The Great North of Scotland Railway was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating in the north-east of the country. Formed in 1845, it
No. 49 Gordon Highlander, seen here in 1964 after preservation.
The reception at Huntly for the official opening train
Banff station in 1964
Blacksboat station in 1961
Inverurie Locomotive Works
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Inverurie Locomotive Works was created in 1902 when the Great North of Scotland Railway moved their works from Kittybrewster, in Aberdeen about 15 miles to Inverurie.
Great North of Scotland Railway
…to laying tracks on the public road. Finding its locomotive works at Kittybrewster cramped and inadequate, the Great North began construction on a new works at Inverurie in 1898, electric lighting being provided in the buildings. The carriage and wagon department moved in 1901, the locomotive department in 1902, the…
Inverurie Locomotive Works undergoing redevelopment, 2011