West Highland Line AV

An Audio Visual journey over the lines from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban, Fort William & Mallaig. The presentation features the lines in all seasons and runs for approximately 15 minutes. Tip: once the video is running, mouse over its bottom-right corner and you’ll see the small “full screen” icon.…

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The Jacobite

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The Jacobite Steam Train. This film, by Austin Whitehead, is a superb production. Filmed in October 2012 it shows the train and the superb scenery of the line to great effect. Sit back and enjoy!

Tip: once the video is running, mouse over its bottom-right corner and you’ll see the small “full screen” icon. full-screen icon Click on that to enjoy a taste of the beauty of the West Highland Lines in full-screen mode.

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B5 Corrour climb

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The B5 Corrour climb. British Rail Mixed Traffic Class 5 No. 44996 shows its paces heading a special charter on the last leg of the long climb to Corrour Summit.

Tip: once the video is running, mouse over its bottom-right corner and you’ll see the small “full screen” icon. full-screen icon Click on that to enjoy a taste of the beauty of the West Highland Lines in full-screen mode.

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Members

New Members are always welcome Download Latest Membership Form or contact: Duncan Wilson 43A Kirkintilloch Road Lenzie G66 4LB Scotland email:    westhighlandline@btinternet.com

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About the Society

 The Friends of the West Highland Lines promote development of the train services through the West Highlands. We want high quality trains, more frequent services, through tickets and reliable connections with ferries and local buses. Better transport for local people and visitors will increase accessibility and benefit the economy of the Highlands. To view our Constitution click…

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Mallaig Gold Award

KEEP SCOTLAND BEAUTIFUL – GOLD AWARD FOR MALLAIG STATION Mallaig railway  station has achieved Gold status in a new Keep Scotland Beautiful awards scheme. The  environmental  charity  has visited all 346 stations in Scotland since July  to assess their performance on issues ranging from clearing litter to recycling, waste management,…

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Garelochhead

Garelochhead (Cean a’ Ghearrloch) is located at the head of the Gare Loch which is connected to the Firth of Clyde between the Roseneath peninsula and the town of Helensburgh. The Gare Loch has had a long history of involvement with the navy and is currently the the UK’s nuclear…

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Helensburgh Upper

Helensburgh Upper

Helensburgh Upper is now the first station on the West Highland Line after it diverges from the electrified Glasgow suburban rail network.  Originally the line ‘officially’ started at Craigendoran Upper station which had an island platform until closure in 1964. The Station has a very unprepossessing entrance and can be…

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Arrochar and Tarbet

Click here Arrochar and Tarbet station is between the villages of Tarbet (an Tairbeart) and Arrochar.  Tarbet, half a mile from the station, is on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, Scotland’s largest freshwater loch by surface area. On the other side of the loch lies Ben Lomond, Scotland’s most…

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Tyndrum Lower

Tyndrum (Taigh an Droma) Tyndrum is a small village which has developed as a popular tourist stop because of its strategic position where the road to Oban branches off the A82 Glasgow to Inverness trunk road. It is also unusual, for such a small community, to be provided with two…

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