Aultnaslanach Viaduct
47727 heads the return working of the NER's Railtour from Inverness to Newcastle.The engine is passing over the Ault-na-slanach Viaduct at Moy, the last timber viaduct existing on a main line Scottish railway.The viaduct was completed in 1897 and built of timber because of difficulty in securing foundations for a steel or masonry bridge. It underwent refurbishment in 2003 after some of the structure was found to be rotting. 66728 *Institution of Railway Operators * is on the rear of the train.
Location: Aultnaslanach Viaduct
Original line: Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway)
Photographer: John Gray
Contact photographer: John Gray
Date: 08/05/2018
Image number: 63967
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