Coronation special at Milton of Crathes Station.

The Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society was formed in 1996 with the intention of restoring the section of the Deeside Railway which ran between Banchory and Milton of Crathes.
The society began restoration work in 2003. The society operated a one-mile section of track starting in 2007. The first steam-hauled passenger service operated in 2010. In 2020, the railway opened a new station at Birkenbaud lay-by.
After a platform was built at Milton of Crathes railway station, a station building was donated from the closed Oldmeldrum Railway and moved to Milton of Crathes, where it serves as the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society headquarters.
The railway currently operates a passenger service over 1 mile of track from Milton of Crathes to Birkenbaud Crossing. All services call and terminate at Milton of Crathes with each journey taking 15-20 minutes for a return trip.
Milton of Crathes station consists of a single platform and two tracks (which form a locomotive run-round loop and head shunts), a small shop, museum and a ticket office. A car park is available with disabled access