The ballast pit siding at Cambus o' May as it was in 1900; compared with the earlier map it shows a much larger area excavated and the siding itself extended. See image 73053. For more information on ballast types see my Railscot article 'Railway track ballast-a brief history'.
Added by Charlie Niven. With permission from the National Library of Scotland. maps.nls.ukindex.html
Location: Cambus o' May (former)
Original line: Aboyne and Braemar Railway
Photographer: National Library of Scotland
Contact photographer: National Library of Scotland
Date: 14/06/2020
Image number: 73375