Craigellachie railway station explained

Craigellachie
Status:Disused
Borough:Craigellachie, Moray
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:57.491°N -3.1821°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:3
Original:Great North of Scotland Railway
Pregroup:Great North of Scotland Railway
Postgroup:LNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Events:Opened as Strathspey Junction
Years1:1 June 1864
Events1:Name changed to Craigellachie
Years2:6 May 1968
Events2:Closed to passengers
Events3:Closed completely

Craigellachie railway station served the village of Craigellachie, Moray, Scotland from 1863 to 1968 on the Morayshire Railway and the Strathspey Railway.

History

The station opened as Strathspey Junction on 1 July 1863 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. It was renamed Craigellachie on 1 June 1864.[1] There was a large goods yard to the west. The station closed to passengers on 6 May 1968 and to goods traffic on 4 November 1968.[2]

Accidents

On 13 April 1907 Newton bridge, to the south of the station, was having its girders replaced. A rail-mounted hand-crane lifting one of the girders toppled over. Crane and girder fell to the river bed 25ft below. Great North of Scotland Railway workers William Riach, George Cormie and Charles Petrie died. Charles Noble and George Calder were injured.[3]

Notes and References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 131
  2. Web site: Remains of Craigellachie station, 1988. Geograph. 21 August 2019.
  3. Web site: 9 April 2024 . The 1907 Speyside Disaster . 9 April 2024 . Railway Work, Life & Death.