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Inverness And Aberdeen Junction Railway
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![Looking east at the closed Lhanbryde station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/69.jpg "Lhanbryde")
![Looking east at the former Mosstowie station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/83.jpg "Mosstowie")
![The former Mulben station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/84.jpg "Mulben")
![Looking south at Tauchers Distillery<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/159.jpg "Tauchers Platform")
![Looking north east at Tauchers Platform.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/160.jpg "Tauchers Platform")
![Looking west over the former Alves station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/577.jpg "Alves")
![Looking east at Forres signalbox and level crossing.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/578.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Looking west at Elgin station building.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/579.jpg "Elgin")
![Looking west at Elgin west signalbox and level crossing. Class 47 and passenger train and token hoops exchange.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/580.jpg "Elgin")
![Looking south at Forres signalbox.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/581.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Kinloss signalbox by level crossing.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/583.jpg "Kinloss")
![The former Kinloss station viewed from the level crossing.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/584.jpg "Kinloss")
![Looking west at the former Orbliston Junction station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/585.jpg "Orbliston Junction")
![Looking east at the former Orton station from the roadside.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/586.jpg "Orton")
![Nairn viaduct, to the east to Nairn station, viewed from the south east.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/596.jpg "Nairn Viaduct")
![Westbound service leaves Keith.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/7000/7218.jpg "Keith")
![Forres goods looking west. The distant building is part of the Forres locomotive shed complex.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/8000/8751.jpg "Forres [1st]")
![Forres looking to the former Forres West Junction. A permanent way shed can be seen to the left. The coaling stage, water tank and engine shed were further towards Forres East Signal Box. Beyond the shed to the left is the <i>new</i> station built for the opening of the Inverness and Perth line. To the right is the original line.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/8000/8752.jpg "Forres [1st]")
![Ready with the hoop for a westbound train at Forres (blurred, by box). Just a few lineside cabinets.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/8000/8899.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Westbound train passes bonded warehouses west of Keith.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/8000/8902.jpg "Keith")
![Ready for token exchange at Elgin West box. The train is heading west.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/8000/8904.jpg "Elgin")
![Inverness-Aberdeen train passing the closed station at Llanbryde.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/8000/8905.jpg "Llanbryde")
![Inverness - Aberdeen approaching the viaduct over the Findhorn to the west of Forres. April showers!<br><br>[Brian Forbes //]](/images/11000/11175.jpg "Findhorn Viaduct [Forres]")
![Looking east from Kinloss towards Elgin in the 1960s, with Kinloss station and level crossing behind the camera. [With thanks to Duncan McAdam, Gordon McRae and Ian Mackie] [See image 6103] [***Note: some doubts still exist regarding this location - confirmation awaited 230812]<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) //]](/images/40000/40043.jpg "Kinloss")
![View south to Forres over the first Forres station (1857). This station became surplus when the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway opened from Dunkeld to Forres and a new triangular junction station (1863) was laid out to the west of the original station. The original station seen here was left on a west-east goods loop. The new lines are behind the building. The view was from the North of Scotland Chemical Works, which made sulphuric acid amongst other chemicals, and was rail served. The original station building is long gone and the replacement largely cut back. Postcard in my collection.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford Collection //]](/images/52000/52743.jpg "Forres [1st]")
![The disused goods shed at Forres in the mid 1990's, not long after track lifting.<br><br>[John Gray //]](/images/57000/57110.jpg "Forres [1st]")
![A shot of Forres signal box,now gone.<br><br>[John Gray //]](/images/61000/61420.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![5.P. 4.6.0 45192 entering Elgin (L.M.S.).<br><br>[G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 04/07/1950]](/images/9000/9210.jpg "Elgin")
