Alford Valley Railway, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Taking a ride on the narrow gauge Alford Valley Railway.
Alford Valley Railway 2015
A visit to the 2ft gauge Alford Valley Railway in Aberdeenshire. The film starts at the Haughton Park terminus and follows the line back to Alford Station. Due to a focussing issue with my camera there are a few 'glitches' in this film that caused me to consider not using it but as the line has been dormant for a while I hope you'll find the film acceptable.
Old Photographs Alford Aberdeenshire Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of photographs of Alford, Scottish Gaelic: Athfort, a large village in Aberdeenshire. Situated just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford, also called the Vale of Alford. Charles Murray was born on 27 September 1864 in Alford. He was a poet who wrote in the Doric dialect of Scots. He was one of three rural poets from the north east of Scotland, the others being Flora Garry and John C. Milne, who did much to validate the literary use of Scots. In 1924 he settled in Banchory, not far from where he was brought up. There he died in 1941. The narrow gauge railway, built from salvaged equipment from the New Pitsligo peat moss railway, was proposed in 1979 and opened in 1980. Originally it ran for 1.9 miles from Haughton Park station through Murray Park Woods. Then in 1984 another line was run from Alford station, alongside Alford Golf Course, to Haughton Park where there is a platform. However, the original Murray Woods line was then closed. The current station building is on the site of the original granite structure which was demolished after British Rail closed the line. The passenger platform is the original. A small railway museum is housed in the railway station building. The original locomotive shed was situated to the east of the station but this has also now been demolished. To the west of the station the granite carriage shed of the previous railway is now used by the Alford Valley Railway. The Grampian Transport Museum and Alford Heritage Centre are nearby. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
Alford Valley Railway engine
A short clip of the engine being turned at Haughton Park station in preparation for the return trip to Alford station
Alford Valley Railway Saccharine at work
Welcome to the Alford Valley Railway
Scotlands first 2ft Narrow Gauge passenger railway, running a half-hourly service from Alford to Haughton Park
The Alford Valley Railway links the centre of Alford with the Haughton Park. The route goes from the former Alford Railway Station (now a fully restored Railway Museum with free entry), crosses the full width of the Alford Golf Course, where golfers always seem to manage a smile and a cheery wave, runs through the trees paralleling the Lang Stracht, and enters the Haughton Park through a tree lined avenue, terminating at the platform there. The journey offers some spectacular views of the Bennachie hill range. The engine is then turned around and the journey begins again in reverse. You may join the train in either direction for a single journey or return later.
Rathad-iarainn Athfort / Alford Valley Railway 22/05/11
Alford Valley Railway Locomotive Changing direction
Alford Community Campus Open Day
A video documenting the Community Preview Event for the New Alford Community Campus. This video was created by Finn Sims of Finn Sims Films (finnsims.com) as part of the 'A Moment in History' Project
James Gordon Alford Valley Railway
The Alford Valley Railway links the centre of Alford with the Haughton Park. The route goes from the former Alford Railway Station (now a fully restored Railway Museum with free entry), crosses the full width of the Alford Golf Course, where golfers always seem to manage a smile and a cheery wave, runs through the trees paralleling the Lang Stracht, and enters the Haughton Park through a tree lined avenue, terminating at the platform there. The journey offers some spectacular views of the Bennachie hill range. The engine is then turned around and the journey begins again in reverse. You may join the train in either direction for a single journey or return later.
Prior to 2001 the Company´s rolling-stock had all been second hand. It was, however, the dream of the Chairman to add a brand new locomotive to the ageing fleet. Following strenuous fund-raising, the target was reached. A steam-powered unit was out of the question, but early in 2001 an order was placed with locomotive builders Alan Keef Ltd of Hertfordshire for a Steam Outline Diesel. In a secret deal, the Alford Valley Railway Association arranged for the new locomotive to bear the name JAMES GORDON. Mr Philip Riddle, Chief Executive of Visit Scotland, officiated at the inaugural run on 22 September 2001
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Alford Sprint Scotland, Hawke single seater and 130R single seater August 2003
Agnew Park Railway Stranraer
Have strip with me on the miniature railway round the park. All aboard!
