Aberdeen Maritime Museum 2025
Aberdeenshire
Trains run along a one mile line, part of the old Royal Deeside Railway route from Aberdeen to Ballater. Mainly diesel services, sometimes steam in the summer. Also a Battery Electric Railcar (unique within BR). Diesel "Driver for a Fiver" experiences are offered.
Operator: Deeside Railway Company Ltd
Address: The Station Milton of Crathes Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5QH
26 May; 2, 16, 30 Jun; 7, 14, 21, 28 Jul; 4, 11, 17-18 Aug. Santa: 30 Nov-1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 Dec. Visit website or facebook for more details.
The railway is a standard gauge steam and diesel hauled heritage railway, in a beautiful setting running alongside the River Dee. At the Milton of Crathes, there is an award-winning Victorian station with a railway carriage tearoom, all with views of the surrounding hills.