Broomhill railway station

Broomhill
Broomhill
	Broomhill station in 2016
General information
Location	Nethy Bridge and Dulnain Bridge, Strathspey ; Scotland
Coordinates	57°17′00″N3°40′01″W / 57.283400°N 3.666900°W Coordinates: 57°17′00″N3°40′01″W / 57.283400°N 3.666900°W
Grid reference	NH 99613 22650
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 August 1863	Station opened
18 October 1965	Closed
31 May 2002	Re-opened by the Strathspey Railway

Last updated September 22, 2022

Broomhill railway station or Broomhill for Nethy Bridge railway station^[1] is a reconstructed railway station on the former Highland Railway main line^[2] which was originally built to serve the small villages of Nethy Bridge and Dulnain Bridge in Strathspey. It is at present the eastern terminus of the Strathspey Steam Railway.

History

The railway station was opened by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJR) on its line to Forres in 1863, via Grantown-on-Spey (West), Dava, etc.

In 1923 the HR became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and at nationalisation in 1948 became part of British Railways. The line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" and closed on 18 October 1965.^[2]

Following closure in 1965 the station was demolished leaving only the platform and the nearby stationmaster's house. On 31 May 2002 the Strathspey Railway (preserved) re-opened the old station following its reconstruction.^[3]

Broomhill Junction

The Great North of Scotland Railway's (GNoSR) Broomhill Junction lay on the line towards Boat of Garten and at this point the original GNoSR Strathspey Railway diverged, crossing the River Spey to reach Nethy Bridge, Grantown-on-Spey, Aberlour, Cromdale, Craigellachie, etc. The Highland Railway (HR) line ran parallel from Boat of Garten station to avoid the cost of a signal box and famously the two lines had different coloured ballast.

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway

The Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&JR) was promoted to link the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway at Forres with the Perth and Dunkeld Railway. The necessary Act of Parliament was passed on 22 July 1861, the new line being opened between Dunkeld and Pitlochry on 1 June 1863, between Forres and Aviemore on 3 August 1863 and the final section to Aviemore and Pitlochry on 9 September 1863. The I&JPR combined with the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway to form the Highland Railway on 1 February 1865.^[3]

The station infrastructure

The 1867–71 OS map shows a single platform with a shelter, two sets of signal posts, a stationmaster's house and a weighing machine. A couple of sidings appear to end in a small goods shed.^[4] In 1903 the layout is the same with the addition of several small buildings.^[5] The station used to carry a significant amount of timber traffic originating in the surrounding forests.^[3]

A restored feature is the two armed signal with one arm operated by railway staff to control the trains and the other present for passengers to request a passenger train to stop.

In popular media

Broomhill featured as the fictional Glenbogle railway station in the BBC's 'Monarch of the Glen' TV series. A 'Glenbogle' station board has been retained as a feature to celebrate this association with the books by Compton Mackenzie.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Boat of Garten		Highland Railway		Grantown-on-Spey (West)

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References

Footnotes

1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 46.
1 2 "Past the Tracks – The Aviemore to Forres Line". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
1 2 3 "Our Journey". Strathspey Railway. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
↑ "Inverness-shire (Mainland), Sheet XLVI (includes: Abernethy And Kincardine; Duthil and Rothiemurchus) Survey date: 1867-71. Publication date : 1875". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
↑ "Inverness-shire, Sheet XLVI. Publication date: 1903. Date revised : 1900". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

Sources

Beeching, Richard (1963). The Reshaping of British Railways (PDF). HMSO.
Beeching, Richard (1963). The Reshaping of British Railways (maps) (PDF). HMSO.
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.

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[FOOTNOTEButt199546-1] 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 46.

[PTT-2] 1 2 "Past the Tracks – The Aviemore to Forres Line". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[SSR-3] 1 2 3 "Our Journey". Strathspey Railway. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[4] "Inverness-shire (Mainland), Sheet XLVI (includes: Abernethy And Kincardine; Duthil and Rothiemurchus) Survey date: 1867-71. Publication date : 1875". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[5] "Inverness-shire, Sheet XLVI. Publication date: 1903. Date revised : 1900". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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