Keith Town railway station

Keith Town
The preserved station with the 'Spirit of Banffshire' Class 108
General information
Location	Keith, Moray Scotland
Coordinates	57°32′36″N2°57′21″W / 57.5434°N 2.9557°W / 57.5434; -2.9557
Grid reference	NJ428507
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Open as a heritage railway station
History
Original company	Keith and Dufftown Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
21 February 1862 (1862-02-21)	Opened as Earlsmill
1 May 1897	Name changed to Keith Town
6 May 1968	Closed
2005 (2005)	Reopened as a preserved station
Location

Keith Town railway station serves the town of Keith, Moray on the Keith and Dufftown Railway.

History

The station opened as Earlsmill on 21 February 1862 by the Keith and Dufftown Railway. It was renamed Keith Town on 1 May 1897. The station closed on 6 May 1968 and the station building and booking office were later demolished. ^[1] In 2005, the Keith and Dufftown Association reopened the station as a preserved station and rebuilt it.

Stationmasters

• Robert Milne (formerly station master at Drummuir)
• James Maconnachie until 1891
• Charles Kennedy 1891 - 1901 ^[2]
• Robert Taylor from 1901 ^[3] (formerly station master at Advie)
• Archibald Munro 1931 - 1942 ^[4] (formerly station master at Peterhead, also station master at Keith)
• William Barclay until 1949 ^[5] (also station master at Keith)
• William A. Graham from 1949 ^[6] (formerly station master at Longtown, Cumberland, also station master at Keith)

References

1. "Keith Town Station". Canmore. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
2. "Death of an Old Servant of the Great North Company" . Elgin Courant, and Morayshire Advertiser. Scotland. 9 April 1901. Retrieved 13 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Keith" . Huntly Express. Scotland. 24 May 1901. Retrieved 13 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "46 year's railway service" . Aberdeen Weekly Journal. Scotland. 2 July 1942. Retrieved 13 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Nearly 50 years on the railway" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 13 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "New Stationmaster for Keith" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 26 December 1949. Retrieved 13 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Keith Town Video and narration

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Auchindachy Line and station closed		Great North of Scotland Railway Keith and Dufftown Railway		Strathisla Mills Line and station closed