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STRATHSPEY RAILWAY.
Incorporated 1861. Extends from Dufftown to Abernethy, with a branch to cross
the Spey and join the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway at the Dulnain. Length
of Main Line, 34^ miles ; Branch, nearly a mile. Expected to be opened in 1863,
Directors.
Sir J. D. H. Elphinstone, Bart., M.P., Chairman.
William Grant, of Carron.
James Crombie, Grandholm Works, Woodside.
George Elmsly, of Woodside, Aberdeen.
James Findlater, Balvenie, Dufftown.
John Fleming, Ballindalloch.
Alexander Jopp, Advocate, Aberdeen.
James Petrie, Dufftown.
George Smith, Minmore.
John Stewart, of Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen.
Officials— Secretary and General Manager, Robert Milne, Aberdeen ; Engineers,
Alex. Gibb, C.E., Aberdeen, and W. H. Mills, C.E., Collargreen; Traffic Manager,
W. Walker, Aberdeen ; Solicitors, Adam & Anderson, Aberdeen.
INVERNESS AND ABERDEEN JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Incorporated 1856. Line from Keith to Nairn. Length, 40 miles. Opened
throughout in August, 1858. Extended to Inverness by amalgamation with Inver-
ness and Nairn Railway, and to Invergordon by amalgamation with Inverness and
Ross-shire Railway. Length of line from Keith to Invergordon, 86 miles.
Directors.
Alex. Matheson, Esq. of Ardross,. M.P., Chairman.
The Hon. T. C. Bruce, London, Deputy-Chairman.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Seafield.
Geo. Loch, Esq., London.
iEneas W. Mackintosh, Esq. of Raigmore.
Wm. Jas. Tayler, Esq. of Glenbarry.
Sir Alex. Penrose Gordon Gumming, Bart. , of Altyre.
Alex. Inglis Robertson, Esq., of Aultnaskiah.
His Grace the Duke of Sutherland.
Major Wm. Fraser-Tytler of Aldourie.
The Hon. George Skene Duff of Milton-Duff.
Colonel Hugh Inglis of Kingsmills.
The Hon. Simon Fraser, Master of Lovat.
R. B. M. Macleod, Esq., of Cadboll.
Officials — Secretary and General Manager, Andrew Dougall ; Engineer, Joseph
Mitchell, F.R.S.E. ; Locomotive Superintendent, William Barclay; Traffic Manager,
Thomas Mackay ; Accountant, W. Fen wick ; Auditors, Thomas Falconer, and Robert
Smith ; Solicitors, Stewart & Rule, Inverness, and H. & A. Inglis, W.S., Edinburgh,
Head Office — Railway Station, Inverness.
Stations and Station Agents — Inverness— (Superintendent), Robert Duncan, (goods
agent), John Kinnaird ; Culloden, James Ower ; Dalcross, Thomas Jagger ; Fort-
George, Alex. 0. Menzies ; Nairn, John Robertson ; Brodie, Alex. Fraser ; Forres,
Alex. Hutchison ; Kinloss, Alex. Young ; Alves, James Webster ; Elgin, William
Roberts ; Lhanbryd, Geo. Pressly ; Fochabers, James Clark ; Orton, Wm. Gordon ;
Mulben, John F. Miller ; Keith, Robert Murray ; Bunchrew, Donald Fraser ; Len-
tran, Donald Macdonald ; Beauly, James D. Fraser ; Muir of Ord, James Donald';
Connon, B. C. Munro ; Dingwall, Wm. Paterson.
BURGHEAD RAILWAY.
Act passed 1861. Line from Alves Station of the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction
Railway to the town and seaport of Burghead. Length of line five and a-half miles.
Constructed at the sole expense of the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Company,
power being given in their Branch Act to create new shares for that purpose — Opened
for traffic 1862.
FINDHORN RAILWAY.
Incorporated 1859. Extends from the Kinloss Station of the Inverness and Aber-
deen Junction Railway to the town and seaport of Findhorn — length, three miles.
Directors — Peter Brown, Linkwood, Chairman ; John Kynoch, merchant, Forres ;
Thomas Davidson, banker, Forres ; James Michie, bookseller, Forres ; Robert David-