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37405 ‘Strathclyde Region’ stands at Spean Bridge station with the luxury land cruise the Scotsman. #Class37 #Tractor #Scotsman #SpeanBridge #WestHighlandLine #Trainspotting

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Early Spring in the West Highlands, the snow remains on the peaks, and the greenery of the hills is yet to come through. The Metro-Cammell built 156, the mainstay of the line for many years eases its way off the Horseshoe curve.
#Class156 #Scotrail #WestHighlandLine

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37423 ‘Sir Murray Morrison’ powers along the Mallaig extension near Lochailort with the InterCity Land Cruise Mk1 stock. These white roofed InterCity coaches always looked amazing.
#Class37 #InterCity #MallaigExtension #WestHighlandLine #Lochailort #Scotland #Trainspotting

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Good morning everyone. I hope we’re all doing okay, and whatever you have planned for today goes well.
Today’s image from the archives is 37403 ‘Glendarroch’ hauling the aluminium ingots off the horseshoe curve on the West Highland line.
#Class37 #Tractor #WestHighlandLine

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The start of another week; I hope it’s a good one for you all.
37406 ‘The Saltire Society’ heads north on the West Highland Line making its way to Fort William. Seen here on the approach to Crianlarich. #Class37 #WestHighlandLine #BritishRail #Trainspotting

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Happy new year everyone! I hope you’ve all had a great Christmas; let’s make 2026 a good one!
37409 ‘Loch Awe’ leads classmate 37423 ‘Sir Murray Morrison’ on the weekday freight from Fort William.
#Class37 #WestHighlandLine #Tractor #Trainspotting #WHL

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#train #railways #jacobite #photography #locomotive #westhighlandline

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West Highland Line to Close for Nine Days October will see the start of Network Rail’s programme of engineering work on the West Highland Line.

West Highland Line to Close for Nine Days www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/09/west-highland-li... #corrour #crianlarich #disruption #FortWilliam #glenfinnan #NetworkRail #NetworkRailScotland #scotland #WestHighlandLine

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#BenNevis #JacobiteSteamTrai #WestHighlandLine offers a scenic train journey between #FortWilliam & #Mallaig, passing through stunning #ScottishHighlands landscapes. Dramatic scenery, including the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct. #Lochaber today is stunning.

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West Highland Line Running YouTube video by Up the West Highland Line

Latest running session now available on my YouTube channel.

#modelrailway #DCC #DCCSound #modeltrains #WestHighlandLine #Scotland

youtu.be/CXMDAGFS7Bw?...

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Two cyclists in Duror forest

Two cyclists in Duror forest

Connel Bridge crossing the Falls of Laura

Connel Bridge crossing the Falls of Laura

Brilliant day #cycling #NCN 78 from Connel to Duror and back #Scotland. ScotRail bike bookings went well too. #westhighlandline @redkayak.bsky.social

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The month of May was a quiet modelling month, June doesn't look to be any busier due to work commitments. Here are some recent layout photos from the weekend. #bsmrguk #modelrailway #scotland #westhighlandline

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37424 ‘Isle of Mull’ draws up to the stop board at Upper Tyndrum with a light engine move to Fort William. Thankfully one of the sub class that survives today.
#Class37 #Tractor #UpperTyndrum #WestHighlandLine #Trainspotting

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Longer station platforms allow use of longer trains to Fort William ScotRail is to add extra carriages to services on the West Highland Line from tomorrow, Tuesday, 11th March.

Longer station platforms allow use of longer trains to Fort William www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/03/longer-station-p... #ActiveTravel #crianlarich #FortWilliam #glasgow #mallaig #NetworkRail #scotland #ScotRail #WestHighlandLine

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Work completed on £3.5m project on Scottish viaduct A £3.5m refurbishment project at Awe Viaduct has been completed by Network Rail. The three-span wrought iron viaduct was completed in 1879 and is found near Taynuilt on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line. Work on the viaduct began in Summer 2024 with the timber deck being replaced.…

Work completed on £3.5m project on Scottish viaduct www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/work-completed-o... #disruption #NetworkRail #oban #scottish #taynuilt #WestHighlandLine

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Fort William Yard in the 90s, and the weekday freight to Mossend prepares to propel back to the signal box. Scottish interloper 37428 ‘David Lloyd George’ will be taking the lead for the journey south.
#Class37 #Tractor #FortWilliam #WestHighlandLine #Trainspotting

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The mighty 1074m peak of Beinn Dorain towers above the West Highland line as it winds its way off the horseshoe curve. A class 37 heads north towards Bridge of Orchy with the West Highlander InterCity land cruise stock.
#Class37 #Tractor #WestHighlandLine #BeinnDorain

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The Glen Douglas is now housed in the Riverside Museum, home to Glasgow's amazing transport collection.

#glasgow #riversidemuseum #steamlocomotive #westhighlandline

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This K-Class 4-4-0 locomotive spent the next 20 years pulling carriages along the West Highland Line between Glasgow and Mallaig, one of the most stunning railway journeys in the world, which had opened in 1894.

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#glasgow #riversidemuseum #steamlocomotive #westhighlandline

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The production plaque on the Glen Douglas, a steam locomotive built by the North British Railway Company in the Cowlairs area of Glasgow in 1913.

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#glasgow #riversidemuseum #steamlocomotive #westhighlandline

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Last train of this late January Sunday leaves Laggan Bridge Station heading south to Glasgow. #bsmrguk #modelrailway #tmrguk #westhighlandline

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37401 ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ looking mighty whilst basking in the West Highland sunlight at Crianlarich. A little work worn and weathered, but a great loco, and more importantly, still with us!
#Class37 #Tractor #Crianlarich #WestHighlandLine

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The #Glenfinnan #Viaduct is a #Railway viaduct on the
#WestHighlandLine in #Glenfinnan, #Inverness, #Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Unknown Photographer
#SteamTrain #Photography

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Book Review: Class 37 locomotives in Scotland by Colin J. Howat This book shows Class 37s around the length and breadth of Scotland working on passenger and freight trains and at rest in maintenance depots.

The book is available to purchase from Amazon and from Amberley Publishing. www.railadvent.co.uk/2024/12/book-review-clas... #AmberleyPublishing #BookReviews #class_37 #ForthBridge #reviews #scotland #WestHighlandLine

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37410 ‘Aluminium 100’ and 37406 ‘The Saltire Society’ stand at Spean Bridge awaiting departure. Sadly both locos were cut up at Booths in Rotherham in 2013.
#Class37 #Tractor #SpeanBridge #WestHighlandLine #Trainspotting

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A cracking July day walking part of the ‘Road to The Isles’ between Corrour and Rannoch Moor Stations. The twelve and a half minute train journey took a leisurely 4.30 hours with stops for watching the cloud porn and snacks. Best hostel #lochossian #roadtotheisles #rannochmoor #westhighlandline

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From #London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to #FortWilliam 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on board the #CaledonianSleeper, composed of 🇬🇧 Mk2 and Mk3 coaches. The vestibules came with opening windows, very much to the photographer‘s delight.
Pictures taken on the #WestHighlandLine around #Rannoch and #Corrour in spring 2005. #ScotRail
#PastTrainTrips

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To #Mallaig on the #WestHighlandLine on a glorious day! 10 and a half hours there and back, but all that sitting made up for by some of the best scenery in Europe.

1. Outskirts of Glasgow. It gets better, I promise...

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