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Aberdeenshire Council has backed plans to reopen Alford Valley Railway after it was closed in 2017. [See also new items of the 21st and 26th. -RS]
(Permalink) Aberdeenshire Council Alford Grampian Transport Museum

Plans to bring a popular north-east railway back into use are on track thanks to support from Aberdeenshire Council. [See also news item of the 21st.]
(Permalink) Aberdeenshire Council Alford Grampian Transport Museum


Alford: 0-4-0 DM loco 'The Bra Lass' preparing to descend gingerly down the steep slope towards the terminus at Alford in the mid 1980s. Another steam-outline diesel loco, probably 'James Gordon', is in a sid ...
Charlie Niven //


Alford: The three tops of Bennachie provide the backdrop to this scene. A narrow-gauge steam-outline loco hauling a single passenger carriage approaches the terminus near the Grampian Transport Museum. This s ...
Charlie Niven //


Alford: Alford station on the 2 foot gauge Alford Valley Railway on 16 October 2012. The static diesel and coaches in the foreground are part of a children's play area.
John McIntyre 16/10/2012

Aberdeenshire Council will be asked next week to approve the community asset transfer of the station and railway.
(Permalink) Aberdeenshire Council Alford Grampian Transport Museum


Alford: Alford station on the 2 foot gauge Alford Valley Railway on 16 October 2012. The static diesel and coaches in the foreground are part of a children's play area.
John McIntyre 16/10/2012


Alford Carriage Shed: The original AVR [carriage] shed at Alford in November 2006 - now refurbished and put back into use by the narrow gauge Alford Valley Railway Company.
John Furnevel 08/11/2006

The curator of the Grampian Transport Museum is officially retiring after almost 40 years of bringing the history of transportation to life and putting Donside on the tourism map.
(Permalink) Alford Grampian Transport Museum Mike Ward

Visitors to the popular venue in Alford can see everything from horse-drawn carriages and bicycles through to racing cars and hot-rods.
(Permalink) Alford Cruden Bay Tram Grampian Transport Museum


Grampian Transport Museum: One of the two trams that linked the GNSR Cruden Bay Hotel and Cruden Bay station on display at the Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, in October 2012. Car No 2 is beautifully restored to a very high ...
John McIntyre 16/10/2012

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