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Basra: Journey To The Line
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards promote their new album.
Great North of Scotland Railway
00:00:00 Introduction : Great North of Scotland Railway
00:02:39 Part 1: History
00:02:39 Chapter 1: Half way to Inverness, Eighteen 45 –1858
00:02:39 Section 1: Establishment and construction
00:05:25 Section 2: Opening
00:09:01 Section 3: Waterloo, Keith and Inverness
00:12:33 Chapter 2: Expansion, Eighteen 54 –1866
00:12:33 Section 1: Formartine and Buchan Railway
00:14:13 Section 2: Alford Valley Railway
00:15:04 Section 3: Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway
00:16:10 Section 4: Banff, Macduff and Turriff Railways
00:17:58 Section 5: Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
00:20:01 Section 6: Keith and Dufftown Railway
00:21:28 Section 7: Strathspey Railway
00:25:02 Section 8: Morayshire Railway
00:28:18 Section 9: Aberdeen joint station
00:32:37 Section 10: Deeside Railway
00:36:59 Section 11: Amalgamation
00:38:31 Chapter 3: Austerity, Eighteen 66 –1879
00:41:01 Chapter 4: Renaissance, Eighteen 79 –1899
00:41:01 Section 1: Renewal and extension
00:45:35 Section 2: Aberdeen to Inverness
00:49:40 Section 3: Subbies and hotels
00:52:34 Chapter 5: Maturity, 1900–1914
00:57:54 Chapter 6: War and grouping, 1914–1922
00:59:53 Chapter 7: London and North Eastern Railway
01:02:42 Chapter 8: British Railways
01:06:17 Chapter 9: Legacy
01:08:55 Part 2: Rolling stock
01:08:55 Chapter 1: Locomotives
01:08:55 Section 1: Early locomotives
01:14:58 Section 2: Class S and later
01:18:33 Chapter 2: Carriages
01:22:28 Part 3: Constituent railways
01:25:14 Postscript : Information about this video and recording.
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Great North of Scotland Railway
00:00:00 Introduction : Great North of Scotland Railway
00:02:39 Part 1: History
00:02:40 Chapter 1: Half way to Inverness, 1845–1858
00:02:40 Section 1: Establishment and construction
00:05:25 Section 2: Opening
00:08:59 Section 3: Waterloo, Keith and Inverness
00:12:30 Chapter 2: Expansion, 1854–1866
00:12:30 Section 1: Formartine and Buchan Railway
00:14:09 Section 2: Alford Valley Railway
00:14:59 Section 3: Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway
00:16:04 Section 4: Banff, Macduff and Turriff Railways
00:17:50 Section 5: Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
00:19:52 Section 6: Keith and Dufftown Railway
00:21:18 Section 7: Strathspey Railway
00:24:51 Section 8: Morayshire Railway
00:28:06 Section 9: Aberdeen joint station
00:32:25 Section 10: Deeside Railway
00:36:47 Section 11: Amalgamation
00:38:18 Chapter 3: Austerity, 1866–1879
00:40:48 Chapter 4: Renaissance, 1879–1899
00:40:48 Section 1: Renewal and extension
00:45:21 Section 2: Aberdeen to Inverness
00:49:27 Section 3: Subbies and hotels
00:52:21 Chapter 5: Maturity, 1900–1914
00:57:43 Chapter 6: War and grouping, 1914–1922
00:59:42 Chapter 7: London and North Eastern Railway
01:02:32 Chapter 8: British Railways
01:06:07 Chapter 9: Legacy
01:08:45 Part 2: Rolling stock
01:08:45 Chapter 1: Locomotives
01:08:45 Section 1: Early locomotives
01:14:51 Section 2: Class S and later
01:18:27 Chapter 2: Carriages
01:22:21 Part 3: Constituent railways
01:25:10 Postscript : Information about this video and recording.
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Cothiemuir Wood, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
A journey through Scotland's ancient sites
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COTHIEMUIR WOOD
ALFORD
ABEREENSHIRE
SCOTLAND
NEAR THE VILLAGE OF KEIG & CASTLE FORBES, IS COTHIEMUIR WOOD STONE CIRCLE. THIS IS ANOTHER MUST VISIT NEOLITHIC RING, IN THE GORDON DISTRICT OF NE SCOTLAND. OUR PREDECESSORS FROM AROUND 3000BC, ERECTED THE MOST IMPRESSIVE RECUMBENT SETTING, OF ALL THE GRAMPIAN CIRCLES.
