Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:One source Template:Infobox Heritage Railway Template:Caledonian Railway (Brechin) The Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd is a private limited company formed by a group of steam railway enthusiasts, the Brechin Railway Preservation Society, with the object of operating a railway service on the former Caledonian Railway line between Brechin and Montrose, Angus, Scotland. This line was built by the Aberdeen Railway in the 1840s. It closed for passenger traffic during the early 1950s with final closure undertaken by British Rail in 1981.
Brechin to Bridge of Dun
[edit]The line has now been re-instated and preserved for Template:Convert between Brechin railway station and Bridge of Dun railway station and since 1993 trains have run at weekends during the summer as well as on special occasions at other times of the year. The two railway stations have also been refurbished.
Although the line originally went all the way to Montrose, which is still a station on the main rail network, there are currently no immediate plans to link the Brechin line back into the main rail network, as the section at Dubton through and onto Kinnaber Junction close to Montrose itself has now been redeveloped, making it difficult for the preserved railway to be reconnected to the national network at all.
Proposed extension
[edit]However, there is still hope of seeing the "CR Brechin" extended a further Template:Convert to Dubton, bringing it up to a total of Template:Convert in length. This is a long-term aim which would only require the re-instatement of a short length of track.
Locomotives
[edit]Steam Locomotives
[edit]| Number and/or Name | Built By | Type | Status | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | W. G. Bagnall | Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST | Awaiting Overhaul | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
- Diesel locomotives
- BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. 25072. Stored awaiting overhaul.<ref name="Platform 5, 118">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p. 118.</ref>
- BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. 25083, built in 1963. Awaiting repairs.<ref name="Platform 5, 118">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p. 118.</ref>
- BR Bo-Bo Class 26 no. D5301, built in 1959. Stored awaiting overhaul, painted BR Green.<ref name="Platform 5, 118">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p. 118.</ref>
- BR Bo-Bo Class 26 no. D5314, built in 1959. Operational, painted BR Green.<ref name="Platform 5, 118">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p. 118.</ref>
- BR Bo-Bo Class 26 no. 26035, built in 1959. Stored awaiting overhaul, painted BR Blue with full Yellow ends.<ref name="Platform 5, 118">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p. 118.</ref>
- BR Bo-Bo Class 27 no. D5353, built in 1962. Stored awaiting restoration. Painted BR Green.<ref name="Platform 5, 118">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p. 118.</ref>
- BR Bo-Bo Class 27 no. D5370, built in 1962. Operational, Painted BR Green with Yellow warning panels.<ref name="Platform 5, 118">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p. 118.</ref>
Diesel Multiple Units
[edit]- BR Class 205 no. 1128<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
- BR Class 205 no. 1132, Operational<ref name=":0" />
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website
- Caledonian Railway Diesel Group
- Video and annotation of Bridge of Dun railway station