Keith Town railway station serves the town of Keith, Moray on the Keith and Dufftown Railway.
Keith Town | |
|---|---|
 The preserved station in 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Keith, Moray Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°32′36″N 2°57′21″W / 57.5434°N 2.9557°W |
| Grid reference | NJ428507 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Keith and Dufftown Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Rail (Scottish Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 21 February 1862 | Opened as Earlsmill |
| 1 May 1897 | Name changed to Keith Town |
| 6 May 1968 | Closed |
| 2005 | Reopened as a preserved station |
History
editThe station opened as Earlsmill on 21 February 1862 by the Keith and Dufftown Railway. It was renamed Keith Town on 1 May 1897. The station closed on 6 May 1968 and the station building and booking office were later demolished.[1] In 2005, the Keith and Dufftown Association reopened the station as a preserved station and rebuilt it.
Stationmasters
edit- Robert Milne (formerly station master at Drummuir)
- James Maconnachie until 1891
- Charles Kennedy 1891 - 1901[2]
- Robert Taylor from 1901[3] (formerly station master at Advie)
- Archibald Munro 1931 - 1942[4] (formerly station master at Peterhead, also station master at Keith)
- William Barclay until 1949[5] (also station master at Keith)
- William A. Graham from 1949[6] (formerly station master at Longtown, Cumberland, also station master at Keith)
References
edit- ^ "Keith Town Station". Canmore. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Death of an Old Servant of the Great North Company". Elgin Courant, and Morayshire Advertiser. Scotland. 9 April 1901. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Keith". Huntly Express. Scotland. 24 May 1901. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "46 year's railway service". Aberdeen Weekly Journal. Scotland. 2 July 1942. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Nearly 50 years on the railway". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Stationmaster for Keith". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 26 December 1949. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Auchindachy Line and station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway Keith and Dufftown Railway |
Strathisla Mills Line and station closed |
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