Date: 30/09/2021

The last passenger train between Bervie and Montrose was cheered down the line, showered in confetti and piped to its final destination 70 years ago.

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The end of the line for the Bervie to Montrose passenger train 70 years ago

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The last passenger train between Bervie and Montrose was cheered down the line, showered in confetti and piped to its final destination 70 years ago. The

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Trackbed of the Inverbervie branch in May 2013, looking towards the terminus some 400m to the north. The sign points towards the next two stations on the journey back to Montrose, Gourdon 1 mile, Johnshaven 4 miles. The Inverbervie branch closed to passengers in 1951 and to all traffic in May 1966. See image [[15652]]
Location: Inverbervie
Company: Montrose and Bervie Railway
26/05/2013 Brian Taylor

J37 0-6-0 no 64547 running round at Inverbervie (Bervie until 1926) with a special on 22 May 1966 marking the complete closure of the branch. Sister locomotive 64620 had attempted to reach the terminus the previous month with Scottish Rambler no 5 but was forced to abandon the attempt 2 miles short of the town due to severe slippage.
Location: Inverbervie
Company: Montrose and Bervie Railway
22/05/1966 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

Class J39 0-6-0 64950 at Inverbervie on freight to Montrose in January 1962.
Location: Inverbervie
Company: Montrose and Bervie Railway
27/01/1962 David Murray-Smith

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