Alford Valley Railway

The Alford Valley Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at what used to be the terminus of the passenger and goods Alford Valley Railway which connected with the Great North of Scotland Railway main line at Kintore.

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Museum
Description: museum and narrow gauge railway in Alford, Scotland
Also known as: “Alford Railway Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grampian Transport Museum and Asloun Castle.

Grampian Transport Museum

Museum

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grampian Transport Museum is a transport museum and charitable trust located in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exhibits focus on the history of transport in the north east of Scotland and include working and climb-aboard vehicles, static displays, and video presentations. Grampian Transport Museum is situated 830 feet northwest of Alford Valley Railway.

Asloun Castle

Castle

Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Asloun Castle is the remains of a 16th-century Z-plan castle located 2 miles south-west of Alford, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, of which only one tower survives. Asloun Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Alford Valley Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alford and Bridge of Alford.

Alford

Town

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don.

Bridge of Alford

Village

Photo: Bryan A Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bridge of Alford is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bridge of Alford is situated near Alford beside the bridge over the River Don. It is on the road towards Strathdon.

Keig

Village

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Keig is a village within the local government area of Aberdeenshire Council in the North East of Scotland and is located within the Marr area of Aberdeenshire three miles from Alford. It lies on the B992 road between Insch and the village of Whitehouse. Keig is situated 3 miles northeast of Alford Valley Railway.

Alford Valley Railway

Categories: narrow-gauge railway, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.23188° or 57° 13′ 55″ north

Longitude

-2.69831° or 2° 41′ 54″ west

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

9C9V68J2+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 110563095

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q4722153

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In Other Languages

“Alford Valley Railway” goes by many names.

Japanese: “アルフォード・ヴァレー鉄道”

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