New film to be shot about Alford Valley Railway to help get service back on track 26/01/2021, 11:23 am
It was one of the most treasured routes on the busy north-east rail network in the late 19th and 20th century.
And, although the Alford Valley narrow gauge railway in Aberdeenshire ceased carrying passengers in 1949 – and goods services subsequently came to an end on Hogmanay in 1965 – the line still boasts a mystique, which helps explain why Scottish filmmaker Fergus Cruickshank is creating a new work about this magical little route.
He can remember it from the days when he was growing up in the area and enjoyed watching the trains pass by on their regular journeys.
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