Date: 09/04/2021

A new push to see railways return to the North East forms part of a concerted effort by the Campaign for North East Rail.

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North-east campaign to reinvigorate rail services and connections is up and running

The Fraserburgh Herald

A new push to see railways return to the North East forms part of a concerted effort by the Campaign for North East Rail.

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NBL Type 2 no D6141 about to take the 3.15pm train for Aberdeen out of Fraserburgh station in September 1963. Fraserburgh locomotive shed stands on the left.
Location: Fraserburgh
Company: Formartine and Buchan Railway
02/09/1963 K A Gray

D5323 prepares to take the Formartine and Buchan Railtour out of Peterhead on 24 May 1969. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1965, although freight operations at the busy fishing port continued for a further 5 years. Nothing of the railway remains here today, with the site now occupied by Peterhead Academy see image [[17391]].
Location: Peterhead
Company: Formartine and Buchan Railway
24/05/1969 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

An oft repeated scene at Banchory on the Royal Deeside line in the summer of 1965, where an Aberdeen - Ballater DMU has arrived at the westbound platform. Pupils from Banchory Academy board the train, while a Royal Mail van is parked further along the platform. Note the mail tarriffs of the day displayed on the side of the van, showing postcards at 3d and letters at 4d. Banchory station closed with most of the line in February 1966.
Location: Banchory [2nd]
Company: Deeside Extension Railway
//1965 Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven)

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