A VISIT TO COTHIEMUIR WOOD WILL REWARD YOU WITH A BIG & BEAUTIFUL RECUMBENT STONE. THIS WAS A HUGE FEAT OF ENGINEERING BY OUR NEOLITHIC ANCESTORS. THE CIRCLE IS SURROUNDED BY TREES, MAKING LANDSCAPE OBSERVATIONS DIFFICULT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING YOU WILL SEE A CIST SLAB WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL.
AT PRESENT EIGHT STONES REMAIN, FIVE STANDING & THE THREE STONE RECUMBENT SETTING. THIS ENCOMPASSES A 20M DIAMETER. THE SURVIVING STONES ARE IN THE SE TO N ARC. TWO STONES IN THE NW AREA ARE LEANING HEAVILY. IT IS THOUGHT AROUND THIRTEEN STONES WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY COMPLETED THE SITE. THE CIRCLE ENCLOSES A WELL PRESERVED CAIRN.
THE SSW ORIENTATED RECUMBENT IS 20 TONS & MADE OF BASALT. THIS MEGALITH RESEMBLES A MALE PHALUS. IT IS 4.2M LONG X 1.25M HIGH. UNDERNEATH THE WEST END IS A SUPPORT STONE. ON THE OUTER SURFACE THERE IS NATURAL MARKINGS (KNOWN AS THE DEVILS HOOFMARKS) THERE IS ALSO POSSIBLE MAN MADE CUP MARKS ON THE OUTER FACE.
THE TWO FLANKERS ARE THE HIGHEST STONES. THEY REDUCE IN HEIGHT FROM THE SSW TOWARDS THE NNE. THEY ARE ROUGHLY THE SAME HEIGHT AT 2.7M. THE EAST FLANK SEEMS RECTANGULAR SHAPED AND MAY REPRESENT THE MALE. THE WEST FLANK IS MORE TRIANGULAR WHICH COULD BE SYMBOLIC OF THE FEMALE.
THE FIRST NOTE OF COTHIEMUIR WOOD WAS IN 1692 BY JAMES GARDEN. JOHN HOME MADE THE FIRST DESCRIPTION OF THE CIRCLE, ON AN ESTATE MAP OF CASTLE FORBES IN 1771. AN OLD TRACK SLICES THROUGH THE WEST SIDE OF THE RING.
DR RICHARD BRADLEY EXCAVATED COTHIEMUIR WOOD & PUBLISHED INFORMATION IN A BOOK CALLED ‘THE MOON AND THE BONFIRE’ “AN INVESTIGATION OF THREE STONE CIRCLES IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND”. THE OTHER TWO CIRCLES BEING AIKEY BRAE & TOMNAVERIE.
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR ANCIENT ANCESTORS.
[Wikipedia] Alford Valley Railway (GNoSR)
The Alford Valley Railway is a historic railway in Scotland that ran between Alford and Kintore. The company was formed in 1856, the line was opened in 1859, and it was absorbed by the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1866.
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Andrew Barclay No. 557 of 1970 - Almond Valley Heritage Trust
Barclay ( built by Andrew Barclay No. 557 of 1970) at Livingston Mill station. She originally worked for ICI in explosives factories at Ardeer and Powfoot.
Cairngorm Mountain Railway
Descending the Cairngorm Mountain Railway, Scotland. July 2013.
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Steam in the Highlands - The Jacobite Steam Train (July 2017)
Take a ride on The Jacobite steam passenger service from Fort William to Mallaig in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
The West Highland Line route was featured in the Harry Potter films as the setting for the Hogwarts Express - most notably the viaduct at Glenfinnan.
This video marks my first time outside of the United States, and special thanks goes to Dayna Jodzio for driving on the wrong side of the road to get to these beautiful locations!
If you are interested in taking the trip yourself (which I would highly recommend) visit:
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A trip on the Alford steam train