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Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway information


Old Meldrum
General information
LocationOld Meldrum, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°20′02″N 2°19′41″W / 57.334°N 2.328°W / 57.334; -2.328
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyInverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Key dates
26 June 1856(ceremonial) 1 July 1856 (public)opened
2 November 1931closed for passengers
1966closed completely

The Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway was a railway company in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, that opened a short branch line between the places in its name. (The spelling has been changed over the years.) It was built by local people to revive the fortunes of a market town that had declined, and it opened in 1856. The railway was a commercial failure, and it was soon leased to the larger Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR), and it was absorbed by the GNoSR in 1866.

Road vehicle competition worsened the railway's already weak position and in 1931 the passenger service was discontinued. In 1966 the branch line was completely closed down.

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