ALFORD Valley Community Railway (AVCR) has confirmed its lease from Aberdeenshire Council had been finalised, thus ending increasing concern over delays by the authority in completing the lease (RM, August).
With access to Alford station, loco shed and the railway route secured, no time was lost in starting to clear Alford station and yard of undergrowth which had engulfed the site since the 2ft gauge line ceased operating in 2018.