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Step back into the age of steam with these walks retracing parts of Highland and Moray's long-lost railway network.
(Permalink) Avoch to Fortrose Cullen and Portknockie Dava Way Fortrose Branch (Highland Railway) Inverness and Perth Junction Railway Moray Coast Line (Great North of Scotland Railway) Peffery Way Strathpeffer Branch (Highland Railway)  Cullen Burn Viaduct: The Great North of Scotland Railway operated the Moray Coast Line between Elgin and Portsoy and onwards to Aberdeen. The line closed in 1968 but the trackbed between Cullen and Portknockie is now a pu ...  Dava: This former lineside bothy is between Dava and Dunphail. It's called the Half-Way Hut. It has a solar panel for lighting. The photograph was taken in late 2013.  Fortrose: On arrival. C.R. 4.4.0 54470 at Fortrose station. |
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There are also plans to improve the section past Dava Station and south to Grantown.
(Permalink) Dava Dava Way Grantown-on-Spey West Inverness and Perth Junction Railway  Dava: Dava, south of the former station. Bleak and open moorland pierced by the former main line. Wonderful, remote, beautiful in sunshine and cruel in winter. In 1883, when still the main line north, a liv ...  Dava: Dava Station, closed in 1965, and seen here in a view looking south in February 2019. The trackbed can be seen above the trees on the left, curving round and heading
towards the trees in the distance ...  Castle Grant Platform: Rail Overbridge and gatehouse to the north of Grantown on Spey, where the former Forres line crosses the A939 road. A private halt was provided here by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway in 1863 ... |
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