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Milton Of Crathes
All photographs of this location in date order.
![Track stored just west of Crathes for re-instatement of part of the Deeside Railway.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/302.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Before any sort of re-opening work began, Crathes in 1997 looking west.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 04/02/1997]](/images/55000/55620.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Stacks of track panels alongside the A93 at Banchory in 2000, for use on the Royal Deeside Railway. (Looks like a Christmas present, only lacking a ribbon!). <br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton //2000]](/images/62000/62354.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![D2134 at Milton of Crathes on the Royal Deeside Railway in November 2006 looking west towards Banchory.<br><br>[John Furnevel 05/11/2006]](/images/12000/12175.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![D9551 stands on the Royal Deeside Railway site at Milton of Crathes in November 2006.<br><br>[John Furnevel 05/11/2006]](/images/12000/12176.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Ongoing construction work at Milton of Crathes on the Royal Deeside Railway in November 2006. View looking west towards Banchory with the preserved battery EMU alongside the platform.<br><br>[John Furnevel 05/11/2006]](/images/12000/12177.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![D2134 stands in the sidings at Milton of Crathes in November 2006.<br><br>[John Furnevel 05/11/2006]](/images/12000/12354.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Volunteers of the Royal Deeside Railway making good progress re-instating the track between Milton of Crathes and Banchory on 23 February. Thanks to the recovery of track from Aberdeen Guild Street, there is almost enough track to reach their ultimate destination.<br><br>[John Williamson 23/02/2008]](/images/18000/18135.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![A battery powered Multiple Unit. Units of this type operated on the Deeside Line in the early sixties.<br><br>[John Gray 26/03/2008]](/images/18000/18473.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Crest of the Deeside Railway on one of their coaches.<br><br>[John Gray 26/03/2008]](/images/18000/18475.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Some of the Deeside Railways rolling stock stands at Milton of Crathes on 26 March.<br><br>[John Gray 26/03/2008]](/images/18000/18476.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Work under way on the new station for the Deeside Railway at Milton of Crathes. A notice on the fence gives Sunday April 27th as the opening date.<br><br>[John Gray 26/03/2008]](/images/18000/18478.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![A locomotive owned by the Deeside Railway stands at Milton of Crathes on 26 March. (Former BR 0-6-0 diesel D9551)<br><br>[John Gray 26/03/2008]](/images/18000/18578.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![A view along the line towards Banchory from the Deeside Railways new station at Milton of Crathes on 26 March 2008.<br><br>[John Gray 26/03/2008]](/images/18000/18580.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Scene at Milton of Crathes station on the Deeside Railway in glorious winter sunshine on 20 December 2008. The Derby battery electric mutiple unit is about to head off west towards Banchory, albeit under tow from a diesel locomotive!<br>
<br><br>[Brian Taylor 20/12/2008]](/images/21000/21952.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Snow, Milton of Crathes, January 2010.<br><br>[Brian Taylor 03/01/2010]](/images/36000/36415.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Battery Electric Unit being given a shove towards Banchory, by industrial diesel, after leaving Milton of Crathes on 3 January 2010.<br><br>[Brian Taylor 03/01/2010]](/images/36000/36423.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Andrew Barclay saddle tank No. 807, 'Bon Accord' being shunted to her new purpose built shed on the Royal Deeside Railway at Milton of Crathes on 27 March 2010. The inclement weather earlier in the year had delayed her arrival on two occasions, but this time it was 'third time lucky' and a good crowd was present to welcome her to her new home. [See image 18043]<br><br>[John Williamson 27/03/2010]](/images/28000/28257.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 Saddle Tank no 807 <I>Bon Accord</I> on her first day on public duty at the Royal Deeside Railway, en route to Milton of Crathes. [See image 18043]<br><br>[John Williamson 24/07/2010]](/images/29000/29941.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Station building under re-construction at Milton of Crathes on 10th October 2012. In a previous life this was the GNSR Station building at Oldmeldrum. Taken down and transported to Deeside - true re-cycling [see image 12433].<br><br>[Brian Taylor 10/10/2012]](/images/40000/40765.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Former British Railways track maintenance and inspection vehicle no A34W on display at Milton of Crathes on 10 October 2012.<br><br>[Brian Taylor 10/10/2012]](/images/40000/40791.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![On a very dull and extremely wet 17 October 2012, looking west across the tracks at Milton of Crathes from beside the A93 road. The station building from Oldmeldrum is being re-assembled here to serve the Royal Deeside Railway.