![View forward from an Aberdeen-Inverness DMU near Brodie in 1962. Note the 'forest warning' sign - presumably for steam locos - to the left of the waving surfaceman. [With thanks to Charles Beaton and John Robin]<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) //1962]](/images/38000/38572.jpg "Brodie")
![Token exchange at Brodie, Morayshire, in August 1965 as the ex-HR<I> Jones Goods</I> 4-6-0 no 103 heads back to Inverness. The trip was one of the daily shuttle services operated by no 103 together with the two Caley coaches between Inverness and Forres as part of the HR Centenary celebrations from 24 - 27 August that year.<br>
<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /08/1965]](/images/28000/28105.jpg "Brodie")
![No cattle fright here, as the Jones Goods and the two preserved Caley coaches head west from Forres on one of the September 1965 Highland Railway centenary specials to Inverness.<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /09/1965]](/images/36000/36212.jpg "Forres West Junction")
![The Jones Goods and the two preserved Caley coaches between Inverness and Forres in September 1965, as part of the Highland Railway centenary celebrations [see image 28610].<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /09/1965]](/images/36000/36494.jpg "Forres West Junction")
![Inverness-Aberdeen DMU passing Kinloss on 16 September 1977.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 16/09/1977]](/images/27000/27837.jpg "Kinloss")
![A pair of DMU's passing in Elgin Station on 30 October 1978.<br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd 30/10/1978]](/images/37000/37409.jpg "Elgin")
![40114 about to cross the Spey Viaduct at Orton with an afternoon service in November 1978 heading for Aberdeen.<br><br>[Peter Todd 18/11/1978]](/images/40000/40535.jpg "Spey Bridge")
![A DMU bound for Aberdeen heads west after leaving Elgin in November 1978.<br><br>[Peter Todd 27/11/1978]](/images/27000/27571.jpg "Elgin")
![47093 dumped in the coal yard at Elgin, where it lay out-of-use for several days in November 1978.<br><br>[Peter Todd 30/11/1978]](/images/27000/27586.jpg "Elgin")
![47093, which had recently failed on the main line, seen dumped in the coal yard sidings alongside Elgin station on 30 November 1978 while awaiting repairs.<br><br>[Peter Todd 30/11/1978]](/images/37000/37361.jpg "Elgin")
![40135 waiting to depart from Elgin in November 1978 for Alves Junction and Burghead.<br><br>[Peter Todd 30/11/1978]](/images/40000/40600.jpg "Elgin")
![View east at Alves station on the Aberdeen - Inverness line on 12 December 1978. The station closed in May 1965 and the station building is now a private residence. The track has also been relaid through the centre of the formation since the photograph was taken [see image 6173]. <br><br>[Peter Todd 12/12/1978]](/images/37000/37396.jpg "Alves")
![Scene near the former Orbliston station (closed 1964) between Elgin and Keith on 18 January 1979, with EE Type 4 no 40074 passing on a mid-afternoon Inverness - Aberdeen train.<br><br>[Peter Todd 18/01/1979]](/images/37000/37821.jpg "Orbliston")
![Remains at Orbliston in January 1979, some 15 years after closure, with the station nameboard still standing proud.<br><br>[Peter Todd 18/01/1979]](/images/38000/38914.jpg "Orbliston")
![25233 passing through the closed Alves station with a grain train from Burghead, to Elgin, then Aberdeen and I'm told Doncaster. 05 February 1979.<br><br>[Peter Todd 05/02/1979]](/images/56000/56789.jpg "Alves")
![47120+25009 with a southbound freight for Aberdeen passing through Elgin station in February 1979<br><br>[Peter Todd 08/02/1979]](/images/24000/24197.jpg "Elgin")
![A west bound DMU crossing the River Spey Orton Bridge enroute to Elgin, 02 March 1979. Passing time 1506 hours.<br><br>[Peter Todd 02/03/1979]](/images/56000/56807.jpg "Spey Bridge")
![A DMU westbound past the site of Orton station on a March afternoon in 1979. The River Spey bridge stands in the background, with the trackbed of the long gone line from Orton to Rothes to the right [see image 25801]. <br><br>[Peter Todd 30/03/1979]](/images/37000/37573.jpg "Orton")
![A DMU eastbound at Kinloss level crossing on 31 March 1979<br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd 31/03/1979]](/images/27000/27644.jpg "Kinloss")
![A westbound DMU seen near Mosstowie in April 1979 shortly after leaving Elgin.<br><br>[Peter Todd 02/04/1979]](/images/37000/37326.jpg "Mosstowie")
![DMUs crossing at Elgin in May 1979.<br><br>[Peter Todd /05/1979]](/images/24000/24413.jpg "Elgin")
![25234 coming off the former Hopeman branch with a freight from Burghead stands at Alves Junction awaiting clearance onto the Aberdeen - Inverness line on 3 August 1979.<br><br>[Peter Todd 03/08/1979]](/images/18000/18736.jpg "Alves Junction")
![25234 approaching the junction of the Hopeman branch with the Inverness - Aberdeen line at Alves on 3 August 1979 with a Burghead - Dufftown working.<br><br>[Peter Todd 03/08/1979]](/images/18000/18790.jpg "Alves Junction")
