Milton of Crathes Railway Station and the Royal Deeside Railway
The Royal Deeside Railway station at Milton of Crathes. The line in 2018 extended about a mile towards Banchory. The old station survives in a near by location.
Ghost Train arriving at Milton of Crathes - 1/11/14
The newly re-instated steam train at Milton of Crathes near Banchory, dressed up for Halloween.
Class 03 D2094 - Deeside Railway - Milton of Crathes - Aberdeenshire
The Diesel Owners Group at the Royal Deeside Railway, near to Banchory in Aberdeenshire, have recently purchased Class 03 locomotive D2094. This photo shows the locomotive during its first day of testing on the railway.
Deeside Way Drumoak to Banchory on bike inc Crathes Castle
Rest in Peace Andy. Thanks for all your videos, sad loss at 39 xx
dee vinyl boat 2009
RDR : Sponsor's Special (BEMU)
Barclay 415 and the BEMU leave the station platform at Milton of Crathes with a Sponsor's Special working on Sunday 30 November 2008
Walking the Deeside Way - Part 2 of 3 (Banchory to Aboyne)
Second in a three part series.
The Deeside Way is a long distance path in Scotland running from near the centre of Aberdeen City, to Ballater, in the Cairngorms National Park.
The route follows the line of the Old Royal Deeside Railway from Aberdeen to Banchory, through woodland and farmland to Kincardine O’Neil and then rejoins the old line from Aboyne to Ballater, total distance 41 miles.
The Deeside Railway was a line that travelled from Aberdeen to Ballater as a stretch of the Great North of Scotland Railway. Its tracks have since been removed in their entirety and the path opened as a track to the public. While in operation, the railway was used by the British Royal Family during travel to their Scottish retreat at Balmoral, hence the local name the Royal Deeside Line.
The path is suitable for walkers and cyclists with many sections suitable for horses as well and is Route 135 of the National Cycle Network which is coordinated and promoted by Sustrans.
This is my third time walking the route (first walked in 2014), as I live nearby the start, I consider it my gateway to the Cairngorms.
The Royal Deeside Raiilway Banchory
Before leaving Banchory we called at this railway . It was a victim of the Beeching cuts years ago but the enthusiasm of the normal person has won the day .These terrific people have bought engines , restored them and much of their own money has been used .A labour of love . There has been some help from the lottery .All work on a voluntary basis and a ride alone is terrific but with afternoon tea it is better than the Ritz .Trust me . Upon return to the station the driver and fireman were cooking their bacon sarnie in traditional fashion .The smell was wonderful hence my vocal enthusiasm .Try to visit this spot if you are travelling on the North East Coast of Scotland .Look up :-)
deeside-railway.co.uk
music is Railroad Shunt By Gooseneck Johnson
Train Restoration at Milton of Crathes
With Liam we decided to give a helping hand to Bill and Chris from The Royal Deeside Railway Society, in restoring a coach.
We spent the full day of the 03/09/2016 sending and painting many parts of that coach. As you would imagine, this is a massive work and can’t be done within 1 day. But Bill and Chris appreciated our little help, and really, every little help is more than welcome.
We decided to come back again but with more people this time, so if interested, please drop us a message in the comments below or on our facebook page “Aberdeen Round Table”, or you can simply contact them directly, here is their website
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Jason Farnham
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Explore Royal Deeside GeoTour: Deeside Railway (GC5VBNZ) and Ivy Grove (GC5V9M1)
A video of taken on the Deeside Way, a long distance walking route that follows much of the old Deeside railway line on Royal Deeside. Two caches on the Explore Royal Deeside GeoTour, which stretches through Aberdeenshire's Dee valley, are located on the Deeside Way. They are:
Deeside Railway - GC5VBNZ
Ivy Grove - GC5V9M1
The film is courtesy of RS Films.
Railways of Great Britain....Royal Deeside Railway....June 2019
Produced with CyberLink PowerDirector 14
We visit the Royal Deeside Railway this standard gauge railway can be found just outside the town of Banchory on the A93 where were staying in our caravan.
The railway is roughly half a mile long with another extension being made ready for opening in the not to distant future.
They have two steam loco's one is operational and was in steam on a day we hadn't got the camera so carried on.
As can be seen from the video we had the usual heavy shower of rain.
This holiday seems to be all riding standard gauge railways and just a few miniature popped in for good measure,sorry to the miniature railway followers but not that many in this area,perhaps a few more in the next series.
A 1950s BR era film of the Deeside line.m4v
RE-POSTED BY POPULAR DEMAND
A view of the Deeside line in the late 50s / early 60s taken on Super 8 film (silent).
