All Aboard

We went over to the Royal Deeside Railway at Milton of Crathes this afternoon. The still run an old steam train a little way along the old Deeside track that used to connect to Balmoral (amongst other places).

It’s only a short run and back on the train but it was good fun and Kara enjoyed her first train ride.

More info from the website.
The original Deeside Railway opened on 8th September 1853 and reached Ballater some 13 years later. It amalgamated with the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1876. The line was regularly patronised by the Royal Family and other visitors to Balmoral Castle until it closed in 1966 as a result of the notorious Beeching Report. Thirty years later, the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society was formed and the work of restoring part of the line commenced in 2003.