Visited the site of Maud Junction, the ex GNSR station on the old Dyce to Fraserburgh and Peterhead branches. Maud Junction and station is still quite in situe and is the site for the Maud Railway Museum.
Back in August the museum took over the newly preserved Coach from the Peterhead-Stirling Quarry railway Ex Prisoner's Passenger Coach, which is in excellent condition. The Quarry railway was worked by Prisoners from Peterhead Prison, who built the massive breakwater piers at Peterhead. The work was to take 25 years from the latter 1800's but delays due to the two World Wars, it was not completed until 1956. The railway closed and demolished on the completion of the work. It was to standard gauge and fully signalled.Stirling Hill Quarry is at Boddam and is still in operation today.
The Prisoner's Coach, along with a Tool or Explosives wagon stand on a section of track on the old Up Fraserburgh-Aberdeen platform. The prisoner trains were accompanied by armed guard.
https://youtu.be/L6V6sB1p84c
Back in August the museum took over the newly preserved Coach from the Peterhead-Stirling Quarry railway Ex Prisoner's Passenger Coach, which is in excellent condition. The Quarry railway was worked by Prisoners from Peterhead Prison, who built the massive breakwater piers at Peterhead. The work was to take 25 years from the latter 1800's but delays due to the two World Wars, it was not completed until 1956. The railway closed and demolished on the completion of the work. It was to standard gauge and fully signalled.Stirling Hill Quarry is at Boddam and is still in operation today.
The Prisoner's Coach, along with a Tool or Explosives wagon stand on a section of track on the old Up Fraserburgh-Aberdeen platform. The prisoner trains were accompanied by armed guard.
https://youtu.be/L6V6sB1p84c