| The Burghead Branch |
| A short branchline to the Moray Coastshire town at Alves, a village located between Forres and Elgin. Rarely photographed and often forgotten, Highland Rail were sent a few photographs to highlight some of the traffic the line has seen. The branch can now be regarded as Mothballed and has seen no traffic in recent years. Photographs are by Mike Cooper and from the late Norman Smart. |
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| 40101 shunts Grain wagons through the site of the old station on July 1978 (left). This has now been built upon with a road (right). Photo courtesy of Mike Cooper |
| Another view of 40101 shunting on the site of the old station. A classic uplifted railway line... a pathway! Photo courtesy of Mike Cooper |
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| 40103 at the loading terminal. At least this part is still here although the facilities have been expanded slightly. Photo courtesy of Mike Cooper |
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| Left: An undated shot of a 47 at Burghead station. Photo courtesy of the Norman Smart Collection. |
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| Above: A misc. dmu at Burghead on a Branchline Society Tour on 28/08/78. Photo courtesy of the Norman Smart Collection. |
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| Right: Another BLS tour at Burghead Station, this time with 156503 plus another SPT 156 in August 1991. Photo courtesy of the Norman Smart Collection. Right Below: Another view of 503/5xx this time as they pass Roseisle. Photo courtesy of the Norman Smart Collection. |
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| Left and Below Left: 47052 shunts a rake of Hoppers at Burghead and then can be seen on the return working approaching Alves Junction in May 1992. Photo courtesy of the Norman Smart Collection. |
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| Right and Below Right: 47291 passes Burghead Station with a rake of hoppers retunring light engine presumably to Elgin for onward movement to Inverness. This was also back in May 1992. Photo courtesy of the Norman Smart Collection. |
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| Left and Below Left: 37684 was possibly the last locomotive to visit the Burghead branch back in August 1998 as seen in these views near Alves and then at Burghead. Photo courtesy of the Norman Smart Collection. |