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- The Morayshire Railway was the first railway to be built north of Aberdeen, Scotland. It received royal assent in 1846 but construction was delayed until 1851 because of the adverse economic conditions existing in the United Kingdom. The railway was built in two phases with the section from Elgin to Lossiemouth completed in 1852. When the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway (I&AJR) reached Keith via Elgin, the Morayshire was able to complete the Speyside second phase by connecting the Craigellachie line at Orton. Initially, the Morayshire ran its own locomotives on the I&AJR track between Elgin and Orton but this was short-lived and the Morayshire carriages were then hauled to Orton by the I&AJR. Disagreements with the I&AJR eventually forced the Morayshire into constructing a new section of track between its stations at Elgin and Rothes; this was completed in 1862. The Morayshire accomplished its final enlargement by connecting to the new Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) Craigellachie station in 1863. Crippling debt forced the company into an arrangement with the GNoSR for it to assume operation of the track in 1866. By 1881, the Morayshire had greatly reduced its liabilities and its long-sought-after amalgamation with the GNoSR finally took place. (en)
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- (James Grant) (en)
- (Opening ceremony at Lossiemouth) (en)
- (Original Elgin Station and headquarters) (en)
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- 1880-10-01 (xsd:date)
- Elgin (en)
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- Merged with Great North of Scotland Railway (en)
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- 1846 (xsd:integer)
- 1850 (xsd:integer)
- 1851 (xsd:integer)
- 1852 (xsd:integer)
- 1858 (xsd:integer)
- 1859 (xsd:integer)
- 1860 (xsd:integer)
- 1861 (xsd:integer)
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- 1863 (xsd:integer)
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- 1881 (xsd:integer)
- 1885 (xsd:integer)
- 1898 (xsd:integer)
- 1902 (xsd:integer)
- 1903 (xsd:integer)
- 1907 (xsd:integer)
- 1923 (xsd:integer)
- 1947 (xsd:integer)
- 1948 (xsd:integer)
- 1964 (xsd:integer)
- 1966 (xsd:integer)
- 1968 (xsd:integer)
- 0001-01-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- 0001-05-17 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-06-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-07-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- 0001-07-10 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-07-31 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-08-10 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-08-11 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-08-12 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-08-23 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- 0001-11-28 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-12-23 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- 0001-12-31 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- (en)
- New station built on site of the Morayshire Railway station at Elgin (en)
- * Alexander Forteath
* David Manson (en)
- Longmorn distillery branch opened (en)
- Railcars used on Lossiemouth branch (en)
- Rothes to Orton track lifted (en)
- Track from Orton to Craigellachie re-authorised (en)
- * James Samual
* Joseph Taylor
* Robert Blackwood
* William Mills (en)
- * James Grant
* Charles Cranstoun
* William Topp
* William Mills
* Alexander Watt (en)
- June – LNER introduces sleeping cars from London to Lossiemouth (en)
- July – Pre-opening inspection Orton to Rothes track passes but section from Elgin to Orton on I&AJR fails (en)
- LNER formed by amalgamations of several companies that included the GNoSR (en)
- * James Samual
* Joseph Taylor
* Robert Blackwood
* George Golightly (en)
- * Charles Cranstoun
* James Jenkins
* William Mills
* Alexander Watt (en)
- December – Linksfield Level Crossing Halt and Greens of Drainie Halt closes (en)
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- Chairmen (en)
- Morayshire Railway (en)
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- Great North of Scotland Railway (en)
- Secretaries (en)
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- Engineers (en)
- London and North Eastern Railway (en)
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- British Rail (en)
- General Managers (en)
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- Locomotive Superintendents (en)
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- Morayshire, N-E Scotland (en)
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- Timeline (en)
- Morayshire Railway (en)
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- At a meeting of the Society of Engineers, in January 1866, a paper was read by Mr. W. H. Mills, on the Craigellachie Viaduct. This viaduct was constructed for the purpose of carrying the Morayshire Railway over the River Spey, at Craigellachie, Banffshire, the engineers being Mr Samuel and the author. It consisted of three spans of 57 feet each on the north bank, and one span of 200 feet over the main channel of the river; ordinary boiler-plate girders constituting the former, and the latter being of wrought-iron on the lattice principle. The piers and abutments were of solid ashlar masonry, and the works were arranged for a single line of railway. It appeared that the excavation for the foundations was commenced in May 1862 and that the viaduct was opened for public traffic in July 1863. The total cost had amounted to £12,199 or equal to £29 10s. per lineal foot. (en)
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- — Annual of Scientific Discovery,for year 1866 and 1867 (en)
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- Timeline (en)
- Principal office-holders (en)
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- The Morayshire Railway was the first railway to be built north of Aberdeen, Scotland. It received royal assent in 1846 but construction was delayed until 1851 because of the adverse economic conditions existing in the United Kingdom. The railway was built in two phases with the section from Elgin to Lossiemouth completed in 1852. When the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway (I&AJR) reached Keith via Elgin, the Morayshire was able to complete the Speyside second phase by connecting the Craigellachie line at Orton. Initially, the Morayshire ran its own locomotives on the I&AJR track between Elgin and Orton but this was short-lived and the Morayshire carriages were then hauled to Orton by the I&AJR. Disagreements with the I&AJR eventually forced the Morayshire into constructing a new sect (en)
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