Boat of Garten Railway Station

01/09/2026

Boat station looking great in this trailer!!

Ordinary people. Extraordinary deceit. Host Alan Cu***ng invites a ...

30/07/2026

Something that hasn’t been seen in over 60 years - Boat of Garten Down distant signal in the ‘off’ position. This tells the Driver of a Down train (Aviemore - Boat of Garten) that the next ‘stop’ signal outside Boat Station is indicating that it is safe to proceed into the station. A very impressive piece of work by the Signal & Telegraph Department (Rob Law). Not so many Heritage Railways have fully operational distant signals. More railway history being restored to use!

02/07/2026

A new arrival at Boat Station today!

17/06/2026

A new arrival at Boat station this afternoon 17/6. Waiting for the rest of it to be delivered!!

28/05/2026

Another beautiful day in Boat of Garten. The 11.39 departure for Aviemore with Ivatt class 2 and class 27 diesel assisting.

01/04/2026

Yes…it’s April..in the snow!!

19/02/2026

This is a reminder of a great moment in the history of the Strathspey Railway. We started operating a public service between Boat and Aviemore in July 1978. This was the culmination of work that began in August 1971 when the Company was incorporated and bought the closed railway from British Railways. Installation of the Nethybridge Road Bridge in 1996 enabled our extension to Broomhill which opened in 2002. Our ultimate goal remains to reconnect right through to Grantown on Spey..!

📸 Throwback Thursday – Can You Guess the Year?

Anyone remember this moment?
This is the Boat of Garten rail bridge being lifted into place — a huge milestone in bringing the Strathspey Railway back to life.

Boat of Garten Golf Course is proud to have a heritage railway running right alongside it, making a round here a little more special than most. Scenes like this are part of the story of how the line was rebuilt by sheer determination, volunteers, and a lot of heavy lifting!

👀 Do you recognise anyone in the photo?
📅 Can you guess what year this was taken?
👇 Drop your guesses (or memories!) in the comments below.

14/02/2026

03/12/2025

A reminder about our Old Blue Friend…