North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway

North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway

The rebuilt South Esk Viaduct
Overview
Locale	Scotland
Dates of operation	1881 (freight) 1883 (passengers)–present[note 1]
Successor	North British Railway
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	16 miles 8 chains (25.91 km)[note 2]
Route map Legend Aberdeen Railway Kinnaber Junction Hillside Montrose and Bervie Railway Dubton Jn│Broomfield North Jn Dubton Aberdeen Railway Broomfield Junction Halt Broomfield South Junction Montrose North Harbour Montrose (CR) Montrose Montrose South Harbour South Esk Viaduct Ferryden Viaduct Lunan Bay Inverkeilor Cauldcots Letham Grange Arbroath and Forfar Railway St Vigean's Junction North British Railway Map based on Jowett's.[1] This diagram: view talk edit

The North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway was a company established by Act of Parliament in 1871 to construct and operate a railway line from north of Arbroath via Montrose to Kinnaber Junction, 38 miles (61 km) south of Aberdeen.^[2] The company was originally a subsidiary of the North British Railway but was absorbed into its parent in 1880.

Construction of the line was delayed and, as a result of tests following the Tay Bridge disaster, one viaduct had to be dismantled and rebuilt. Rivalry between the companies on the east and west coast routes from London to Aberdeen, known as the "Race to the North", culminated in 1895 – the crucial point was at Kinnaber Junction, where the two routes converged into a single railway.

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