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STRICHEN TO ELLON WALK

(29th Sept 2015) Updated October 2016

BRUCKLAY TO MAUD JUNCTION

Now heading south from Brucklay for the 4 mile walk to Maud Junction. Another quite colourful walk through the Buchan countryside, with a number
of over and under bridges and the drop down into Maud. This concentrates on the Fraserburgh side of Maud station. The Peterhead side is covered more
on my Maud to Mintlaw walk.

 
Left: Heading southwards from the Brucklay site.                                                                     Right: Back towards Brucklay station site.

 
Sleepers, used as a barrier to snow drifts.

 
Heading south you run into a short, wooded cutting.  Probably a farm water reservoir of some sort!

 
Left: Back towards Brucklay.                                                                                                       Right:  Southwards towards Maud.

 
A 'C' road, leading from the A950.

 
Left: 32 and a quarter mile post. Mileage from Dyce Junction.

 
A ganger's hut to the south of Maud.

 
A 'C' road under bridge, leading from the A950.

 
The north Esk burn.

The bridge over the Ugie, from the New Pitsigo to Maud road. Maud to the left.

 
The track bed has been raised for the farm crossing.

 
Left: North side of the bridge, looking southwards.                                                          Right: The south side of the bridge, looking northwards.

 
Looking southwards. Our first view of Maud up ahead.                                                                          This is where the Up distant signal stood for the station.

 
Left: Looking back towards the over bridge.                                                     Right: Dropping down to Maud station site.

The village of Maud from the west side of the track bed.

 
Approaching the north side of Maud Village.

Looking back to the over bridge, towards Strichen.

 
Demolished bridge site over the B9106 (Victoria Road) on the final approach, from the north, into Maud station.

Maud Village from the B9106 (Victoria Road).

 
Back up on the track bed, towards Maud Station site. The grassy embankment is quite pleasant in the afternoon sunlight.

 
Left: The Peterhead branch as it runs into Maud Stn, level with the Fraserburgh branch.
Right: Old Pillbox at the north end of the station site. It stands in the center of the two branch lines.

MAUD JUNCTION

Maud Station & Junction Layout (NLS Maps)

 
Left: The Fraserburgh platforms . The Down platform was seldom used (on the right) with all trains using the Up platform that was signaled in both directions. (See below left).
Right: North End, with the Peterhead platforms behind the Fraserburgh Up platform.

 
Left: Reverse view of above left. Passenger train entering the Up Fraserburgh platform at Maud. (1960's).   Right: Approximately the same spot today. N.B. the staff crossing in
front of the locomotive, is where the present day steps are built for ease of getting on and off the island platform. (Video film screen grab).

 
Left: Peterhead Down & Up platforms. Towards Peterhead. See below.                                                                      Right: Towards Dyce.

 
Left: Rails laying on the island platform.  Right: South end of the Peterhead platorms on the left. Fraserburgh platforms on the right. The ground opens up to the right,
as the junction turned into the Goods Yard.

 
Left: South end of Peterhead Up Platform, with old signal box store room still in place. The signal box was immediately to it's right.
Right: Down & Up Peterhead platforms. South end, towards Peterhead.

 

 
Left: The Ex signal box storage building.                                                                                  Right: Maud Signal Box in the 60's. Shows the concrete store on the left.
                                                                                                (Video Film Screen Grab).

  
Left: The signal box was to the right and this is where the track split from the single line, into the Goods Siding and int the station, either for Fraserburgh or Peterhead.
The train stopped at the signal, outside the box and the loco and first two coaches (Or more) were uncoupled and run into the down Peterhead platform. Once clear,
the Fraserburgh light engine, that was standing on the Up platform, was signaled onto the two (or more) coaches and coupled up. Once completed the train was
signaled into the Up Fraserburgh platform for it's onward journey. The Down Fraserburgh platform was seldom used by passenger trains. I expect this was for
easier shunting moves in the signal box.

 
Turntable pit remains in the Goods Yard.

The north end of the Goods Yard towards the station entrance by the Hotel and shop.

Information board showing local interest and 4.5 miles to Auchnagatt.

Getting into the start of the walk towards Auchngatt.

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Video Screen grabs from the The Railways Of Scotland Volume 4 "Aberdeen and the Grampians". An excellent video available on DVD, from
Cinerail at: http://www.cinerail.com/   There are many great archive scenes of almost every Scottish route you can think of. Well worth a look.

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