![Scene at Alves Junction, photographed from the A96 road bridge on 3 August 1979. 25234 is held with a freight off the Hopeman branch as a passing Inverness - Aberdeen DMU runs through the junction.<br><br>[Peter Todd 03/08/1979]](/images/37000/37471.jpg "Alves Junction")
![Surviving sign on the access gate to the former Orbliston Station (closed 1964) on the Inverness-Aberdeen line. The sign was photographed in January 1980.<br><br>[Peter Todd 18/01/1980]](/images/22000/22502.jpg "Orbliston")
![27003+27007 with a westbound train at Mosstowie on 1 May 1980.<br><br>[Peter Todd 01/05/1980]](/images/37000/37708.jpg "Mosstowie")
![25229 propels wagons through Elgin station on 24 July 1980 destined for the ex-GNSR sidings at Elgin East.<br><br>[Peter Todd 24/07/1980]](/images/49000/49121.jpg "Elgin")
![27008 departing from Forres with an eastbound train during the late morning of Friday 29 August 1980.<br><br>[Peter Todd 29/08/1980]](/images/37000/37656.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![27108 Eastbound Orbliston Station 1137 hours. Orbliston, at that time, still retained its original construction.<br><br>[Peter Todd 15/10/1980]](/images/57000/57599.jpg "Orbliston")
![27005 Westbound Orbliston Station 1118 hours 19 Oct. 1980. Orbliston, at that time, still retained its original construction.<br><br>[Peter Todd 19/10/1980]](/images/57000/57820.jpg "Orbliston")
![A token exchange for an eastbound 27 at Elgin West box in 1981.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar //1981]](/images/60000/60373.jpg "Elgin")
![26036 eastbound to Aberdeen at Orbliston at 1141 hours, 13 May 1981.<br><br>[Peter Todd 13/05/1981]](/images/57000/57946.jpg "Orbliston")
![A token exchange at Elgin West signal box. This is an Inverness based 26 in the summer of 1982 with a passenger train. It is about to cross The Wards road with a west bound with an afternoon service.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar //1982]](/images/59000/59499.jpg "Elgin")
![26036 crossing the viaduct over the River Spey at Orton in April 1982, taking a train east towards Aberdeen.<br><br>[Peter Todd 29/04/1982]](/images/49000/49241.jpg "Spey Bridge")
![Elgin West SB and crossing.<br><br>[Brian Forbes //1986]](/images/12000/12284.jpg "Elgin")
![The closed station at Orbliston in 1988.<br><br>[Roy Lambeth //1988]](/images/13000/13489.jpg "Orbliston")
![Class 37 37260 Radio Highland approaches Elgin West bos with an afternoon train on the most 8th day of the 8th month, 1988.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 08/08/1988]](/images/61000/61262.jpg "Elgin")
![An eastbound Sprinter enters Elgin (formerly Elgin West). On the right the <i>new</i> station building is under construction.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1989]](/images/28000/28932.jpg "Elgin")
![The eastern approaches to Elgin in 1990, with one of the class 47 hauled sets dredged up to handle the Sprinter withdrawal emergency arriving from Aberdeen en route to Inverness. The locomotive in charge is 47635 <I>Jimmy Milne</I>, currently preserved on the Peak Railway in Derbyshire.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/42000/42634.jpg "Elgin")
![A quick token exchange for westbound 47642 'Strathisla' was followed by over an hour's wait in the loop due to the late running of an eastbound train hauled by 47550. The poor passengers - trapped in the heat of the summer of 1990. The station is scheduled to be rebuilt.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/53000/53602.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![This Spey Viaduct is just east of Orton and is viewed from the B9103 equivalent in 1990. 'University of Dundee' crosses with an Aberdeen bound train. This is the 1906 rebuild of Joseph Mitchell's 1856 bridge (see Tatlow's 'Highland Miscellany' for a view of the bridge being rebuilt).<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/53000/53613.jpg "Spey Bridge")
![This photograph perfectly illustrates what's wrong with the present Forres station - a stopped westbound train, sitting in a loop just outside the single track station waiting for a late running eastbound train in 1990. It's in Forres and just a short distance from the station but the passengers cannot detrain. And it's a hot, hot summer.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/55000/55708.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![View east at the former Kinloss station in 1990. This station was relocated further east to the junction of the branch to Findhorn on its opening and returned to the original location on closure of the branch. The building dates form the third incarnation. Note the westbound platform on the right, now obscured by foliage.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/56000/56952.jpg "Kinloss [1st, 3rd]")
![Looking west from Waterford Road level crossing to Forres (formerly East) signal box with the original main line, later goods loop, diverging to the right. The new station is to be built on this alignment. 1991.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1991]](/images/56000/56772.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![The goods yard, still handling coal but don't know if it was delivered by rail.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1991]](/images/56000/56881.jpg "Forres [1st]")
