Date: 11/09/2022

The Queen always held a special place in her heart for Balmoral and often seemed happiest when she could escape the strict royal protocol and spend time in Deeside.

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The Royal Rail: Why the former Deeside Railway was so important to the Royal Family

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The Queen always held a special place in her heart for Balmoral and often seemed happiest when she could escape the strict royal protocol and spend time

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Ballater Station as rebuilt,looking towards Aberdeen.
Location: Ballater
Company: Aboyne and Braemar Railway
01/08/2018 John Gray

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)

Aberdeen to Ballater Battery unit (BEMU) at Platform No 1, Aberdeen in April 1963.
Location: Aberdeen
Company: Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
/04/1963 David Murray-Smith

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