Brotherton (Private)
Location type
StationName and dates
Brotherton (Private)Opened on the Montrose and Bervie Railway.
Description
This was a private halt to the east of Brotherton Castle. It had a single timber platform on the west side of the line with wooden steps climbing the high bank to its west.
Mike Mitchell notes in his 'The Montrose and Bervie Railway' that the halt was for the use of the Scott family. Michael Quick comments in his chronology, citing the NBR Study Group Journal, that 'trains could be stopped on written request of Mrs Scott'.
Tags
Halt platformAliases
Brotherton Halt| Nearby stations Birnie Road Siding Johnshaven Gourdon Lauriston Inverbervie St Cyrus North Water Bridge Halt Laurencekirk Fordoun Hillside [NB] Marykirk Broomfield Craigo Dubton Drumlithie | Denfinella Viaduct Inverbervie Shed North Water Bridge Viaduct Hillside Distillery Kinnaber Junction Broomfield Junction Marykirk Viaduct Bervie Water Viaduct Montrose North Junction Montrose Shed [NBR] Tourist/other Brotherton Castle Lauriston Castle Grassic Gibbon Centre Broomfield Aerodrome Scurdie Ness Lighthouse |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 The Montrose & Bervie Railway: A Study of Transport in South-East Kincardineshire 1770-1966 |
