Building record MAB24117 - HUTCHEON STREET STATION

Former railway station.

Former railway station. Hutcheon Street Station was part of the Denburn Valley Line between the Joint Station and Kittybrewster, and provided passenger and goods services. The building on Hutcheon Street was a basic brick structure at street level. The suburban stations could only book passengers to other stations served by the suburban line. The locomotives used for the Suburban service from 1885 were three Manson design 0-6-0 Tanks, fitted with Westinghouse brakes to allow passenger workings. The Westinghouse brakes were operated by compressed air and worked on every vehicle in a train, replacing the simple hand breaks on the tank and allowing it to haul the new passenger service. They were to cover the 6.5 miles in twenty minutes, from the Joint Station at Guild Street, stopping at Kittybrewster, Woodside, Bucksburn and Dyce. In 1887 Hutcheon Street and Don Street were added to the section, they provided a local service which encouraged people to move out of Aberdeen's city centre and travel to work. By 1888 there were twelve return services daily. On 28th January 1937 it was announced in the Press and Journal that after April 1937 the suburban railway was to end. Fourteen stations closed as a result of rivalry from bus services and the waning popularity of the train service. This marked the end of a chapter in transportation history for Aberdeen.

HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2018, ABERDEEN TO INVERURIE ROUTE ENHANCEMENT: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB5997.

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