DMU Operations: Scottish Region
Elgin - Keith Jct / Cairnie Jct
To the north and south of the centre of the main Aberdeen to Inverness line were two stopping routes.
Both closed in May 1968, although they still appeared in the May 1968 timetable.
Sample Timetables
11th September 1961 to 17th June 1962
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 36 (1.2 mb pdf).
18th June 1962 to 9th September 1962
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 36 (1.2 mb pdf).
15th September 1962 to 16th June 1963
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable (which started from the 10th) it was Table 36 (1 mb pdf).
17th June to 8th September 1963
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 36 (1 mb pdf).
9th September 1963 to 14th June 1964
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 36 (1.1 mb pdf).
15th June to 6th September 1964
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 36 (1.2 mb pdf).
7th September 1964 to 13th June 1965
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 36 (1.1 mb pdf).
14 June 1965 to 17 April 1966
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 29 (1.1 mb pdf).
18 April 1966 to 5 March 1967
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 21 (1.1 mb pdf).
6 March 1967 until further notice
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 21 (0.9 mb pdf).
4 September 1967 to 5 May 1968
In the Passenger Services Scotland timetable it was Table 21 (1 mb pdf).
Images
7th July 1964
7th July 1964 sees a Cravens set working the 1:55 PM Elgin-Cairnie Junction at Longmorn, while a Park Royal Railbus on the 12:14 PM Aviemore-Elgin awaits the token for the single line section. David Pearson.
circa mid-1960s
A scan of a water damaged print showing a Cravens twin set with DTC Sc56465 closest at Craigellachie, date unknown. The GNoSR footbridge has boards listing the destinations from the platform, the left side reads "Platform 2 for Elgin, Lossiemouth Inverness and the North". The DMU is in platform 1 and is likely on an Elgin - Keith Junction service. A third platform off to the left was for the Speyside branch, for several years operated by diesel railbuses to Aviemore. Stuart Mackay Collection.
6th May 1968
A Cravens DMU at Cairnie Junction on 6 May 1968, it was the last passenger service that would run to Elgin via Craigellachie. Its journey would take it over what is now the Keith and Dufftown Railway. The DTCL is unusual in having a full yellow end while still in a green livery. Tom Burnham.