Date: 16/08/2021

Plans to revive forgotten railway stations around the north-east wont just benefit rural residents, but could actually help save the planet.

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How to cut half a million car journeys and 32k tonnes of carbon in a year? A new regional railway is the answer

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Plans to revive forgotten railway stations around the north-east wont just benefit rural residents, but could actually help save the planet.

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Drivers view approaching Ellon in June 1974 - the trackbed and platform that once served the Boddam branch can be seen on the right.
Location: Ellon
Company: Formartine and Buchan Railway
01/06/1974 John McIntyre

The GNSR coat-of-arms seen at the former Cruden Bay Hotel, circa 1961.
Location: Cruden Bay
Company: Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway)
//1961 David Murray-Smith

View north from the footbridge at Newmachar station on 15 August 1960 as B1 4-6-0 no 61352 waits at the platform with empty stock for storage on the stub of the Boddam branch. The train is about to cross an Aberdeen bound DMU. [Additional info from notes taken by JR - one of the group sitting on the left]
Location: Newmachar
Company: Formartine and Buchan Railway
15/08/1960 G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow

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Tags: x Aberdeen x Dyce x Newmachar x Pitmeddan x Ellon x Hatton x Cruden Bay x Peterhead x Formartine and Buchan Railway x Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway)