Golf Club House Halt railway station

Golf Club House Halt railway station,[1] also known as Banff Golf House Halt railway station was opened in 1914.[1] The halt was located close to the town of Banff's golf club on the links.[3] The line from Tillynaught opened in 1859 and a temporary terminus opened at Banff on 30 July 1859 and a permanent station opened in 1860.[4] There was a single platform at the Golf Club House Halt, located on the shore side of the line and no provision for goods traffic. The OS map of 1902 shows a 'Halt' at the site of the 1914 platform without indicating any structure at the site.[5]

Golf Club House Halt

Banff Golf Club House Halt[1]
LocationBanff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57.669103°N 2.539777°W / 57.669103; -2.539777
Grid referenceNJ 678 645
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1902'Links Halt' present[2]
1914[1]Platform Opened
6 July 1964[1]Closed to passengers
1968Line closed to all traffic

Banff Links was the terminus of the line until 1860 when the harbour station was opened.[6]

The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoS) took over the line in 1867 and operated it until grouping in 1923. Passing into British Railways ownership in 1948, the line was, like the rest of the former GNoS lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.[7] Passenger services were withdrawn in July 1964 and the entire line finally closed to all traffic in 1968. Old postcards show how handy the station was for the large numbers of visitors who used the beach in the summer months.[8]

Station infrastructure

The halt was a simple structure with a short wooden platform,[9] on the sea side of the single track line with no shelter or provision for goods traffic,[10] closing in 1964 with no remains surviving on site. The golf club house was nearby. The OS map of 1902 does shows a Links Halt at the site of the 1914 platform without indicating any structures at the site.[11]

Micro-history

One source states that a Banff Harbour Halt existed between the Golf Club House Halt and Banff railway station at the top of one of the cliffs but it is not shown on the OS maps or listed elsewhere.[12]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bridgefoot Halt
Towards Grange		   Great North of Scotland
Banff branch		   Banff
Towards Banff
Banff, Portsoy and
Strathisla Railway
Overview
LocaleScotland
History
Opened1859
Successor lineGreat North of Scotland Railway
Closed1968
Technical
Line length19 1⁄2 miles (31.4 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
 Banff
 Golf Club House
 Bridgefoot Halt
 Ladysbridge
 Ordens
Portsoy Harbour
Portsoy
1st station
Goods only after 1884
Portsoy
2nd station and line to Tochieneal
opened in 1884, through to Elgin in 1886
Tillynaught
Cornhill
 Glenbarry
 Knock
 Millegin
to Keith
Grange
Curve giving access from
Aberdeen opened in 1886
Cairnie Junction
(opened 1897)
Rothiemay
Huntly

See also

References
Notes
  1. Butt (1995), p. 106.
  2. Banffshire Sheet IV.NE & SE (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1904. Date revised: 1902.
  3. RCHAMS Site.
  4. Quick (2009), p. 71.
  5. Banffshire Sheet IV.NE & SE (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1904. Date revised: 1902.
  6. Banff Maritime and Heritage Association Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Maxtone (2005), p. 80.
  8. A Golf Club House Halt photograph. Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Maxtone 2005, p. 73.
  10. GNoSR
  11. Banffshire Sheet IV.NE & SE (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1904. Date revised: 1902.
  12. RailScot - Banff Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Maxtone, G.R. (2005). The railways of the Banff & Moray coast. Keith & Dufftown Railway Association. ISBN 0-9547346-1-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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