BEN ALDER rail crossing

13/05/2026

Hmmmm I think we need a village uprising to have our crossing included in the new agreement that will be including all similar crossings in scotland!

26/04/2026

Yesterday (Friday 24th April) they blocked the hill walkers carpark with rails and vehicles completely… they would have blocked the turning circle which is essential for residents and council services et, but for a residents intervention….
They have a yard they actually own opposite the signal box - why can’t they use that area!
Padlocked gates do not give Network Rail ownership of the hill walkers carpark or rights to block access for emergency services to two estates!!

See the photos in the comments section below…

Network Rail tells Strathy: “We’re improving access for disabled passengers”

22/04/2026

Unbelievable!
ScotRail will cut the service that is already lacking and yet Network Rail will abuse the residents of Dalwhinnie on a nightly basis with their overnight works until January 2027, however the letter to inform us arrived several days after the works started…. Not that we noticed a change in behaviour because they’ve been in the village since the start of the year every week so far and not always with notifications which they are meant to do!

ScotRail confirm 06.47 from Kingussie is to be scrapped

21/04/2026

Current use of the hill walkers carpark dominated each night by Network Rail doing their noisy overnight works keeping locals awake and/or waking them up!

18/04/2026

Multiple deliveries today… huge loaders reversing down our small street trashing pavements they damaged in February, which were repaired 24hrs ago and have again been driven over and crushed…
Ben AlderRoad is not appropriate for NETWORK RAIL abuse as it’s next to residential housing that is occupied 24/7!!!
The second vehicle waiting to deliver is on station road, parked on a pavement and blocking the entrance to The Apiary cafe!

08/04/2026

NETWORK RAIL UPDATE FOR DALWHINNIE
Anyone think this is another reason for the padlocked gates?
They act as if they own the road, carpark and street, and this is becoming unacceptable!
Every night until January next year!
They have used our drive to turn in the past with heavy vehicles and the road/pavements along Ben Alder Road, & Station Road, are in a shocking state!

13/10/2025

Dave Morris maybe we should be discussing the crossings access at this improvement meeting!!

MSP coming to Carrbridge Station to discuss Highland line improvements

15/07/2024

09/07/2024

New sign at Dalwhinnie station - at the bottom of the footbridge…
They fail to mention how this is a 1.7km detour each way!!!
Let alone their padlocks being illegal!

07/07/2024

12cars/vans parked at underpass today, bikers and walkers.. the lay-by opposite the deerstalker cafe is also full of cars now blocking the exceptional load lay-by where they stop, rest, pick up new escorts when heading west…
British transport police and transport of exceptional loads are also now impacted by the padlocking and creation/installation of huge OTT gates at the historic Drovers Road crossing on Ben Alder Road.
The road through the underpass is maintained by Ben Alder Estate and is now seeing significant increase in traffic… zero input from Network Rail.
Ohh and Dalwhinnie community coouncil has been reinstated so we will be in touch with stakeholders to move things along on this illegal stunt pulled by Network rail almost 3years ago!