Coast and Lossiemouth Sections
Portsoy Harbour
The
first
parts
of
the
Coast
Section
were
laid
by
the
Banff,
Portsoy
&
Strathisla
Railway
(headquartered
in
Banff),
as
part
of
its
main
line
from
Grange
via
Tillynaught
to
Banff
Harbour.
From
Tillynaught,
a
branch
of
3.25
miles
led
to
Portsoy.
The
line
from
Grange
to
Portsoy
opened
on
30/7/1859
(goods/passengers).
The
Act
of
21/7/1863
authorised
extension
from
Portsoy
onwards
to
Port
Gordon,
and
provided
that
GNSR
would
contribute
£80,000
of
the
cost
thereof.
Shortage
of
money
prevented this work being started.
After
much
negotiation,
the
Act
of
12/8/1867
amalgamated
the
Banffshire
Railway
with
GNSR
and
gave
powers
to
abandon the extension to Port Gordon.
The section from Portsoy to Tochieneal opened on 1/4/1884.
From Elgin to Garmouth opened on 12/8/1884. From
Tochieneal to Garmouth opened on 5/4/1886 (goods),
1/5/1886 (passengers).
The whole Coast Section closed on 6/5/1968
(goods/passengers), although the chord from Grange to
Grange North Jct. had closed on 7/3/1960.
The
Lossiemouth
Section
was
the
earliest
railway
north
of
Aberdeen
and
was
built
by
the
Morayshire
Rly.
Elgin
to
Lossiemouth
opened
10/8/1852
(official),
11/8/1852
(goods/passengers)
and
closed
6/4/1964 (passengers), 28/3/1966 (goods)
The GNSR Main Line, Lossiemouth and Coast Sections
form a junction with the Highland Railway at Elgin.