![Looking west towards Forres Station and signalbox in 1991. On the right is the course of the original route and site of station, soon to be the location of a new facility.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1991]](/images/59000/59201.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Looking west from the station platforms to Elgin West signalbox in 1991. These semaphores and the other mechanical signalling apparatus at Elgin are scheduled to be abolished in October 2017.<br>
<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1991]](/images/61000/61062.jpg "Elgin")
![156494 passes Elgin West signalbox with an Inverness service in 1991. The signalbox will be abolished and associated signalling replaced in October 2017 but the Sprinter remains in Scotrail service working out of Corkerhill.<br>
<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1991]](/images/61000/61074.jpg "Elgin")
![156496 passes the connection to the former GNSR station and yard as it leaves Elgin with a service for Aberdeen in 1991.<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1991]](/images/61000/61086.jpg "Elgin")
![156496 leaves the loop at Elgin heading for Aberdeen in 1991. The buffer stops of Elgin goods yard can be seen on the left and the site of a rail-connected timber yard on the right.<br>
<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1991]](/images/61000/61104.jpg "Elgin")
![Forres signalman holds the single line token out for the driver to uplift for the section ahead to Elgin West.<br><br>[Brian Forbes /07/1992]](/images/10000/10739.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![View east along the line from the viaduct over the River Findhorn to Forres sb avoiding the station (which is off to the right).<br><br>[Brian Forbes //1993]](/images/12000/12339.jpg "Forres [1st]")
![A long Class 37-hauled timber train heads east from Elgin in 1995. Following the demise of the Speedlink network in 1991, and the ill-fated Elgin/Keith-Coatbridge container service from 1991 to 1992, timber from Inverness to the Shotton paper mill was for several years the only regular freight traffic in this part of the world. By 2009 only occasional freight specials were serving the Inverness-Aberdeen corridor.<br><br>[David Spaven //1995]](/images/36000/36511.jpg "Elgin")
![Forres signalbox (formerly Forres East) looking to Aberdeen.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //199X]](/images/20000/20872.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![View over Elgin Yard in 2004. The busy scene is deceptive as the coal hoppers were stored waiting for scrapping.<br>
<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton //2004]](/images/62000/62270.jpg "Elgin")
![An Aberdeen - Inverness train at speed (and how) over Kinloss level crossing in September 2004.<br><br>[John Furnevel 12/09/2004]](/images/3000/3657.jpg "Kinloss")
![The former Kinloss Station on 12 September 2004. View is east from the level crossing looking towards Elgin. Kinloss station closed to passengers in May 1965. [See image 3657]<br><br>[John Furnevel 12/09/2004]](/images/6000/6103.jpg "Kinloss")
![View west over Elgin station in September 2004, looking towards Inverness. <br><br>[John Furnevel 12/09/2004]](/images/6000/6217.jpg "Elgin")
![Forres signal box in September 2004, looking east <br><br>[John Furnevel 15/09/2004]](/images/5000/5381.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![An Inverness service picks up the token for Forres at Elgin West Signalbox. This is the only operational signalbox in Elgin now and is the furthest north signalbox in the UK.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //2005]](/images/5000/5897.jpg "Elgin")
![North poles. Sections of the Inverness - Aberdeen line between Nairn and Inverurie represent the last significant stretches of S&T pole route extant on Network Rail, albeit they are disappearing fast. Part of the route is seen here in November 2005 at Alves, with a 158 about to pass below the A96 road bridge on its way to Aberdeen. Turning north on the right is the Hopeman branch, which now runs as far as the Roseisle maltings just beyond Coltfield. <br><br>[John Furnevel 02/11/2005]](/images/5000/5791.jpg "Alves Junction")
![The former Alves station looking west from the road bridge in November 2005.<br><br>[John Furnevel 02/11/2005]](/images/6000/6173.jpg "Alves")
