Craiginches Yard
This is Craiginches cement sidings in an industrial area of Aberdeen. Colas Rail 60076 Dunbar, which was named here in March 2016 by the then Scottish Government Minister Derek McKay MSP, waits to return the empty VTG wagons to Tarmac's Oxwellmains cement works. Another connection between these places is that the railway is helping to preserve these place-names which are at some risk of disappearing. Craiginches Prison closed in 2014 with new housing on the site not certain to retain the name. Oxwellmains cement works and landfill have a limited lifespan so who knows what will become of that name in coming decades. [Ref query 17831]
Location: Craiginches Yard
Original line: Aberdeen Railway
Photographer: Charlie Niven
Contact photographer: Charlie Niven
Date: 20/06/2016
Image number: 56979
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