<br><br>[John McIntyre 17/10/2012]](/images/41000/41089.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Scene at Milton of Crathes on the Deeside Railway on 11 May 2013, featuring 0-4-0ST <I>Sir Thomas Royden</I> (AB2088/1940), currently on loan from 'Rocks by Rail', Oakham, Rutland.<br><br>[Bruce McCartney 11/05/2013]](/images/43000/43085.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Platform scene at Milton of Crathes on 11 May 2013. Ex BR class 03 no D2094 stands in the siding on the right <br><br>[Bruce McCartney 11/05/2013]](/images/43000/43107.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Class 03 no D2094 in the siding at Milton of Crathes on 11 May 2013.<br><br>[Bruce McCartney 11/05/2013]](/images/43000/43120.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![The old station building previously at Oldmeldrum is enjoying a new lease of life at Milton of Crathes on the Royal Deeside railway. Here it is during celebrations to mark the 160th anniversary of the opening of the first section from Aberdeen to Banchory on 8th September 1853. [See image 12433]<br><br>[John Williamson 07/09/2013]](/images/44000/44512.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Andrew Barclay 0-6-0 saddle tank <I>Salmon</I> returns to shed on 3 May 2014 after hauling its first revenue earning trains on The Royal Deeside Railway at Milton of Crathes. [See image 46748]<br><br>[John Gray 03/05/2014]](/images/47000/47203.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![On a truly dreich Deeside day, Barclay 0-6-0 Salmon propels it's short train away from Milton of Crathes station towards Banchory, showing a clear disdain for the Clean Air Act.<br><br>[Brian Taylor 02/01/2016]](/images/54000/54094.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![View west from Milton of Crathes station.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 30/04/2016]](/images/54000/54948.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Scene at Milton of Crathes looking to Aberdeen.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 30/04/2016]](/images/55000/55006.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Platform scene looking east at Milton of Crathes, headquarters of the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society, on 29 November 2016. The station has been created on a site a quarter of a mile west of the original Crathes station, with the help of the former (beautifully restored) station building from Oldmeldrum [see image 12433]. The long term objective of the Society is to reinstate the railway west to Banchory.<br><br>[Andy Furnevel 29/11/2016]](/images/57000/57316.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![<I>All ready for Christmas...</I> Ex-BR class 03 DM D2094 at Milton of Crathes on 29 November 2016 complete with a 'Santa Special' headboard, with the RDRPS battery EMU standing beyond.<br><br>[Andy Furnevel 29/11/2016]](/images/57000/57359.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST <I>'Salmon'</I> stabled in front of the small shed at Milton of Crathes on 29 November 2016 [see image 31987].<br><br>[Andy Furnevel 29/11/2016]](/images/57000/57378.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Four bridges here at Milton of Crathes, the Deeside is the second bridge, the Royal Deeside station is about 300ft to the left, the original privately own station is approximately 500ft to the east.<br>
Behind the cyclist is the bridge for the A93 North Deeside Road.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 10/03/2017]](/images/58000/58409.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![The Battery car resting at Milton of Crathes.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 12/09/2017]](/images/61000/61484.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![A Royal Deeside Class 03 shunter, D2094, at Milton of Crathes on 12th September 2017.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 12/09/2017]](/images/61000/61616.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![The superb building at Milton of Crathes.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 12/09/2017]](/images/61000/61817.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Right next to the North Deeside Road! View looking north-east from the platform at Milton of Crathes.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 12/09/2017]](/images/61000/61880.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![The view west at Milton of Crathes with a diesel hauled service left and the battery train right.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 12/09/2017]](/images/62000/62051.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Milton of Crathes viewed from the station yard.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 12/09/2017]](/images/62000/62165.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![Window view of the running-in board at Milton of Crathes.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 12/09/2017]](/images/62000/62417.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
![A lunchtime Santa special at the Royal Deeside Railway on 10th December 2017. The view is looking north from the south Deeside road with the River Dee below the field just in front of the train, which was being propelled very slowly westwards towards Banchory.<br>
<br><br>[Alan Cormack 10/12/2017]](/images/62000/62170.jpg "Milton of Crathes")
