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Plans to revive forgotten railway stations around the north-east wont just benefit rural residents, but could actually help save the planet.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway) Cruden Bay Dyce Ellon Formartine and Buchan Railway Hatton Newmachar Peterhead Pitmeddan Cruden Bay: The GNSR coat-of-arms seen at the former Cruden Bay Hotel, circa 1961. Newmachar: View north from the footbridge at Newmachar station on 15 August 1960 as B1 4-6-0 no 61352 waits at the platform with empty stock for storage on the stub of the Boddam branch. The train is about to cr ... Ellon: Drivers view approaching Ellon in June 1974 - the trackbed and platform that once served the Boddam branch can be seen on the right. |
Funding has been approved for works at the site of the former Newmachar railway station to make it into an amenity space.
(Permalink) Newmachar Newmachar: The old station at Newmachar with the signal box base on the foreground. Newmachar: View north from the footbridge at Newmachar station on 15 August 1960 as B1 4-6-0 no 61352 waits at the platform with empty stock for storage on the stub of the Boddam branch. The train is about to cr ... |