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Balnacraig-Viaduct-Torphins-6151jhp-8April89 Balnacraig Viaduct 1087 Deeside Railway Line Torphins Lumphanan Aberdeenshire Scotland demolished in 1989 by British Rail on safety grounds and was the last of old relics of the Deeside Line that ran between Aberdeen and Ballater. It was built in 1857-9 by engineer John Willet on the Aboyne Extension from Banchory and was later part of the Ballater branch line, the Royal Deeside Line of the Great North Scotland Railway. Known also as the Sundayswells, Torphins and Lumphanan Viaducts it crossed the Beltie Burn at the Tornaveen junction off the A980 and remnants of the railway line embankments can still be seen. National Grid reference is 60690332. This photo was taken 8th April 1989. Structural details are noted in the keywords. An attempt was made to save the viaduct but sufficient funds could not be raised to maintain it and it was eventually demolished in June of 1989. Many of these photos were taken while I covered the story for the local newspaper the Deeside Piper and are taken from 35mm and 645 transparency film of varying quality so the quality is not always of the best. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Royal, Torphins, village, Lumphanan, Pitmurchie, Tornaveen, Sundayswells, junction, Balnacraig, Viaduct, number, 1087, Old Deeside, railway, line, embankment, cutting, demolished, construction, five, spans, segmental, arches, granite, brick, arch, rings, spandrels, piers, road, Beltie, Burn, hills, trees, clouds, cattle, landscape, upright, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, autumn, spring, summer, sun, sunshine, flora, yellow, broom, grass, green, colour, transparency, film, slide, 35mm, Nikon, 645, medium format, Bronica, ETRSi, camera, photograph
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Balnacraig Viaduct 1087 Deeside Railway Line Torphins Lumphanan Aberdeenshire Scotland

demolished in 1989 by British Rail on safety grounds and was the last of old relics of the Deeside Line that ran between Aberdeen and Ballater. It was built in 1857-9 by engineer John Willet on the Aboyne Extension from Banchory and was later part of the Ballater branch line, the Royal Deeside Line of the Great North Scotland Railway.

Known also as the Sundayswells, Torphins and Lumphanan Viaducts it crossed the Beltie Burn at the Tornaveen junction off the A980 and remnants of the railway line embankments can still be seen. National Grid reference is 60690332. This photo was taken 8th April 1989.

Structural details are noted in the keywords. An attempt was made to save the viaduct but sufficient funds could not be raised to maintain it and it was eventually demolished in June of 1989. Many of these photos were taken while I covered the story for the local newspaper the Deeside Piper and are taken from 35mm and 645 transparency film of varying quality so the quality is not always of the best.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Royal, Torphins, village, Lumphanan, Pitmurchie, Tornaveen, Sundayswells, junction, Balnacraig, Viaduct, number, 1087, Old Deeside, railway, line, embankment, cutting, demolished, construction, five, spans, segmental, arches, granite, brick, arch, rings, spandrels, piers, road, Beltie, Burn, hills, trees, clouds, cattle, landscape, upright, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, autumn, spring, summer, sun, sunshine, flora, yellow, broom, grass, green, colour, transparency, film, slide, 35mm, Nikon, 645, medium format, Bronica, ETRSi, camera, photograph