Riding on Scotland's Whisky train - Keith and Dufftown Railway
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Today we look at the Keith and Dufftown Railway Heritage Railway also known as the Whisky Train. Leaving from Dufftown we ride the Railway on some beautiful old preserved Class 108 Diesel multiple units down the 11 miles of track that runs from Dufftown stopping at Drummuir railway station and finally finishing in the historic Keith Town railway station.
This is a very historic and beautifully preserved heritage railway through the heart of Speyside in Moray passing along side many great single malt whisky distilleries such as Parkmore Distillery, Glenfiddich Distillery, The Balvenie Distillery & Strathmill Distillery.
If you love great views, unique train ride & single malt whisky, then this train is definitely for you.
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What do you think? Should this line be reconnected to the main rail network?
Yes!
Absurdly! I would use it regularly
What are the pros and cons? I have no idea.
Yes. No question. If Keighley & Worth Valley, North York Moors, Strathspey, and Bodmin & Wenford can all have a main line connection, why can't the Keith & Dufftown?
Also, reconnecting the branch to the main line would allow freight trains to serve the distilleries once more.
Nice video, just a couple of points, Keith Town Station building is a replica built about 15-20 years ago.
The line itself was used for freight (grain for the distilleries) until the mid-‘80’s. It was by then regularly used by
charter trains until 1991, final train was an HST. The preservation project started its efforts shortly after.
Just a piece of advice; if you plan to combine your train trip with a distillery tour, be sure to book in advance. When I visited a few years ago, we turned up at Glenfiddich to discover that all the tours were full. We did have a delicious lunch in the cafe, though.
Beautiful scenery,thanked for sharing this great wee railway with us. It’s definitely on my to do list now
Great video.Thank you.
Great video. Don’t stay too far away need to pay a visit 😊
As I am from Scotland, I had no idea that this existed. This place is like 50 minutes away from me. I’ve have a todo list, wanting to see The Jacobite and now I want to see this railway.
Thanks - just seen this . I will have a look at whether I can visit soon
I want to drive that train! Nice video Dominic.
Great content :)
Glad you enjoyed it, if you have any recommendations please let me know.
We just discovered your channel (we’re in Canada) and are really enjoying working our way thru. Our question about this one…did you try the whisky ice cream? :)
Been there after deciding not to go to the games
its a really nice day out, I would recommend everyone give it a try.
Excellent video! Be careful sticking your head out of train windows. People have been decapitated.
Class 143 pacer trains not class 105s
The 143 is a recent addition to the fleet. Still in Northern livery! Despite being made in Scotland, the 143s never saw service up here, although the K&D is the sort of tiny branch line they were designed for. Unfortunately these railbuses ended up on busy urban commuter and cross-country routes in the North of England where they were really inadequate.