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GREAT NOR TH OF SCOTLAN D RAILWAY.
The Royal Route to the North of Scotland
Is via ABERDEEN and the GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY. This rou e
serves Ballater— for Balmoral and Braemar— Peterhead, Fraserbura:h, Inverurie, Turriflf,
Banff, Macduff, Huntlj , Keith, Dufftown, Craigellachie, Buckie, Elgin, Foixes, Nairn,
Inverness, Dingwall, St athpeffer, Kyle of Lochalsh— for Skye and the Western Isles —
Wickj Thurso,-^and all places in the North of Scotland.
ISXPRSSS TRAZI^S, equipped with first and Third Class Corridor Carriages,
with Lavatory Accommodation and Lighted by Electricity, ran from and to Aberdeen in
direct connection with the West Coast and East Coast Companies' Fast Trains to and from
London and all parts of England and Scotland.
THROUGH CAKRIAG£S are run between ABERDEEN and INVERNESS by
all Trains, and conductors in uniform travel with the through carriages via Elgin.
Passengfers are requested to ask for Tickets routed via Aberdeen.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.
■ Passengers from a 1 through Booldiig stations in England and from through Bookin
Stations in Scotland south of Perth or Dundee, to Forres, Nairn, Inverness, Strathpeffer,
Wick Thurso, and other stations on the Highland Railway, may on request at the time of
booking have Tourist or Ordinary Return Tickets made available to travel -yia Aberdeen on
the outward journey and via Duiikeld on the return journey ; or the Tickets may be made
out to go via Dunkeld and return via Aberdeen. In travelling via Aberdeen passengers
have the choice in either direction of four routes on the Great North of Scotland Railway : —
(L) By the Moray Firth Coast Line, via Grange and Buckie.
(2) Via Keith Town and Craigellachie.
(3) Via Keith Junction and Mulben.
(4) Via Turriff to Banff'bridge or Macduff, resuming the journey from Banff
Harbour Station and travelling by the Moray Firth Coast Line via Buckie.
There is no railway connection between Banffbridge or Macduff and Banff
Harbour Station, a distance of about a mile.
SCENERY.
The Great North of Scotland Railway passes through some of the finest scenery in
Scotland. The variety is most pleasing. At one part the Tourist traverses souie of the
finest agricultural districts in Scotland, with beautiful sylvan and river scenery ; at the
next he is surrounded by high imposing hills, rising here and there to mountains ; whilt,
if he lil(is an eye for coast scenery, nothing could be finer than the prospect from the Coast
Line, which skirts the southern shore of the beautiful Moray Firth. The famous Deeside
Line, which runs along the picturesque valley of the Dee, carries one through the grandest
mountain scenery in the Kingdom. BALMORAL, the Queen's Highland Home, where the
Court is in residence for four months each year, is within nine miles of Ballater, the termi-
nus of the Deeside Railway. Coaches run daily during Summer between Ballater and
Braemar via Balmoral through magnificent Highland scenery.
GOL.F.
There are large and excellent Golf Courses at all the important places on the Railway.
A full list may be obtained on application.
CRUDENIBAY, ABERDEENSHIRE.
•vfIA New Seaside Hesot-t. Rail from Aberdeen by the new Cruden Railway. Sheltered
Beach. Golf, Bithing, Sea Fisliing, Fine Coast Scenery. The Company's splendid new
Hotel at Cruden Bay is now ready for the recept'on of visitors.
Full information and copies of Time Tables, Tourist Programmes, List of Country
Lodgings, &c., can be obtained by applying to Mr ALEXANDER KENNEDY, Great North
Railway Offices, Inverness ; Mr A G REID, Passenger Superintendent, Aberdeen, or to
W. MOPPATT, General Manag-©r,