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Digitised copy of the The Story of the West Highland by George Dow, December 1947
Thanks to George’s grandson, James, we are now able to offer access to a pdf version of this classic publication here
Gold Award for best Rail User Group Website 2021/22.
At the Railfuture Rail User Group Awards in Bristol 16 July 2022, Friends of the West Highland Lines won “Best Website” for our contribution to rail campaigning. The original site was created by John McCormick and Norman McNab who engaged local Helensburgh web designer Jim Chestnut (www.atticweb.co.uk) to build the…
Midland Pullman visits Fort William & Mallaig
The Midland Pullman visited Fort William 23rd October then had a day trip to Mallaig on 24th before returning south on the 25th. You can view Angus Duncan’s lovely video clip of the train at Glen Falloch here
19/07/2021 – Highland Explorer in Service
18/03/2021 – ScotRail to be Nationalised
The Scottish Government has announced that ScotRail is set to come under state control following the termination of the Abellio Franchise contract in March 2022. ScotRail services will then be provided within the public sector by an ‘arms length’ company owned and managed by the Government. The Friends of the…
17/02/2021 – ScotRail’s ‘Rescue’ of Remote Highland Communities.
A local train for local people – ScotRail to the rescue. West Highland CRP helps ScotRail make the right decision: temporary service introduced to Fort William departing Rannoch 08:52 every Monday and Thursday. COVID-19 travel restrictions during lockdown have seen ScotRail’s passenger figures drop by around 90%. On the West…
20/12/2020 – Building the Mallaig Railway
The Glenfinnan Station Museum has published a book about the construction of the ‘Mallaig Extension’ – the line from Fort Willam to Mallaig, which opened in 1901, some seven years after the line to Fort William opened. Generously illustrated with recently-discovered photographs from 1900, this A4 landscape book, containing 123…
16/11/2020 – Glenfinnan Viaduct & the 102nd Anniversary of Armistice Day
02/04/2020 – Glenfinnan – Network Rail salutes the Healthcare Workers
Thursday April 2, 2021 the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct joined landmarks across the UK turning blue to show public support for NHS staff treating coronavirus patients. Alan Ross, director of engineering and asset management at Network Rail said; “We are delighted to be working with the Stage Group to illuminate Glenfinnan…
Digitised copy of the The Story of the West Highland by George Dow, December 1947
Thanks to George’s grandson, James, we are now able to offer access to a pdf version of this classic publication here
Gold Award for best Rail User Group Website 2021/22.
At the Railfuture Rail User Group Awards in Bristol 16 July 2022, Friends of the West Highland Lines won “Best Website” for our contribution to rail campaigning. The original site was created by John McCormick and Norman McNab who engaged local Helensburgh web designer Jim Chestnut (www.atticweb.co.uk) to build the…
Midland Pullman visits Fort William & Mallaig
The Midland Pullman visited Fort William 23rd October then had a day trip to Mallaig on 24th before returning south on the 25th. You can view Angus Duncan’s lovely video clip of the train at Glen Falloch here
19/07/2021 – Highland Explorer in Service
18/03/2021 – ScotRail to be Nationalised

The Scottish Government has announced that ScotRail is set to come under state control following the termination of the Abellio Franchise contract in March 2022. ScotRail services will then be provided within the public sector by an ‘arms length’ company owned and managed by the Government. The Friends of the…
17/02/2021 – ScotRail’s ‘Rescue’ of Remote Highland Communities.

A local train for local people – ScotRail to the rescue. West Highland CRP helps ScotRail make the right decision: temporary service introduced to Fort William departing Rannoch 08:52 every Monday and Thursday. COVID-19 travel restrictions during lockdown have seen ScotRail’s passenger figures drop by around 90%. On the West…
20/12/2020 – Building the Mallaig Railway

The Glenfinnan Station Museum has published a book about the construction of the ‘Mallaig Extension’ – the line from Fort Willam to Mallaig, which opened in 1901, some seven years after the line to Fort William opened. Generously illustrated with recently-discovered photographs from 1900, this A4 landscape book, containing 123…
16/11/2020 – Glenfinnan Viaduct & the 102nd Anniversary of Armistice Day
02/04/2020 – Glenfinnan – Network Rail salutes the Healthcare Workers

Thursday April 2, 2021 the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct joined landmarks across the UK turning blue to show public support for NHS staff treating coronavirus patients. Alan Ross, director of engineering and asset management at Network Rail said; “We are delighted to be working with the Stage Group to illuminate Glenfinnan…