Author: A.D. Farr
Title: The Royal Deeside Line
Description: David & Charles, 1968. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 158. The story of the Royal Deeside Railway dates back to 1845, when the prospectus for the "Deeside Railway" was issued. This was to be a single-line railway from Aberdeen to the town of Banchory, following the north side of the Dee river throughout. The scheme was so well received that it was decided to extend the line from Banchory through Kincardine O'Neill to Aboyne, just over 29 miles from Aberdeen. Authorised on 16 July 1846, the Deeside Railway was delayed by the construction of the Aberdeen Railway from Forfar, and the scheme was re-authorised on 28 May 1852, although the Aboyne extension was postponed to a later date. The Deeside Railway opened to traffic on 8th September 1853. Eventually the line was extended to Aboyne (via Torphins, not Kincardine O'Neill) in 1857 and reached Ballater on 17 October 1866. Amalgamated with the Great North of Scotland Railway by 1876 (the latter had leased the line since 1862), the Deeside Railway was one of the region's most scenic railway lines and for many years was travelled by members of the Royal Family en route to Balmoral Castle. Indeed, Queen Victoria's desire for privacy at Balmoral Castle was the reason why the Deeside Railway never continued as planned to Braemar at the top of the Dee Valley. Although the Deeside Railway was one of the most scenic and picturesque lines in the Aberdeenshire area, the line was mentioned in the Beeching Report of 1963 as a loss-making railway, closing to passengers on 28th February 1966. Goods traffic to the Culter Paper Mills kept the line open for freight until 30 December 1966, when Class B1 Steam Locomotive No. 61180 became the last steam train to run on the Deeside Railway. Arnott Young Ltd. were given the task of dismantling the line and by 1972 the tracks of the Deeside Railway had been lifted. ISBN: 0715342738. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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