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.
Walking the Deeside Way - Part 1 of 3 (Aberdeen to Banchory)
First 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.
Part 2
Part 3
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.
Walking the Deeside Way - Part 3 of 3 (Aboyne to Ballater)
The final episode 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.
On this occasion I am joined by a special guest.
Ballater Last Royal Steam Train & End of Deeside Line
Scottish Branch Lines -Deeside Line last day of service 28/2/66
8mm archive film(no sound) taken on the last day of the service between Aberdeen and Ballater on 28th February 1966. See also Last Train to Culter and Deeside Line Dismantling films.
A trip round the railway lines of Aberdeen harbour on 4/11/67
8mm archive film (no sound) of a trip round the harbour and associated railway lines in Aberdeen on 4/11/67. The brake van special train is seen going along the river dee esplanade to the electricity works at Millburn Street hauled by class O6 diesel loco,then round the harbour area (before North Sea Oil developments changed the harbour ) ,and ends up steam hauled by 'City of Aberdeen' to the gas works.
Scottish Branch Lines- Deeside Line Dismantling 1970
8mm archive cine film (no sound) of the dismantling of the Deeside Railway line in 1970.
Film taken at locations between Cults and Banchory. See also Last Day of Deeside Line and Last Train to Culter films.
Aberdeen Steam Trains 1960's
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A 1950s BR era film of the Deeside line.m4v
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A view of the Deeside line in the late 50s / early 60s taken on Super 8 film (silent).
One Summer Evening on the Old Deeside Line
As the rush-hour motorists grind their teeth in gridlock on Garthdee Road, Inchgarth Road and Great Western Road, cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders enjoy rapid transit through the western suburbs.
TheSilverCityAberdeen60s70s
Around Aberdeen in the 60s & 70s. From Parkhill, Stonywood, Waterton and Persley to the Brig O' Don. Union Terrace Gardens, Provost Skene House, Marishal Collage to the harbour. A bus ride down Union Street. A Russian Boat at Albert Quay with a clip of my wife, Audrey and daughter, Sheila, which by her age would make that 1968.The Co-op Coal Boat Thrift unloading at the dock at South Market Street.
Maryculter to Ballater on the South Deeside Road
About 5pm on the 14th August 2010 heading out to Ballater from Maryculter (just after the Miltimber Bridge) on the South Deeside Road.
Aberdeen old Deeside line by ebike
ebike along old railway to milltimber brae and then duthie park
Aberdeen 27-03-10
Today we see 66102 head out of Aberdeen station with 6A30 09:38 Mossend - Aberdeen Waterloo consisting of 5 ICAs. Also seen again slowing for Waterloo OMYA. After a few shunting manouveres, 6D84 is then seen powering up the hill at Roslin Terrace with 15 loaded ICAs with the driver being a steam train?! To Kittybrewster and then again heading into the station half an hour later.
Cheers driver as normal for the laughs.
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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.
Ballater Aberdeen Scotland - 2018
BALLATER ROYAL DEESIDE ABERDEEN SCOTLAND August 13, 2018. Just 50 miles from Aberdeen the quaint village of Ballater is worth a visit. Ensure the Royals are not in Balmoral Castle as the grounds remain closed. The Carriage Tea Rooms has recently opened in the Old Royal Rail Station.
City Walks - Aberdeen Scotland Walking Tour 02 - Virtual walk and Walking Treadmill Video
City Walks - Aberdeen Scotland Walking Tour 02 - Virtual walk and Walking Treadmill Video explores the granite city.
Aberdeen is known as the Granite City which implies a bleak and grey city. We found it to be absolutely beautiful with lots of great museums, hotels, restaurants, and leafy parks. This walking treadmill video is the second of two around this port city, known for its wealth due to the oil industry. The first treadmill walk explores the main old town and this explores the harbor. The north sea oil fields have been crucial to the modern development of Aberdeen and it's why many of the museums have free entry.
If you want a guided tours of scotland, there are many companies that do that but this is a free walking tour of this lovely city and a great starter if you want to visit Aberdeen. Aberdeen is the city, Aberdeenshire is the large county.
I hope you enjoy this walk. We had a great time in the city and it would be a wonderful place to launch a tour of Scotland.
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From Wikipedia:
Aberdeen is a city in northeast Scotland. It is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area, with an official population estimate of 196,670 for the city of Aberdeen and 228,800 for the local council area.
During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which can sparkle like silver because of its high mica content. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, Aberdeen has been known as the off-shore oil capital of Europe. The area around Aberdeen has been settled for at least 8,000 years, when prehistoric villages lay around the mouths of the rivers Dee and Don. The city has a long, sandy coastline and a marine climate, the latter resulting in chilly summers and mild winters.
Aberdeen received Royal burgh status from David I of Scotland (1124–1153), transforming the city economically. The city's two universities, the University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495, and Robert Gordon University, which was awarded university status in 1992, make Aberdeen the educational centre of the north-east of Scotland. The traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have been overtaken by the oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercial heliports in the world and the seaport is the largest in the north-east of Scotland.
Aberdeen hosts the Aberdeen International Youth Festival, a major international event which attracts up to 1000 of the most talented young performing arts companies. In 2015, Mercer named Aberdeen the 57th most liveable city in the world, as well as the fourth most liveable city in Britain. In 2012, HSBC named Aberdeen as a leading business hub and one of eight 'super cities' spearheading the UK's economy, marking it as the only city in Scotland to receive this accolade. In 2018, Aberdeen was found to be the best city in the UK to start a business in a study released by card payment firm Paymentsense.
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Train Ride to Aberdeen
Footage from a train journey up the East Coast of Scotland towards Aberdeen
Scottish Branch lines-Coast and Glen lines -last week of service 1968
8mm archive film (no sound) taken on the last week of the service in 1968 between Aberdeen and Elgin via Buckie and from Elgin to Keith Junction via Craigellachie.
Poor weather conditions and film quality but historic footage.