Aberdeen Railway

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Aberdeen Railway

Legend - - Denburn Valley Line Aberdeen (Denburn Valley Line) Aberdeen Guild Street Clayhills Yard Ferryhill Junction - - Deeside Railway Cove Bay Portlethen Newtonhill Muchalls Stonehaven Drumlithie Fordoun Laurencekirk Marykirk Craigo Kinnaber Junction - - North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Montrose Broomfield Junction - - Montrose and Bervie Railway Broomfield Junction Halt Dubton Bridge of Dun Farnell Road Glasterlaw - - Arbroath and Forfar Railway Glasterlaw & Friockheim Junctions Friockheim (Arbroath and Forfar Railway) Guthrie Junction Guthrie (Arbroath and Forfar Railway) - - Arbroath and Forfar Railway Brechin - - Forfar and Brechin Railway and Brechin and Edzell District Railway

The Aberdeen Railway was a railway that ran mainly along the North East coast of Scotland south from Aberdeen to Guthrie on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway. There were branches to Montrose and Brechin. It received royal assent in 1845 and remained open until 1981.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Openings 1.2 Early operations and amalgamations 1.3 Closures and re-openings 2 Connections to other lines 3 Current operations 4 References

[edit] History

[edit] Openings

• 1 February 1848 - Guthrie (Arbroath and Forfar Railway) to Montrose
• 1 November 1849 - Dubton to Portlethen
• 1 April 1850 - Portlethen to Aberdeen Ferryhill
• 2 August 1853 - Aberdeen Ferryhill to Aberdeen Guild Street

[edit] Early operations and amalgamations

The line was operated by the Scottish Central Railway between 12 May 1851 and 31 July 1854.

On 29 July 1856 a merger took place with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway to form the Scottish North Eastern Railway connecting Perth to Aberdeen. This latter company was absorbed by the Caledonian Railway on 10 August 1866, which in turn became part of the LMS on 1 July 1923.

[edit] Closures and re-openings

• 4 November 1867 - Aberdeen Guild Street
• 1 February 1908 - Glasterlaw Junction to Friockheim Junction closed to passengers
• 30 April 1943 - Broomfield Junction to Montrose
• 4 August 1952 - Broomfield Junction to Dubton and Bridge of Dun to Brechin closed to passengers
• 2 August 1954 - Aberdeen Guild Street reopened to freight
• 20 June 1963 - Broomfield Junction to Dubton closed to freight
• 4 September 1967 - Forfar North Junction (Arbroath and Forfar Railway) to Bridge of Dun closed to all traffic.
• May 1981 - Brechin to Kinnaber Junction closed to all traffic
• 1993 - Brechin to Bridge of Dun reopened by Caledonian Railway (Brechin)

[edit] Connections to other lines

• Denburn Valley Line south of Aberdeen Guild Street
• Deeside Railway at Ferryhill Junction
• North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway at Kinnaber Junction
• Montrose and Bervie Railway at Broomfield Junction
• Brechin and Edzell District Railway at Brechin
• Forfar and Brechin Railway at Brechin
• Arbroath and Forfar Railway at the triangular junctions of Glasterlaw Junction, Friockheim Junction and Guthrie Junction

[edit] Current operations

The line between Aberdeen and Kinnaber Junction is still open as part of the Aberdeen to Edinburgh/Glasgow service operated by First ScotRail. The section between Brechin and Bridge of Dun is operated as a heritage railway by the Caledonian Railway (Brechin).

[edit] References

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. 

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

• Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

• RAILSCOT on the Aberdeen Railway

v • d • e Constituent companies of Scottish North Eastern Railway:
Successor Company:	Caledonian Railway
Constituent Companies:	Aberdeen Railway • Alyth • Arbroath and Forfar • Dundee and Arbroath • Perth, Almond Valley and Methven • Scottish Midland Junction

v • d • e Historical Scottish railway companies:
Primary companies:	Caledonian Railway • Glasgow and South Western Railway • Great North of Scotland Railway Highland Railway • North British Railway
Caledonian lines:	Aberdeen Railway • Alloa Railway • Alyth • Arbroath and Forfar • Busby Railway • Callander and Oban • Cathcart District • Cleland and Midcalder • Clydesdale Junction • CR Main Line • CR Douglas Branch • CR Hamilton Branch • CR Hamiltonhill Branch • Crieff Junction • Crieff and Comrie • Crieff and Methven Junction • Dunblane, Doune & Callander • Dundee and Perth • Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen • Forfar and Brechin • General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour • Glasgow and Garnkirk • Glasgow Central Railway • Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock • Greenock and Wemyss Bay • Hamilton and Strathaven • Killin Railway • Lanarkshire and Ayrshire • Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire • Leadhills and Wanlockhead • Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie • Paisley and Barrhead District • Perth, Almond Valley and Methven • Polloc and Govan • Rutherglen and Coatbridge • Scottish Central • Scottish Midland Junction • Scottish North Eastern • Solway Junction • Symington, Biggar and Broughton • Talla Railway • Wishaw and Coltness
Glasgow and South Western lines:	Ardrossan Railway • Ardrossan and Johnstone • Ayr and Dalmellington • Ayr and Maybole Junction • Ayr to Mauchline • Ayrshire and Wigtownshire • Barrhead Branch • Bridge of Weir Railway • Cairn Valley • Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction • Castle Douglas and Dumfries • Dalry and North Johnstone • Darvel Branch • Girvan and Portpatrick Junction • Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle • Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr • Greenock and Ayrshire • Kilmarnock and Troon • Largs Branch • Maidens and Dunure • Maybole and Girvan • Paisley and Renfrew • Paisley Canal Line
Great North of Scotland lines:	Aberdeen and Turriff • Aboyne and Braemar • Alford Valley • Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction • Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla • Boddam Branch • Deeside Railway • Denburn Valley • Formartine and Buchan • Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction • Keith and Dufftown • Moray Coast • Morayshire Railway • St Combs Light Railway • Strathspey Railway
Highland lines:	Buckie and Portessie Branch • Dingwall and Skye • Duke of Sutherland • Findhorn Railway • Fortrose Branch • Inverness and Aberdeen Junction • Inverness and Aviemore Direct • Inverness and Nairn • Inverness and Perth Junction • Inverness and Ross-shire • Kyle of Lochalsh Extension • Perth and Dunkeld • Sutherland and Caithness • Sutherland Railway Independent lines worked by the Highland Railway Dornoch Light Railway • Wick and Lybster Light Railway
North British lines:	Ballochney • Bathgate and Coatbridge • Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company • Coatbridge Branch • Edinburgh and Bathgate • Edinburgh and Dalkeith • Edinburgh and Glasgow • Edinburgh and Hawick • Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction • Forth and Clyde Junction • Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh • Glasgow and Milngavie Junction • Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank • Kincardine Line • Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton • Monkland and Kirkintilloch • Monkland Railways • Mallaig Extension • North British, Arbroath and Montrose • Stirling and Dunfermline • Strathendrick and Aberfoyle • Slamannan • Slamannan and Borrowstounness • West Highland Railway • Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness
Joint lines:	Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction • City Union • Dundee and Arbroath • Glasgow and Paisley Joint • Glasgow and Renfrew District • Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint • Kilsyth and Bonnybridge • Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint
Other lines:	Brechin and Edzell District • Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway • Denburn Valley Line • Dundee and Arbroath • Glasgow City and District • Invergarry and Fort Augustus • Lochaber Narrow Gauge • Perth, Almond Valley & Methven • Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway