Bridge of Gairn
View west to Braemar from the trackbed at Bridge of Gairn, just west of Ballater. When the line arrived at Ballater in 1866 the trackbed did not extend beyond. Shortly afterwards earthworks were continued west, under a new road bridge west of the station, to Bridge of Gairn before work ceased. These earthworks remain in fairly good repair for some of the length, now being a dirt road as seen here. After Royal involvement blocked the railway's extension west to Braemar, one of several plans for this extension was for it to meet a tramway to Ballochbuie Forest, just east of Braemar, for timber extraction.
Location: Bridge of Gairn (former)
Original line: Aboyne and Braemar Railway
Photographer: Ewan Crawford
Contact photographer: Ewan Crawford
Date: 04/02/1997
Image number: 55566
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