trains, including individual livestock, and these all had to be transferred to goods services, which were not always suitable. Moreover the railbuses were extremely unreliable, and when substituted by a conventional train, the ground level halts were impossible to use. In fact the railbuses did nothing to halt the decline in the line's finances, and this was brought to a head when the entire line was closed to passengers on 18 October 1965. On the same day the Highland line between Aviemore and Forres via Dava was closed. Goods trains continued for a further three years, mainly to carry coal to, and whisky from the distilleries in the Spey valley. However, on 1 November 1968 these services too ceased, the final train being drawn by Bo-Bo Type 2 diesel locomotive D5114. The track was lifted the following year, except for the short section between Aberlour and Dufftown, which remained open for goods traffic until the end of 1971. Present day Although the two stations at either end of the line are open, serving two heritage railways, (the Keith and Dufftown Railway at Dufftown, and the (second) Strathspey Railway at Boat of Garten on the Highland Railway's Aviemore to Forres route), no part of the original Strathspey Railway has been preserved. However, the section between Ballindalloch and Craigellachie has now been converted into part of the Speyside Way, which runs between Ballindalloch and Spey Bay. Many of the railway's attractive stone-built station buildings still exist today; some have been converted for private usage, while others are near derelict. The former station building at Aberlour has been converted into a tearoom and visitor centre. Knockando station buildings have been restored as part of the neighbouring former Tamdhu distillery and are listed buildings. The former Grantown East Station has been completely renovated, reopening exactly fifty years after the last train passed through as the Highland Heritage & Cultural Centre. Two of the four bridges over the Spey still survive: the joint road/rail cast-iron Carron Bridge and the impressive lattice girder bridge at Ballindalloch, both of which are designated as Category A listed buildings. The bridge at Abernethy (Nethy Bridge) has completely disappeared, and only the piers of the bridge at Tomachrochar survive. The line is closed in its entirety between Boat of Garten and Dufftown. Stations Dufftown (Keith and Dufftown Railway); opened 21 February 1862; closed 6 May 1968; Strathspey Junction; opened 1