North-east heritage railway moves forward [Press and Journal]





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Remains at Tillynaught Junction in 1997. View north with the Banff line to the right and main line to the left. [See image 6684]
Location: Tillynaught
Company: Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
//1997 Ewan Crawford
Last glimpse of the rural rail elegance of Tillynaught Junction, on 2nd November 1968. Looking north along the branch platform towards Banff, which had recently lost its freight services - passenger trains having succumbed in 1964. On the left stands the final Elgin-Buckie-Aberdeen passenger train.
Location: Tillynaught
Company: Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
02/11/1968 David Spaven
A dreich day at Tillynaught Junction, just after 8pm on Saturday 4 May 1968, with the driver of the final coast train from Aberdeen to Elgin exchanging tokens with the Tillynaught signalman. Meantime, the last eastbound train (hauled by Birmingham Type 2 D5331) waits in the passing loop.
Location: Tillynaught
Company: Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
04/05/1968 David Spaven