Deeside Railway Line 1966
Last journeys on the Deeside Railway line before closure in 1966.
St Peter's Heritage Centre is in Peterculter, Aberdeen, Scotland. The centre is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday (2-4pm) from March to October. Website at culter.net for more details.
Royal Deeside Railway with Scottish Field
Scottish Field visits the Royal Deeside Railway in Banchory, a standard gauge steam and diesel hauled heritage railway, in a beautiful setting running alongside the River Dee. Run by volunteers and enthusiasts, the line is currently about one mile long and the return journey lasts about 15 to 20 minutes. It's one of the recommended autumn break destinations in our September 2018 issue.
Barclay 415 and the Brake Van at the Royal Deeside Railway
On Saturday 3rd May 2014 Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive Barclay 415 'CEGB 1' was in use hauling the Brake Van at the Milton of Crathes Station the terminus of the Royal Deeside Railway.
RDR: Barclay 415 arriving at the Milton
RDR: Barclay 415 Castle Donnington No. 3 arrives back at Milton of Crathes after working an early afternoon passenger service in September 2009. This was shortly after one of the auxilliary compressor drive belts broke, but thankfully the compressor was still driven by the three remaining belts so was able to continue in service.
Video taken from a point near to the Milton West Ground Frame (just visible in bottom-right of picture). The new whistle (fitted by James earlier this year) and the two-tone horns of the BEMU are just about audible against the background noise from the adjacent A93 Aberdeen-Ballater road.
RDR - Deeside Steam Rally 2008
Andrew Barclay No. 415 Castle Donnington No. 3 and the former Deeside Line Sputnik Battery Railcar head west from the Milton of Crathes, during the Deeside Steam & Vintage Club (DSVC) Rally on 17th August 2008.
Video taken whilst lineside with appropriate safety precautions
Winter Steam Train at the Royal Deeside Railway
On Saturday 27th December 2014 the Royal Deeside Railway operated steam hauled passenger trains from the Milton of Crathes Station along the relaid railway tracks of the Royal Deeside Railway. The steam hauled trains were hauled by the railways resdident steam locomotive Salmon, that was built by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock in 1942 as works number 2139.
Prince Charles drives steam train after his donation helps save historic locomotive.
All aboard! Prince Charles drives steam train after his donation helps save historic locomotive which was smashed by vandals.
The Prince of Wales drove a steam train his donation helped restore after it was badly damaged by vandals.
Charles, known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, wore a kilt and a specially-monogrammed overall to drive the steam engine on a line in Aberdeenshire he used to travel on as a child.
The prince stepped in with a 'significant' donation through his charitable foundation after hearing vandals had smashed windows on a 1965 railway carriage.
The thugs also ruined a locomotive engine at the historic Deeside line at Milton of Crathes, Banchory, in August 2015.
His donation helped carry out a £15,000 refurbishment and he visited the station on Monday, meeting Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society volunteers and local schoolchildren before climbing aboard the engine.
Volunteer driver James West showed him the controls and said he was a 'very good' driver on the short journey on a reconstructed section of the historic line towards Banchory and back.
Mr West said: 'I never thought I'd teach the future King to drive a stream train. He's driven similar trains before, so kind of understood how they work.
'We chatted on the way down the line about how he'd travelled on the line as a child and he never believed he would travel on it again.
'He took the controls and did all the driving. I did the braking as we approached the platform. His driving was very good.'
Charles unveiled a plaque naming the restored carriage Birkhall after his residence at Balmoral.
The historic railway line was in use from 1853 to 1966 and was used by the royal family on trips to the Aberdeenshire estate.
Restoration project leader Bill Halliday said the prince's donation had given the impetus to kickstart the renovation and helped draw in more public contributions, and said the royal visit was 'absolutely fantastic'.
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Royal Deeside Railway Summer 2016
Royal Deeside Railway 2016 - steam line (fantastic !)
The Royal Deeside Railway is a standard gauge steam and diesel hauled heritage railway, in a beautiful setting running alongside the River Dee. The line is currently about one mile long and the return journey lasts about 15 to 20 minutes.
Royal Deeside Railway (corrected)
Visited this railway on their last operating day 28/09/08. Hoped that the 'Sputnik' might have been out, but instead the BBC were there doing a short 'fill in' for Reporting Scotland, and so we got to go a bit further along the running line than normal. Watch out for the lady at 04:00 as the image has been reversed (chimney is now on the right!), and a little flash of red behind the 2nd lady at 04:09 - that is me hiding to avoid being interviewed (real clip from Reporting Scotland will be substituted when I can export it out of MS Media Center). Check out the railway's website -
(Mistake corrected in photo title due to computer locking up and me missing it had not saved the change previously).