Alford Valley Railway
The Alford Valley Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at what used to be the terminus of the passenger and goods Alford Valley Railway which connected with the Great North of Scotland Railway main line at Kintore.
| Alford Valley Railway | |
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Alford Railway Station | |
| Locale | Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Terminus | Alford Railway Station |
| Commercial operations | |
| Built by | Duncan MacKenzie Haggis Railway Services |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Preserved gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Commercial history | |
| 1859 | opened |
| Closed to passengers | 1950 |
| Closed | 1966 |
| Preservation history | |
| 1980 | Haughton Park to Murray Park opened |
| 1984 | Alford to Haughton Park opened |
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