![Forres signal box looking west from the level crossing in November 2005.<br><br>[John Furnevel 03/11/2005]](/images/5000/5782.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Trains for Inverness and Aberdeen crossing at Forres east during the late afternoon in November 2005.<br><br>[John Furnevel 04/11/2005]](/images/5000/5810.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![An Aberdeen - Inverness train held awaiting the crossing service alongside Forres East signal box in November 2005.<br><br>[John Furnevel 04/11/2005]](/images/5000/5811.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![The morning sun catches an Aberdeen - Inverness service at Mosset Road level crossing on the eastern approach to Forres station in November 2005.<br><br>[John Furnevel 04/11/2005]](/images/9000/9918.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Looking east from Forres, showing the signal box, signal and passing loop.<br><br>[Graham Morgan 31/03/2007]](/images/14000/14360.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![A Class 170 on the approach to Forres with an Inverness service.<br><br>[Graham Morgan 01/04/2007]](/images/14000/14362.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![New station building on east bound platform at Elgin<br><br>[Brian Forbes /09/2007]](/images/16000/16969.jpg "Elgin")
![Dr Fred Landery, SRPS Train Manager, with Ian Gilbert, a seasoned life member, talking along the right lines on the return leg of the autumn railtour to Inverness during a scheduled stop at Elgin. Scottish Railway Preservation Sociery (SRPS)<br><br>[Brian Forbes 22/09/2007]](/images/17000/17826.jpg "Elgin")
![Class 40 society members beside 40145 at Elgin.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 22/9/2007]](/images/16000/16685.jpg "Elgin")
![Electronic dotmax train departure board (or whatever) at Elgin showing the scheduled time for our special 1Z42 to leave.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 22/9/2007]](/images/16000/16701.jpg "Elgin")
![Tour Train 1Z42, 40145 for Linlithgow is prevented from heading east to Keith by signals. The small arm is for the branch left to Elgin East Goods.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 22/9/2007]](/images/16000/16725.jpg "Elgin")
![37422 held at signals at Elgin on 18 February with seed potato traffic from Elgin East yard bound for Ely. <br><br>[Mick Golightly 18/02/2008]](/images/18000/18070.jpg "Elgin")
![A final wave to the driver of 37422 as he takes his train away from Elgin on 18 February 2008 hauling seed potato traffic bound for Ely. (Photographed looking back along the line from Elgin East yard.)<br><br>[Mick Golightly 18/02/2008]](/images/18000/18154.jpg "Elgin")
![An Inverness bound train approaches Orton from the east. With the slight uphill trains really move quickly here, one moment it was on the viaduct then it was by me. The photograph is taken from the trackbed of the original alignment of the Morayshire Railway line to Craigellachie (later renamed Dandaleith when it ceased to be a terminus). The section between Orton and Rothes was abandoned when a new route was opened from Rothes to Elgin. Despite being closed in 1866 the trackbed of the abandoned route is in remarkably good shape in places.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 30/09/2009]](/images/25000/25801.jpg "Orton")
![Between Keith and Elgin the line drops down to cross the River Spey on a viaduct at Boat o' Brig. Having just crossed the viaduct on 17 April, rebuilt Scot no 46115 <I> Scots Guardsman </I> begins the climb up towards Elgin with the <I>Great Britain IV</I> railtour. The viaduct can be seen in the left background.<br><br>[John Gray 17/04/2011]](/images/33000/33807.jpg "Boat o^ Brig Viaduct")
![Brodie station, 46 years after its 1965 closure, as seen from the level crossing looking towards Forres. The station is now a house that also has B&B accommodation. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 28/06/2011]](/images/34000/34685.jpg "Brodie")
![<I>'The Cathedrals Explorer'</I> gets the road out of the loop at Forres east on 22 May 2012 behind A1 Pacific no 60163 'Tornado'. Passengers on the recently arrived 10.14 Aberdeen - Inverness service, currently standing alongside the signal box, will have realised by now that the welcoming committee wasn't for them after all... [see image 39459]<br><br>[John Furnevel 22/05/2012]](/images/38000/38979.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![<I>'The Cathedrals Explorer'</I> draws to a halt at Forres east on 22 May 2012 behind A1 Pacific no 60163 'Tornado' and awaits the arrival of the 10.14 Aberdeen - Inverness service.<br><br>[John Furnevel 22/05/2012]](/images/39000/39148.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![<I>'The Cathedrals Explorer'</I> leaves Forres on 22 May 2012 behind A1 Pacific no 60163 'Tornado', seen here crossing the Burn of Mosset on its way to Aberdeen.<br><br>[John Furnevel 22/05/2012]](/images/39000/39345.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![The 10.14 Aberdeen - Inverness service arrives at Forres on 22 May 2012 to much waving and cheering. [See image 38979]<br><br>[John Furnevel 22/05/2012]](/images/39000/39459.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![60163 Tornado about to leave Forres East for Aberdee with the Cathedrals Explorer.<br><br>[John Furnevel 22/05/2012]](/images/39000/39548.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![DBS 66097 brings a train of empty whisky tanks and containers into Elgin Up Loop on 13th September 2013, prior to propelling back into Elgin Yard. The movement was in connection with the next day's inaugural loaded train to Grangemouth as part of the EU-funded <I>Lifting the Spirit</I> project.<br><br>[David Spaven 13/09/2013]](/images/44000/44719.jpg "Elgin")
