Restored archive page
This is a track and signalling schedule from the original British Railways 1960 archive, compiled by Brian Robertson. It records the running lines, junctions, signal boxes, and stations along this section as worked in the nationalisation era.
| Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferryhill Junction to Banchory Station | 07.09.1853 | ||
| Banchory Station to Aboyne | 02.12.1859 | ||
| Aboyne to Ballater | 17.10.1866 | ||
| Ferryhill Junction to Ballater | 28.02.1966 (P) |
| Junctions and other features | Running Lines | Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions | Distance from Signal Box above | Loops and Refuge Sidings | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum permissible speed 50 m.p.h. | ||||||
| 1 |
 |
↕ | Ferryhill Junction | |||
| (Holburn Street) | c. 05.04.1937 | |||||
| (Ruthrieston) | c. 05.04.1937 | |||||
| 2 | ↕ | Cults Station | 6m 1590yds | CL 34 | c. 28.02.1966 | |
| (West Cults) | c. 05.04.1937 | |||||
| (Bielside) | c. 05.04.1937 | |||||
| (Murtle) | c. 05.04.1937 | |||||
| (Milltimber) | c. 05.04.1937 | |||||
| Culter | c. 28.02.1966 | |||||
| (Mills of Drum) | I have two closure dates for this station. One source says 1863. Another says 01.01.1968, which is obviously wrong, but may mean 01.01.1868 | |||||
| (Drum) | c. 10.09.1951 | |||||
| 3 | Park Station | 3m 537yds | c. 28.02.1966 | |||
| Crathes | c. 28.02.1966 | |||||
| (Banchory Station 1st) | c. 02.12.1859 | |||||
| 4 | ↕ | Banchory Station 2nd | 5m 1641yds | CL 34 | c. 28.02.1966 | |
| Dee Street Halt | c. 28.02.1966 | |||||
| Glassel | c. 28.02.1966 | |||||
| 5 | ↕ | Torphins Station | 7m 313yds | CL 45 | c. 28.02.1966 | |
| 6 | ↕ | Lumphanan Station | 2m 1624yds | CL 19 | c. 28.02.1966 | |
| Dess | c. 28.02.1966 | |||||
| 7 | ↕ | Aboyne Station | 5m 947yds | CL 33 | c. 28.02.1966 | |
| 8 | ↕ | Dinnet Station | 4m 1031yds | CL 23 | c. 28.02.1966 | |
| Cambus O’May Halt | c. 28.02.1966 | |||||
| 9 | — | ↕ | Ballater Station | 6m 501yds | c. 28.02.1966 | |
Source: the original britishrailways1960.co.uk archive (Brian Robertson, 2003 to 2013), restored from the site’s own records. Corrections welcome via the contribute page.
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