Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust
The Royal Deeside Railway is one of the members of the Ferryhill Railway Trust who are aiming to restore the former Caledonian Railway engine shed at Aberdeen Ferryhill, next to Duthie Park in Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Council, owners of the shed, have now leased the site to the trust allowing them to proceed with making plans for the restoration of the building. It is hoped to establish a railway heritage centre and workshop facility using the building and surrounding land once major restoration work on the building is carried out.
Some of the vintage carriage collection owned by the Royal Deeside Railway are stored at Ferryhill, but the site is not presently open to public access for safety reasons.
It is hoped that in the future the locomotive turntable and sidings next to the shed may be made available to the trust for use (these are still owned by Network Rail).
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