Keith and Dufftown Railway

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Keith and Dufftown Railway
Legend    Strathspey Railway (GNoSR) Dufftown Mortlach branch Drummuir Curler's Platform Drummuir Towiemore Auchindachy Keith Town Strathisla Mills    Aberdeen to Inverness Line Keith    Aberdeen to Inverness Line

The Keith and Dufftown Railway ("The Whisky Line") is a heritage railway in Scotland, running for 11 miles (18 km) from Keith Town railway station, Keith (Ordnance Survey grid reference NJ429508) to Dufftown railway station, Dufftown (NJ322414) via Drummuir (NJ378442).

Originally the former Great North of Scotland Railway Keith and Dufftown Railway which was part of the link Aberdeen with Elgin (with the Strathspey Railway and Morayshire Railway), the line was latterly a freight-only branch for British Rail, truncated at Dufftown, although in latter years it hosted a series of Northern Belle summer sunday lunch specials from Aberdeen.

[edit] Motive Power

• Diesel Locomotives
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 73 no. 73119
• Diesel Multiple Units
  • BR Class 108 units 51568+52053 ("Spirit of Banffshire") and 53628+54223 ("Spirit of Speyside")
  • BR Class 140 unit 140001 (formed of 55500+55501)
• Electrical Multiple Units
  • SR 5Bel DMBTO no. 91 and TTO no. 87

[edit] External links

• The Railway website

Heritage railways of Scotland

Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway - Caledonian Railway at Brechin - Keith and Dufftown Railway - Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway Isle of Mull Railway - Royal Deeside Railway - Sanday Light Railway - Scottish Industrial Railway Centre - Strathspey Railway - Vale of Alford Railway

Heritage Railways: England - Scotland - Wales - Northern Ireland - Isle of Man - Channel Islands