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Two Alford attractions will be open free of charge to the public for Doors Open Day this weekend.
(Permalink) Alford Alford Valley Community Railway |
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Funding will go towards provision of first aid kits and PPE for staff at the site in Alford which is being redeveloped.
(Permalink) Alford Alford Valley Community Railway |
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Steam power in all shapes and sizes was the focus for an end of season event held at the Alford Heritage Centre.
(Permalink) Alford Alford Heritage Centre |
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Alford Valley Community Railway have finalised agreements and now have the keys to the railway station, engine shed and railway line.
(Permalink) Alford Alford Valley Community Railway  Alford: View towards Kintore at the rebuilt Alford station. The locomotive shed was ahead and the carriage shed still stands behind the camera, now in use as an engine shed for the Grampian Transport Museum's ...  Alford: Alford station on the 2 foot gauge Alford Valley Railway on 16 October 2012. The static diesel and coaches in the foreground are part of a children's play area.  Alford Carriage Shed: The original AVR [carriage] shed at Alford in November 2006 - now refurbished and put back into use by the narrow gauge Alford Valley Railway Company. |
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Two Deeside groups are sharing in some good news after a cash boost from The National Lottery Community Fund. Alford Valley Community Railway Ltd will receive £10,000 to help fund the renovation of the local station building as a space for community meetings, events, a caf and hire for social events.
(Permalink) Alford Alford Valley Community Railway Ltd  Alford: The station at Alford in 2006. This station was built by the narrow gauge Alford Valley Railway Company to replace the original AVR station which had long been demolished. |
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Guest speaker Mike Stephen discussed the history of the route at the Garioch Heritage Society.
(Permalink) Alford Alford Valley Railway Garioch Heritage Society  Alford: GNSR 49 with the 1960 RCTS/SLS Joint Scottish Tour at Alford on the 13th of June. |
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Aberdeenshire Council has backed plans to reopen Alford Valley Railway after it was closed in 2017. [See also new items of the 21st and 26th. -RS]
(Permalink) Aberdeenshire Council Alford Grampian Transport Museum |
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Plans to bring a popular north-east railway back into use are on track thanks to support from Aberdeenshire Council. [See also news item of the 21st.]
(Permalink) Aberdeenshire Council Alford Grampian Transport Museum  Alford: 0-4-0 DM loco 'The Bra Lass' preparing to descend gingerly down the steep slope towards the terminus at Alford in the mid 1980s. Another steam-outline diesel loco, probably 'James Gordon', is in a sid ...  Alford: The three tops of Bennachie provide the backdrop to this scene. A narrow-gauge steam-outline loco hauling a single passenger carriage approaches the terminus near the Grampian Transport Museum. This s ... Alford: Alford station on the 2 foot gauge Alford Valley Railway on 16 October 2012. The static diesel and coaches in the foreground are part of a children's play area. |
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Aberdeenshire Council will be asked next week to approve the community asset transfer of the station and railway.
(Permalink) Aberdeenshire Council Alford Grampian Transport Museum Alford: Alford station on the 2 foot gauge Alford Valley Railway on 16 October 2012. The static diesel and coaches in the foreground are part of a children's play area. Alford Carriage Shed: The original AVR [carriage] shed at Alford in November 2006 - now refurbished and put back into use by the narrow gauge Alford Valley Railway Company. |
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The curator of the Grampian Transport Museum is officially retiring after almost 40 years of bringing the history of transportation to life and putting Donside on the tourism map.
(Permalink) Alford Grampian Transport Museum Mike Ward |
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Plans to create a skatepark, community allotments and bring a former railway station back into use have been given a chunk of £2million funding.
(Permalink) Aboyne Alford Ellon Alford: View towards Kintore at the rebuilt Alford station. The locomotive shed was ahead and the carriage shed still stands behind the camera, now in use as an engine shed for the Grampian Transport Museum's ...  Aboyne: Once the main station building at Aboyne, this is now the rear of a row of shops. Looking east along the former platform in 2006. See image [[31584]] |
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Visitors to the popular venue in Alford can see everything from horse-drawn carriages and bicycles through to racing cars and hot-rods.
(Permalink) Alford Cruden Bay Tram Grampian Transport Museum  Grampian Transport Museum: One of the two trams that linked the GNSR Cruden Bay Hotel and Cruden Bay station on display at the Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, in October 2012. Car No 2 is beautifully restored to a very high ... |
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Plans to get the Alford narrow-gauge railway back into operation are further down the track.
(Permalink) Alford Alford Valley Community Railway Alford: The three tops of Bennachie provide the backdrop to this scene. A narrow-gauge steam-outline loco hauling a single passenger carriage approaches the terminus near the Grampian Transport Museum. This s ... Alford Carriage Shed: The original AVR [carriage] shed at Alford in November 2006 - now refurbished and put back into use by the narrow gauge Alford Valley Railway Company. |
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