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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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John Davidson sets out to explore Rosehaugh Estate in a route that takes him from Avoch returning on minor roads and an old railway path from Fortrose
(Permalink) Fortrose Fortrose Branch (Highland Railway)  Fortrose: The former station house at Fortrose, photographed in September 2010. The house now overlooks a car park where the station platform once stood.  Fortrose: Ready for departure. C.R. 4.4.0 54470 at Fortrose station. |
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