Loch Treig Deviation (London and North Eastern Railway)
Introduction
This deviation of a mile and a half of the West Highland Railway was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1932. It is a deviation of the railway onto higher ground due to the conversion of Loch Treig into a reservoir. The River Treig is dammed by the Loch Treig Dam at the north end of the loch (and the deviation). The former trackbed is normally flooded and the new line passes through a tunnel, Loch Treig Tunnel. The water level was raised by 36ft (sources suggest anything between 33 and 36 ft!). See also Loch Treig Dam Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway West Highland Railway
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This is a single track and single bore tunnel of 450 ft on the east side of Loch Treig which passes under the west slope of Creagan Faraidh. It is close to, and to the south of, the closed Fersit Halt. It is built on a deviation from the original route, which was just to the west and at a lower level.
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Ewan Crawford //1995
Ewan Crawford //
Ewan Crawford 11/02/2013
