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Special Delivery for the Strathspey Railway Freight at Aviemore

Channel: John K Wells
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Private railways have often been the beneficiary of supplies such as spent ballast, spoil and old sleepers particularly those with a rail connection or adjacent to the national network. Construction of the triangle on the West Somerset Railway using used materials was made possible with a large part of the ballast coming directly from the West Country track renewals program some years ago. Here in Scotland such an arrangement took place and deliveries were made of used timbers for use on the neighbouring Strathspey Railway alongside the main line station Aviemore. The exchange is filmed here as 66040 arrives with the used sleepers before shunting them over to the railway via the rail connection.
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A freight train arrives at Aviemore with used sleepers destined for the Strathspey Railway. The delivery is part of an arrangement where materials such as old sleepers are exchanged between national rail operations and private railways. The footage captures the train, identified as 66040, arriving with the load before moving the sleepers to the Strathspey Railway via a rail connection. Other locations mentioned include Boat of Garten and the West Somerset Railway, though no operator is specified for the freight service.

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  • Platform ID fOWThhHwAmA
  • Views 5,304
  • Date published 10 Feb 2026 05:00
  • Date added 15 Jun 2026 05:16
  • Locomotives 1
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