Inverurie Works
Location type
Loco shedName and dates
Inverurie Works (1903-1969)Where: Aberdeenshire
Opened on the Great North of Scotland Railway.
Description
This was the railway works of the Great North of Scotland Railway after relocation from Kittybrewster Works. The site is no longer in railway use and is being redeveloped for a number of uses. The works extended to 24 acres.
One is The Sidings Inverurie accommodation.
Another is the Garioch Heritage Centre .
A signal box 'Inverurie Loco Siding' opened for the development of the works in 1898. When in use the new Inverurie station was not yet open. It, the present station, was opened to the north of the original station to serve the new works. The box was on the west side of the line somewhat north of the station at the original connection for the works. The box was on the west side as this is where the works line made a trailing connection. At the time the main line and Oldmeldrum branch ran parallel to each other to the east, continuing together south to the original Inverurie [1st] station.
The temporary box closed in 1902 when the new Inverurie station opened. The new works access was slightly further south and also served the goods yard. A new long headshunt was installed.
Several sections opened at the Inverurie works:
- 1901 Carriages
- 1902 Locomotives
- 1905 Permanent Way
The works had a hooter which could be used to summon the works fire brigade should the need arise.
Late on, North British Locomotive Company Class 21 locomotives were maintained here, having been assigned to Kittybrewster Shed. Staff from the Glasgow works would travel to Inverurie as necessary to due to the warranty agreement keep the locomotives going.
The locomotive portion, and most of the works, closed in 1969.
After closure the works were taken over by Aberdeenshire Council.
Unfortunately the site is no longer intact, although many buildings survive. The stores were demolished in 1982. More significantly the erecting shop, machine shop and boiler shop followed in 1995.
Despite this much remains, though modified
- carriage shop
- wagon shop
- offices
Nearby the Great North of Scotland Railway built housing (known as 'the colony') for the staff who were re-homed from Kittybrewster.
The loco works survives in the name of a football team.
Tags
Works locomotive works carriage works10/04/2021
| Nearby stations Inverurie Inverurie [1st] Lethenty Port Elphinstone Inveramsay Fingask Halt Kintore Oldmeldrum Kintore [1st] Pitcaple Kemnay Kinaldie Wartle Oyne Pitmedden | Port Elphinstone Goods Don Viaduct Lethenty Mill Port Elphinstone Mills Inverurie Paper Mill Forest Siding Kintore Sand Pit Siding Tom^s Forest Quarry Tavelty? Saw Mill Paradise Quarries Tourist/other Brandsbutt Stone Port Elphinstone Ground Frame Bruce^s Camp Kinkell Church East Aquhorthies Stone Circle |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
First locomotive built at InveruriePickersgill 4-4-0 No 27 was the first locomotive built at the new Inverurie Works, completed in 1909. |
Chronology Dates
| / /1901 | Great North of Scotland Railway Inverurie Works - Carriages - opened. |
| / /1902 | Great North of Scotland Railway Inverurie Works - Locomotives - opened. |
| / /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. |
| / /1905 | Great North of Scotland Railway Inverurie Works - Permanent Way - opened. |
