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.
Old Keig
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Keig is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles northeast 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
57.23189° or 57° 13′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.69833° or 2° 41′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C9V68J2+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 110563095OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata 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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