The Cruden Railway was authorised in 1893 and opened from Ellon to Boddam in 1897. It closed to passengers in 1932 and completely in 1945, when goods were withdrawn from the branch.
GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY - CRUDEN RAILWAY
Authorised: 24/8/1893
Opened
Ellon - Boddam 2/8/1897
Closed
Ellon - Boddam
31/10/32 (passengers)*
7/11/45 (goods/completely)**
* The line was closed by the LNER for the winter months but service never resumed. Vallance suggests the closure date was 1/11/32. Daniels & Dench gives 31/10/32. Clinker gives 31/10/32 except Hatton 1/11/32.
** The rails were lifted in 1950.
Stations
71 AUCHMACOY (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
72 PITLURG (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
73 HATTON (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
74 CRUDEN BAY (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
75 BULLERS O' BUCHAN PLATFORM (P/CC 31/10/32) no goods*
76 LONGHAVEN (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
77 BODDAM (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
* Also known as Bullers o' Buchan Halt.
Station openings
All stations opened with the line on 2/8/1897 except Bullers o' Buchan Platform, which opened in 1900.
Closures
All stations closed to passengers in 1932, when the halt at Bullers o' Buchan closed completely. The remaining stations all closed to goods in 1945 when the line closed completely.
PICTURE: A late survivor on the Boddam branch was the GNoSR goods shed at Hatton, which closed, along with the rest of the line, in 1945 (John G Williamson)
GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY - CRUDEN RAILWAY
Authorised: 24/8/1893
Opened
Ellon - Boddam 2/8/1897
Closed
Ellon - Boddam
31/10/32 (passengers)*
7/11/45 (goods/completely)**
* The line was closed by the LNER for the winter months but service never resumed. Vallance suggests the closure date was 1/11/32. Daniels & Dench gives 31/10/32. Clinker gives 31/10/32 except Hatton 1/11/32.
** The rails were lifted in 1950.
Stations
71 AUCHMACOY (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
72 PITLURG (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
73 HATTON (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
74 CRUDEN BAY (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
75 BULLERS O' BUCHAN PLATFORM (P/CC 31/10/32) no goods*
76 LONGHAVEN (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
77 BODDAM (P 31/10/32 G/CC 7/11/45)
* Also known as Bullers o' Buchan Halt.
Station openings
All stations opened with the line on 2/8/1897 except Bullers o' Buchan Platform, which opened in 1900.
Closures
All stations closed to passengers in 1932, when the halt at Bullers o' Buchan closed completely. The remaining stations all closed to goods in 1945 when the line closed completely.
PICTURE: A late survivor on the Boddam branch was the GNoSR goods shed at Hatton, which closed, along with the rest of the line, in 1945 (John G Williamson)
Here are some aerial photos of cruden bay and bullers of Buchan, taken in 1948. In the cruden bay one, you can see the original viaduct and a stream of wagons at cruden bay station.
ReplyDeleteAt bullers, there seems to be a whole load of wagons on the track. I read in old book on the Buchan Line by a guy called Alan Sangster that the boddam line ended up a dumping ground for old wagons and it looks like the bullers of Buchan pictures shows that
http://aerial.rcahms.gov.uk/database/record.php?usi=006-001-026-051-C&scache=50k1k12dot&searchdb=tara_scran
http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/saw014817
http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/saw019587
http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/saw019591