthdee
NJ9003 Pitfodels:
NJ8903 Cults station:
NJ8902 Cults:
NJ8802 Bieldside station:
NJ8701 Murtle Station:
NJ8601 Tor na Dee
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