Balmenach Railway

Introduction

This standard gauge railway of just over a mile ran from a headshunt south of Cromdale station on the Strathspey Railway south to the Balmenach Distillery. The line opened around 1885 and closed in 1968. The distillery had its own locomotives. Its second locomotive was a Barclay 0-4-0ST introduced in 1936. It was employed in shunting inbound barley and coal and outbound spirit. The daily freight train over the Speyside Railway was withdrawn by British Rail on 4th November 1968 - with traffic then concentrated on modern railheads in Dufftown and Elgin East. The locomotive was then sent to Dailuaine Distillery just before that, in October. It was withdrawn in 1969 and has been preserved on the present day Strathspey Railway [Preserved].



Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

This was a single platform station. The single storey station building is now a house. Cromdale itself is a little to the south.
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Strathspey Railway
Cromdale station nameboard. This station has been well restored by its owner and is one of the highlights of the Speyside Way. A five star attraction. ...
John Gray 03/08/2006
Elgin-Aviemore line. Bridge at Cromdale Station looking South in August 1986. ...
John Gray /08/1986
This is an old coach on the Speyside Way near Ardbeg Farm, North of Cromdale, this is a mile or so from the Speyside railway line. ...
Alan Cormack 06/04/2015
Cromdale Station on the former Elgin-Aviemore line in August 2006. This is now a private dwelling and has been largely restored by the owner. You must ...
John Gray 03/08/2006
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Side by side at Balmenach Distillery in October 1966, one mode of transport soon to be extinguished by the other. Balmenach was the most southerly of ...
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /10/1966
Side by side at Balmenach Distillery in October 1966, one mode of transport soon to be extinguished by the other. Balmenach was the most southerly of ...
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /10/1966
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