Visit to Corrour, March 2023

A superb video shot in early Spring during beautiful weather!  If you ever needed any inspiration to visit Corrour this is it! Travelling to the remotest station in the UK – Glasgow to Corrour by train – Bing video

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Distant Signals Film – The West Highland Lines before 1980.

Distant Signals is a film produced by Scottish Television just before the West Highland Line signalling was modernised with the introduction of Radio Electronic Block Signalling (RETB). A system which reduced the cost of running these lines by replacing all the line staff with a single manned control building  at…

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THE WEST HIGHLAND LINE – a GERMAN TV FILM

An excellent film of the line from Glasgow Queen Street to Fort William & Mallaig. The presentation features the line, places, activities and personalities along the route and is a great advert for the line. The dialogue is in German without subtitles but this does not detract from the enjoyable…

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VIDEOS

Visit to Corrour (2023) A superb video, shot in early Spring during beautiful weather!  If you ever needed any inspiration to visit Corrour this is it! First visit of the Midland Pullman (2021) Glasgow to Mallaig via Fort William (2021) This excellent video from Dylan’s Travel Reports perfectly captures the…

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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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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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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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