![A4 Pacific No. 60009 <I>Union of South Africa</I> has just crossed the River Spey at Boat o' Brig, between Keith and Elgin, on 1 May 2014 with the <I>Great Britain VII</I> (train A) on its way to Inverness.<br><br>[John Gray 01/05/2014]](/images/47000/47194.jpg "Boat o^ Brig Viaduct")
![Elgin station's new footbridge.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 04/07/2016]](/images/55000/55680.jpg "Elgin")
![Forres site clearance begins for the new railway alignment.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 04/07/2016]](/images/55000/55709.jpg "Forres")
![A token exchange at Elgin.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford Collection 04/07/2016]](/images/60000/60870.jpg "Elgin")
![The signalman at Forres with the beginnings of the new station's works beyond.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford Collection 29/08/2016]](/images/56000/56830.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Forres open days: a noticeboard showing the visiting hours for the site office for the Aberdeen to Inverness Improvement Project which includes the relocation of Forres station.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 01/09/2016]](/images/56000/56428.jpg "Forres")
![Preparation work the for realignment of Forres Station continues apace, with the ground now cleared of vegetation. Completion date is due for next October/November with a final possession of several days to complete it. Thereafter Forres 'box will close with the loss of two full time roles.<br><br>[Clive Meredith 10/10/2016]](/images/56000/56763.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![The new station at Forres seen from the second station, just to the south. To the left the new road overbridge is under construction and the right and centre shows the beginnings of the platforms for the new station. The new station will be at a similar location to the original I&AJR station site.<br><br>[Andy Furnevel 04/04/2017]](/images/58000/58918.jpg "Forres")
![The view west from New Elgin Road bridge towards the platforms of Elgin station on 4 April 2017. The line running off to the bottom right of the picture is the link to Elgin East yard. Note supermarkets now occupy the land on both sides of the station. For the view in the opposite direction [see image 58832].<br><br>[Andy Furnevel 04/04/2017]](/images/58000/58990.jpg "Elgin")
![This is the view east from the level crossing by the former Forres East Junction showing works to build a new longer loop at Forres. Note the beginnings of the doubling of this bridge, on the left, which will carry two tracks. Beyond the bridge a new track has been laid on the left alongside the existing running line.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 21/06/2017]](/images/59000/59732.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Forres East Signal Box, looking east. The box looks out on a large pile of new sleepers - part of the scheme which will soon see it superfluous and swept away. <br>
<br><br>[Alan Cormack 21/06/2017]](/images/59000/59751.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![View west towards the station from the level crossing which formerly approached Forres goods. The new station and loop are being developed to the right on the site of the original station.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 21/06/2017]](/images/59000/59752.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Stairs by the East box at Forres on 21 June 2017. On the right are the signal box access steps, to the left those for catching tablets from westbound trains, with the equivalent for eastbound trains across the tracks. In the background are the works associated with the new station and loop.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 21/06/2017]](/images/59000/59753.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Forres will soon have not only a new station (with a loop actually in the station) but also a considerably longer loop. this is the view west to Forres East Junction and the Waterford Road level crossing from the east. Waterford Road LC will be swept away in favour of a new overbridge alongside the new station.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 21/06/2017]](/images/59000/59903.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![A view south of the level crossing east of Forres station which will be replaced by a bridge to the west of the replacement station.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 21/06/2017]](/images/60000/60366.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![View of the level crossing at the former Forres East Junction in June 2017, before alteration. The view looks north.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 21/06/2017]](/images/61000/61496.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Work on the new station at Forres is progressing well, platforms are nearly complete, the footbridge is being erected and track laid. View west through the site on 7 July 2017.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 07/07/2017]](/images/59000/59940.jpg "Forres")
