Forres 1st railway station (site), Moray, 2017
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Forres 1st railway station (site), Moray, 2017
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 24 May 2017
Opened in 1858 by the Inverness & Aberdeen Junction Railway, later part of the Highland Railway, on the line from Inverness to Keith, this station closed in 1863 when it was replaced by the second station, located on the lines curving left. View west towards Brodie and Inverness. The original station was on the line that would have continued straight ahead, to the right of the signal box, where the piles of builders' materials can be seen. This 1858 straight line reopened in October 2017 with a new, third station, in the distance. The second station, along with the tracks curving left in this image, was removed.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.61174
Longitude
-3.621349