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Formed in 1845, it carried its first passengers the 39 miles (63 km) from Kittybrewster, in Aberdeen, to Huntly on 20 September 1854.

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The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating in the north-east of the country. Formed in 1845, it carried its first passengers the 39 miles (63 km) from Kittybrewster, in Aberdeen, to Huntly on 20 September 1854. By 1867 it owned 226+1⁄4 route miles (364.1 km) of line and operated over a further 61 miles (98 km). The early expansion was followed by a period of forced economy, but in the 1880s the railway was refurbished, express services began to run and by the end of that decade there was a suburban service in Aberdeen. The railway operated its main line between Aberdeen and Keith and two routes west to Elgin, connections could be made at both Keith and Elgin for Highland Railway services to Inverness. There were other junctions with the Highland Railway at Boat of Garten and Portessie, and at Aberdeen connections for journeys south over the Caledonian and North British Railways. Its eventual area encompassed the three Scottish counties of Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray, with short lengths of line in Inverness-shire and Kincardineshire. Fish from the North Sea ports and whisky from the distilleries of Speyside became important goods traffic. The Royal Family used the Deeside Line for travel to and from Balmoral Castle and when they were in residence a daily specia…

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The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating in the north-east of the country. Formed in 1845, it carried its first passengers the 39 miles (63 km) from Kittybrewster, in Aberdeen, to Huntly on 20 September 1854. By 1867 it owned 226+1⁄4 route miles (364.1 km) of line and operated over a further 61 miles (98 km). The early expansion was followed by a period of forced economy, but in the 1880s the railway was refurbished, express services began to run and by the end of that decade there was a suburban service in Aberdeen. The railway operated its main line between Aberdeen and Keith a…

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/ /1849 Great North of Scotland Railway Shortened route from Keith to Aberdeen Kittybrewster proposed. / /1850 Great North of Scotland Railway Authorisation to extend the line from Aberdeen Kittybrewster to Aberdeen Guild Street given. This was allowed to lapse. / /1854 Great North of Scotland Railway Authorisation to build line from Aberdeen Kittybrewster to Aberdeen Waterloo given. /09/1854 Great North of Scotland Railway Huntly to Aberdeen Kittybrewster inspected. 12/09/1854 Great North of Scotland Railway Huntly to Aberdeen Kittybrewster opened to freight. Passing places at: Aberdeen Kittybrewster , Kintore [1st] , Inverurie , Insch and Huntly . 19/09/1854 Great North of Scotland Railway Huntly to Aberdeen Kittybrewster official opening. 20/09/1854 Great North of Scotland Railway Huntly to Aberdeen Kittybrewster opened to passengers. Stations at: Aberdeen Kittybrewster , Buxsburn , Dyce [1st] , Kintore [1st] , Inverurie [1st] , Pitcaple , Oyne , Insch , Kennethmont , Gartly , Huntly . 01/04/1856 Great North of Scotland Railway Kittybrewster [1st] to Aberdeen Waterloo opened completely (with horse tramway to the Aberdeen Railway 's terminus at Aberdeen Guild Street ). Kittybrewster [1st] and Aberdeen Waterloo stations opened. Original Aberdeen Kittybrewster terminus closed. RAILSCOT | Aberdeen Kittybrewster Aberdeen Kittybrewster (1854-1856)

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first class only, they also carried some third class accommodation for passengers' servants. True third class LNER Encyclopedia: The Great North of Scotland Railway: Brief History Proposals for a line connecting Aberdeen to Inverness were first proposed in 1844.

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