Glenbarry railway station

Glenbarry railway station, previously known as Barry was an intermediate stop with a passing loop situated[3] on the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) line from Cairnie Junction to Tillynaught. There were two platforms at Glenbarry that served the nearby hamlet that lies in what was once Banffshire. The line northwards ran to Tillynaught where it split to reach Banff by a branch line or Elgin by the Moray Coast line.

Glenbarry
Barry
Glenbarry
Location
PlaceBanff, Aberdeenshire
AreaAberdeenshire
Coordinates57.580412°N 2.746515°W / 57.580412; -2.746515
Grid referenceNJ 553 545
Operations
Original companyBanff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms2
History
30 July 1859[1]Opened
October 1863[1]Closed
19 February 1872Reopened as Glenbarry[2]
6 May 1968[2]Closed to passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Barry was opened in 1859 by the Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway,[1] and in 1867 was absorbed by the GNoSR who took over the line, closed 'Barry' in 1863, reopening it as 'Glenbarry' in 1872[2] and then operating it until grouping in 1923. Passing into British Railways ownership in 1948, the line was, like the rest of the ex-GNoSR lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963. [4] Passenger services were withdrawn in May 1968 whilst freight had ceased on 2 November 1964.[4]

Station infrastructure

In 1902 the OS map shows the presence of a water tower, weighing machine, two sidings in a goods yard with a goods shed, two platforms with a footbridge, ticket office, shelters and a signal box. A road over bridge is located nearby.[5] The signal box was operational until 25 June 1966.[4]

The base of the old water tower survived in 1988.[6]

Banff, Portsoy and
Strathisla Railway
Overview
LocaleScotland
Operation
Opened1859
Closed1968
Events
Successor lineGreat North of Scotland Railway
Technical
Line length19 1⁄2 miles (31.4 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
 Banff
 Golf Club House
 Bridgefoot Halt
 Ladysbridge
 Ordens
Portsoy Harbour
Portsoy
1st station
Goods only after 1884
Portsoy
2nd station and line to Tochieneal
opened in 1884, through to Elgin in 1886
Tillynaught
Cornhill
 Glenbarry
 Knock
 Millegin
to Keith
Grange
Curve giving access from
Aberdeen opened in 1886
Cairnie Junction
(opened 1897)
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See also

References
Notes
  1. Butt (1995), p. 28.
  2. Butt (1995), p. 104.
  3. Butt (1995), p. 69.
  4. Maxtone (2005), p. 55.
  5. Banffshire 015.03 (includes: Grange; Marnoch; Ordiquhill). Publication date: 1904 Revised: ca. 1902.
  6. RailScot - Banff Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Maxtone, G.R. (2005). The railways of the Banff & Moray coast. Keith & Dufftown Railway Association. ISBN 0-9547346-1-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Knock
Towards Grange		   Great North of Scotland
Banff branch
1884–1886		   Cornhill
Towards Banff
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