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31
May 2002 -
Steam
Trains return to Broomhill
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The
Highland Railway
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Opened:
3 August 1863 |
Closed:
18 October 1965 |
Re-opened
by Strathspey Steam Railway: 31 May 2002
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Auchendean above Broomhill
(or Glenbogle) Station |
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The
line from Boat of Garten to Broomhill was re-opened by Hamish Clark,
(Duncan from Monarch of The Glen) on 31 May 2002, adding 6
miles to the line that already existed between Aviemore and Boat of
Garten. Miss Ross and Mrs Simpson, the daughters of the last station
master who all lived at Broomhill
cut the celebration cake. Guests at Auchendean can now take a
short walk to Broomhill Station to pick up the steam train and spend
the day in the Aviemore area; connect there to the main line services,
or possibly stop off at Boat of Garten and take a walk to the ospreys;
Loch Garten or the Abernethy Forest. |
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Trials in May 2002,
prior to opening the line from Aviemore to Broomhill |
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Train - "E V Cooper
Engineer" |
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The train
on the Loop at Broomhill |
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Hamish Clark at Broomhill
Station |
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Miss Ross & Mrs
Simpson cut the cake |
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Leaving Broomhill for
Aviemore |
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A view in April 2002
from Auchendean |
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