Plaidy railway station was a railway station at Plaidy, Aberdeenshire, ScotlandBritish Railways Atlas.1947. p.38 on the rural branchline to Macduff. It was opened in 1860 by the Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway and closed in 1944. Plaidy was from the junction at InveramsayMcLeish, p.79 and above sea level.McLeish, p.30
History The station served the needs of the local farms such as Parkside, Plaidy and Lower Plaidy as well as the Mill of Plaidy, a carding mill situated on the Burn of Craigston, about from Plaidy railway station.Scotlands Places - Plaidy railway station One of the stationmasters or agents, as the GNoSR referred to them, was James Minto. James transferred to the larger station at Auchterless.McLeish, p.35 At first most trains called at Plaidy.McLeish, p.40 The station and goods yard were closed by the LNER on the 22 May 1944, but the line remained open until 1961.
Infrastructure The station was on a single track section of line without a crossing loop or signalbox.McLeish, p.32 A goods yard was present with two sidings, loading platforms, a weighing machine and several small buildings. The single platform lay on the west side of the line and a simple shelter was present. A likely stationmaster's house and other railway related buildings were located nearby.Aberdeenshire XI.2. Alvah; King Edward; Turriff. Publication date:1926. Revised:1925 An overbridge lay nearby on the route to Macduff that has now been demolished.
The site today The goods yard buildings and platform were demolished and the site is now occupied by a private dwelling.
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Sources
McLeish, Duncan (2014). Rails to Banff, Macduff and Oldmeldrum. Pub. GNoSRA. .
External links RAILSCOT on Banff, Macduff and Turriff Extension Railway