![The new station site is progressing well, platforms are nearly complete, the footbridge is being erected and track laid. This view looks east, with the signal box on the right.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 07/07/2017]](/images/59000/59941.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![The new station site is progressing well, platforms are nearly complete, the footbridge is being erected and track laid. This view looks west.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 07/07/2017]](/images/59000/59953.jpg "Forres")
![The new station site is progressing well, platforms are nearly complete, the footbridge is being erected and track laid. This view looks east, with the signal box in the distance.<br><br>[Alan Cormack 07/07/2017]](/images/60000/60103.jpg "Forres")
![The 0900 Inverness to Aberdeen service, formed of two unidentified Class 158 units, waits to cross the 0819 Aberdeen to Inverness service at Elgin on 29th August 2017. Just before the bridge is the junction for the goods yard, formerly the connection to Elgin East (GNoSR) station. The junction was temporarily removed during the<br>
engineering works a couple of weeks later.<br>
<br>
<br><br>[Caleb Abbott 28/08/2017]](/images/61000/61808.jpg "Elgin")
![A view of the re-sited Forres station nearing completion taken from the new overbridge built to replace the Waterford Road level crossing on the east side of the station. View taken during an organised visit to the site.<br><br>[Douglas Blades 29/08/2017]](/images/60000/60626.jpg "Forres")
![View west from the recently constructed overbridge at the new Forres station showing the extended loop serving the new station and existing alignment curving off to the left. Due to be connected up properly in mid October 2017. Photograph taken during an organised visit.<br><br>[Douglas Blades 29/08/2017]](/images/60000/60876.jpg "Forres West Junction")
![Elgin West signal box will be demolished tonight (6th-7th) after the last ballast train at 0030. One of the last exchanges at the box is shown as 158 711 heads west.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 06/10/2017]](/images/61000/61053.jpg "Elgin")
![Forres signal box will be demolished next week to make way for a car park - S&T are taking the frame for re-use! 170 418 is seen heading west after an exchange.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 06/10/2017]](/images/61000/61054.jpg "Forres East Junction")
![Elgin West box has gone. This is the view west at the level crossing, which is closed to both road and rail traffic for several days.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 08/10/2017]](/images/61000/61090.jpg "Elgin")
![A notice of closures associated with the works at Elgin.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 08/10/2017]](/images/61000/61343.jpg "Elgin")
![The Wards, closed to traffic. Elgin West box has gone. This was the state of the works on the 8th October 2017.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 08/10/2017]](/images/61000/61507.jpg "Elgin")
![View east at Wards Road showing Elgin West Signal Box has gone. The Wards has very bright light for work at night so it is easy to make out what is going on.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 10/10/2017]](/images/61000/61171.jpg "Elgin")
![Progress showing the extension of the loop west. The Wards has very bright light so it is easy to make out what is going on.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 10/10/2017]](/images/61000/61415.jpg "Elgin")
![Works proceeds apace at Elgin - the locomotives have gone because the goods yard is now cut off while the points are replaced.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 11/10/2017]](/images/61000/61169.jpg "Elgin")
![The points are in - the switching gear is next to the bridge.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 14/10/2017]](/images/61000/61280.jpg "Elgin")
![The points are in - the switching gear is next to the bridge.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 14/10/2017]](/images/61000/61322.jpg "Elgin")
![Signal replacement at Elgin.<br>
<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 14/10/2017]](/images/61000/61599.jpg "Elgin")
![A view of the work extending the loop with new track at The Wards, Elgin.<br>
<br>
Wards crossing almost done. Signals being toppled. Platform extensions not<br>
complete.<br>
<br>
The way the track machine (not pictured) had a smart Thomas Telford nameplate - possibly ex BR. (Does anyone know?)<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 17/10/2017]](/images/61000/61266.jpg "Elgin")
![The new points in place at Elgin.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 17/10/2017]](/images/61000/61657.jpg "Elgin")
![A panoramic view of the new station at Forres, looking south, from the road bridge to the west. The old station has been obliterated.<br><br>[Crinan Dunbar 19/11/2017]](/images/61000/61810.jpg "Forres")
