Keith and Dufftown Railway

The Keith and Dufftown Railway ("The Whisky Line") is a heritage railway in Scotland, running for convert|11|mi|km from Keith Town railway station, Keith (Ordnance Survey grid reference gbmappingsmall|NJ429508) to Dufftown railway station, Dufftown (gbmappingsmall|NJ322414) via Drummuir (gbmappingsmall|NJ378442).

Originally the former Great North of Scotland Railway Keith and Dufftown Railway which was part of the link Aberdeen with Elgin (with the Strathspey Railway and Morayshire Railway), the line was latterly a freight-only branch for British Rail, truncated at Dufftown, although in latter years it hosted a series of "Northern Belle" summer Sunday lunch specials from Aberdeen.

Motive Power

*Diesel Locomotives
**BR Bo-Bo Class 73 no. 73119
*Diesel Multiple Units
**BR Class 108 units 51568+52053 ("Spirit of Banffshire") and 53628+54223 ("Spirit of Speyside")
**BR Class 140 unit 140001 (formed of 55500+55501)
*Electrical Multiple Units
**SR 5Bel DMBTO no. 91 and TTO no. 87

External links

* [http://www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk/ The Railway website]