Montrose and Bervie Railway
Introduction
This railway is closed. It was a single track line which largely hugged the coast between Montrose and Inverbervie. There were two large viaducts, both of which still stand: North Water Bridge Viaduct (by far the larger) and Denfinella Viaduct (the tallest). It began in the Caledonian Railway sphere of influence but was bought by the North British Railway. Despite several possible attempts to extend north to Aberdeen, providing a route independent of the Caledonian, this never happened. Most of the route can be walked.
Why built
Bervie has been bypassed by the Aberdeen Railway, the costs of construction resulting in a further inland route.
Dates
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This was the junction between the branch from Dubton to Montrose [CR] of the Aberdeen Railway and the later Montrose and Bervie Railway.
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See also
Aberdeen Railway
North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
Ewan Crawford 24/04/2023
WA Camwell (Copyright Stephenson Locomotive Society) 16/06/1960
This was a short lived single platform station on the Montrose and Bervie Railway. Also known as Broomfield Road or Broomfield Road Junction.
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Ewan Crawford 24/04/2023
This disused large single track 11 arch masonry viaduct crosses the River North Esk to the north of Montrose. It crosses the North River Esk. The engineers were B & E Blyth. The bridge was the largest structure on the now closed Montrose and Bervie Railway.
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Ewan Crawford 10/05/2023
Ewan Crawford //1996
Ewan Crawford //1995
John Furnevel 04/11/2006
This was a halt on the west side of the line just north of the North Water Bridge Viaduct. The North Water Bridge itself is the road bridge just to the west of the viaduct.
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Ewan Crawford //1996
WA Camwell (Copyright Stephenson Locomotive Society) 16/06/1960
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 22/05/1966
This was a single platform station on the west side of the single track Montrose to Inverbervie railway.
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John Furnevel 07/11/2006
WA Camwell (Copyright Stephenson Locomotive Society) 16/06/1960
This station was located at Bush, south of Lauriston Castle. The station had a passing loop, two slightly staggered platforms (the west/southbound platform being slightly to the east) and a goods yard at the east end of the station, on the north side of the line approached from the west. The signal box (1893) was at the east end of the westbound platform.
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Duncan Ross 18/04/2019
John Furnevel 04/11/2006
WA Camwell (Copyright Stephenson Locomotive Society) 16/06/1960
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Grant McGill 20/03/2018
Grant McGill 09/03/2018
Duncan Ross 12/06/2018
This was a single platform station on the east side of the line. The goods yard was to the north on the east side of the line and approached from the north.
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Duncan Ross 08/03/2021
Duncan Ross 08/03/2021
Duncan Ross 08/03/2021
Duncan Ross 08/03/2021
This was a private halt to the east of Brotherton Castle. It had a single timber platform on the west side of the line with wooden steps climbing the high bank to its west.
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This was a halt on the line between Montrose and Inverbervie.
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This was a single platform station with the platform on the south side of the line. There was a footbridge to the east and beyond that a loop with a goods yard siding serving a goods shed, the siding being approached from the north east.
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Bill Roberton 22/07/2021
Ewan Crawford //
The original shed at Inverbervie burned down in 1914. A replacement, with sliding door, was built in 1914 and remained in use until 1939, being demolished the following year.
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Ewan Crawford 10/05/2023
This 1865 terminus was located close to the shore to the south east of Inverbervie. It had a single platform, on the west side of a loop, and a goods yard on the east side, approached, like the passenger station, from the south. The layout of the station was spacious.
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Bill Roberton 22/07/2021
Ewan Crawford //1996
Bill Roberton 22/07/2021
Malcolm Chattwood 26/09/2021
