Allt Coire Mheadhoin Viaduct
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Allt Coire Mheadhoin Viaduct (1894-)Opened on the West Highland Railway.
Description
This viaduct is about half way along Loch Treig, it is the largest of the many bridges (and culverts) carrying the line over streams in the area. The line crosses the Allt Coire Mheadhoin / Allt an Dubh-chamais Mòr here. (Just to the north it crosses the Allt an Dubh-chamais Beag.)
On the 28th of June 2012 GBRf 66734 'The Eco Express', working a loaded northbound train for the Lochaber Smelter, derailed alongside Loch Treig following a landslip. The accident occurred just over a mile north of the viaduct, immediately to the south of Coire Sgrìodain.
Tank wagons were removed relatively easily to Corrour but the locomotive was ultimately considered a write-off and cut up on site, the pieces taken north to Tulloch (see image 44705).
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ViaductAliases
Allt an Dubh-chamais Mòr Viaduct
| Nearby stations Corrour Fersit Halt Tulloch Roy Bridge Spean Bridge Rannoch Gairlochy Invergloy Platform Banavie Pier Banavie Fort William Fort William [1st] Corpach Gorton [WHR] Invergarry | Midloch Lineside Cottage Lineside Cottage Loch Treig Speeder Shed Loch Treig Valve Shafts Creag Dhearg Lineside Cottage Loch Treig Tunnel Loch Treig Base Camp Tourist/other Loch Treig Stob Coire Sgriodain South Peak Stob Coire Sgriodain Meall Garbh Stob a^Choire Mheadhoin Stob Coire Easain Chno Dearg Loch Treig Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
