HATTON TO CRUDEN BAY

The walk began from Hatton Station site after a look around the village area. I was able to walk the trackbed for about a mile and a half (79) where the trackbed was ploughed in for a half mile where I was able to rejoin the trackbed by the demolished bridge at the road for Auchries (65) and walk the trackbed up to and into Cruden Bay station site.

Hatton Station Master's House (left)

 
Left: Trackbed south of the station and on the left of the main road where the railway bridge stood.
Right: The trackbed south of Hatton station looking towards Cruden Bay.

A closer view of the track stub to the north end of Hatton station. The Station Hotel is behind this mound
and the station site is on the far right by the buildings

The trackbed, on the left with telephone posts. The station was on the far (right) in the distance.
The main road runs on the right.

From the same spot looking towards Cruden Bay. The trackbed has been back-filled but can be followed by the
telephone poles. The top of a bridge can be seen by the third telephone pole and the line of bushes running from left to right.

  
I was surprised to find these lengths of original rail lying in the field ahead.

The rails are well pitted with weathering. Perhaps they should be in a museum!

Remains of the bridge at the road junction from the Cruden Bay to the Boddam-Ellon new road.

Beyond this bridge the trackbed, which has been untouched since closure. Looking back towards Hatton..

Looking coast wards from the same spot Cruden Bay Church is in the distance

From the same spot, a driver's eye view on the approach to Cruden Bay station. I walked this trackbed to
where it has been ploughed flat, to save a long detour around the main road

Looking back towards Hatton. The untouched trackbed stops where it has been ploughed towards the next road bridge,
or where the bridge once stood

The railway disappears again over the road. The abutment brought the trackbed through the cutting, seen above
The station lay within the cutting going into the distance with the viaduct just beyond the next valley.

The station was in the cutting just above.

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