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Moray Coast Railway

Dates

01/04/1884	Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Portsoy [2nd] to Tochieneal opened. Stations opened: Portsoy [2nd], Glassaugh and Tochieneal.
01/04/1884	Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway A new Portsoy [2nd] station opened on the Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) and old one, Portsoy [1st], closed.
12/08/1885	Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Lossie Junction (Morayshire Railway) to Garmouth opened. Stations opened: Calcots, Urquhart and Garmouth.
01/05/1886	Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Tochieneal to Garmouth opened. Stations opened: Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Portessie [GNSR], Buckie [GNSR], Nether Buckie, Portgordon and Fochabers [GNSR].
01/05/1886	Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Grange curve opened.
01/05/1886	Buckie and Portessie Branch (Highland Railway) Combined Portessie [GNSR] and Portessie [HR] station and junction opened with the opening of the Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway).
/ /1887	Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Nether Buckie renamed Buckpool.
19/07/1887	Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Grange curve authorised retrospectively.
17/01/1898	Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Doubled Grange curve, north Grange to south Grange, opened.
/ /1918	Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Fochabers renamed Spey Bay.
20/04/1964	Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Lossie Junction (excluded) to Buckie [GNSR] (excluded) closed to freight. (Eastern portion remains open to freight and through route still in passenger use.)
06/05/1968	Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Morayshire Railway Elgin East to Buckie [GNSR] to Cairnie Junction closed to passengers.
06/05/1968	Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Buckie [GNSR] to Cairnie Junction closed to all traffic.