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D6152 with the 1.30 ex Maud heads for Mintlaw on 1 May 1965 Driver Frank Duncan waits at Culter before taking D5307 on the penultimate freight from Ballater D6152 seen at Mintlaw in this delightful scene on 1 May 1965. Fortunately at least one diamond plate survives in a private collection. Unlike some drivers, Shug liked a contemplative soothing "Woodbine" in the quiet of his cab before heading south, 40166, 4 April 1978 Locomotives Coaches Wagons Lines & Stations Signalling Buses People Bibliography 'Sojer' AND D9016 'Gordon Highlander', Naming Ceremony of the latter, Aberdeen 28 Jul 1964 '40173' from Dufftown with the Fife Coast Express, 20 May 1978 25076 shunts alongside Elgin Centre Box in the early 80's 27033 heads for Inverness past Union Street Gardens, Oct 1981, Loco withdrawn Feb 1986 40173 takes over from 40169 at Aberdeen for an SRPS trip to Dufftown 20 May 1978 D8028 waits in the Yard while D8029 BLOCKS both roads on the mainline with its train, Huntly, Apr 1961 D5123 passes Ferryhill Junction with the 3.10 p.m. to Buchanan Street, 16 July 1960 The late afternoon winter sun catches 40022 having a rest on what would have been the tracks for platform 1 or 2 at Elgin, early 1980's. D5331-5342 pass Ferryhill Junction at 8pm on the with 6 coaches ex Waverley on the 10 May 1960 20227 and 40002 await their next turns at a wintery Ferryhill in the early 80's. The Class 40 was cut up at Doncaster in march 1985 Redundant Swindons were stored at Ferryhill for component recovery in the early 80's,. The Shed behind is now used by the Ferryhill Trust. 25082 heads (most likely) for Dalmuir, on 2 May 1980. The loco was cut up in January 1983 at Swindon. An unusual view of a class 40 scurrying back to Ferryhill courtesy of the GNSRA trip to see the Aberdeen signal boxes on 29 Apr 1978. D5330 and D5336 with the 17.45 to Waverley, 14 Apr 1960 All these rails went more than a decade ago. This early 60's shot shows us what was under the Union Square ahopping centre. D5132 at Drummuir in May 1968, the driver is wearing the new style of uniform - a forlorn gesture in view of the line's pending closure D5132 at Cairnie Junction, May 1968. The present day single line runs along the middle of the platform as if this once important junction never existed D5125 shunts Banff in April 1968 D5333 at Cairnie Junction with an Elgin to Aberdeen service via the coast line in Oct 1967