St Combs Light Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Introduction
This railway is closed. The railway provided a service from St Combs to Fraserburgh with connections to Aberdeen. The line was owned by the Great North of Scotland Railway.
Dates
| / /1903 | Great North of Scotland Railway
Alford Valley Railway
Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway
Morayshire Railway
St Combs Light Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Railcars used on the Alford, Old Meldrum, Lossiemouth and St Combs lines. Bodies for these experimental railcars were built at the Inverurie Works, the steam engines were by Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co and the boilers by Cochran's Boiler Works. |
| 01/05/1903 | St Combs Light Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Line opened from Fraserburgh (Formartine and Buchan Railway) to St Combs. Stations opened at: Philorth Bridge, Cairnbulg and St Combs. |
| 07/11/1960 | St Combs Light Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) St Combs to Fraserburgh closed to freight. |
| 04/05/1965 | St Combs Light Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) St Combs to Fraserburgh closed to passengers. (Alternative date 3/5/1964). |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This terminus was in the east of Fraserburgh close to the quaysides of the harbour.
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See also
Formartine and Buchan Railway
Bill Roberton 01/06/1974
Brian Haslehust 16/08/1965
Brian Haslehust 16/08/1965
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 07/07/1951
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This was a single platform halt on the line from Fraserburgh to St Combs located to the south of Fraserburgh close to Fraserburgh Golf Course and the esplanade. Just to the north was the Fraserburgh Beach Train miniature railway.
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G. H. Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. 06/08/1954
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow /07/1951
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 04/08/1954
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This was a single platform halt immediately east of Philorth Bridge on the St Combs branch.
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G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow /07/1951
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This was a single platform station with a loop and a goods yard at the west end, approached from the west.
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G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 03/01/1953
John Williamson 24/02/2008
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 01/05/1965
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Mark Bartlett 27/10/2023
G. H. Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. 03/08/1954
David Panton 12/09/1960
Brian Haslehust 23/08/1964
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