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Crianlarich
All photographs of this location in date order.
![Class 37 hauled passenger train running north at Crianlarich.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/890.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Looking north at steam engine 44871 being taken north at Crianlarich station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/891.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Looking north to Crianlarich Junction.<br><br>[John Gray //]](/images/1000/1751.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Southbound train approaching Crianlarich.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore //]](/images/12000/12927.jpg "Crianlarich")
![<i>Mexican Bean</I> at Crianlarich waiting to leave for Oban.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //]](/images/14000/14661.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A Glasgow - Oban service between Crianlarich and Tyndrum. [See News Item]<br><br>[Norman McNab //]](/images/30000/30637.jpg "Crianlarich")
![K4 61995 <I>Cameron of Lochiel</I> stands at Crianlarich on 18 June 1960 with the SLS/RCTS 'Scottish Rail Tour' returning from Fort William. From here the special took the C&O route to Glasgow Buchanan Street. <br><br>[David Stewart 18/06/1960]](/images/46000/46305.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A Mallaig - Glasgow Queen Street train at the south end of Crianlarich station in the summer of 1960 behind B1 61355 (nearest) and Standard class 5 73105. <br><br>[David Stewart 18/06/1960]](/images/47000/47375.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Eastfield's BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73077, photographed shortly after arrival at Crianlarich on 6 September 1961 with the 10.5am ex-Glasgow Queen Street.<br><br>[David Stewart 06/09/1961]](/images/47000/47877.jpg "Crianlarich")
![CR123 on the turntable at Crianlarich shed during heavy snow on 12 April 1963. The locomotive was being turned prior to taking the SLS/BLS <I>Scottish Rambler No 2</I> back to Glasgow Central following an earlier visit to the Killin branch.<br><br>[John Robin 12/04/1963]](/images/49000/49380.jpg "Crianlarich")
![BRCW Type 2 5357 on a Fort William - Glasgow Queen Street working crossing a northbound service at Crianlarich in the summer of 1971. The train crews are in the process of swapping over.<br><br>[John Furnevel 29/06/1971]](/images/4000/4038.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Luchtime train for Fort William gets the road. Steam heating is evident.<BR/>37039/33. <br><br>[Brian Forbes //1977]](/images/10000/10912.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A welcome sight to many over the years. The old <I>Refreshment Rooms</I> sign at Crianlarich in 1982.<br><br>[David Panton //1982]](/images/16000/16950.jpg "Crianlarich")
![The southbound sleeper from Fort William stands at Crianlarich on a Summer evening in 1985 hauled by a class 37 locomotive accompanied by an ETHEL unit.<br><br>[Colin Alexander //1985]](/images/20000/20790.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Wet day at Crianlarich, August 1985. <br><br>[Ian Dinmore /08/1985]](/images/32000/32780.jpg "Crianlarich")
![In the mid 1980s a few of the BRCW built class 104 DMUs were sent to Scotland, with one unit being repainted in a unique maroon & white livery and used on the Oban line. This unit became known as <I>The Mexican Bean</I> and is seen here at Crianlarich having arrived on a service from Oban in September 1985.<br><br>[David Panton 14/09/1985]](/images/21000/21228.jpg "Crianlarich")
![37 with permanent way train enters Crianlarich from the south.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1987]](/images/8000/8097.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Crianlarich viewed from the west side.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1987]](/images/8000/8098.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Crianlarich, east side of the station showing the engine shed. Since this photograph was taken a nice new station building in a more WHR chalet style has been built to replace the building on the right.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1987]](/images/8000/8099.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Crianlarich looking south to the station. The unattractive pile of rusty things is the remains of the old semaphore signalposts.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1987]](/images/8000/8101.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Crianlarich station viewed from the east. The building is today a tearoom.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1987]](/images/8000/8102.jpg "Crianlarich")
![37402 crosses the viaduct north of Crianlarich station with a Glasgow Queen Street - Fort William train in August 1987.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 10/08/1987]](/images/18000/18604.jpg "Crianlarich")
![LMS 5305 <I>Alderman A E Draper</I> stands at Crianlarich with a special in September 1987.<br><br>[David Panton /09/1987]](/images/17000/17256.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A class 37 prepares to take a train south from Crianlarich in September 1987.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 13/09/1987]](/images/33000/33403.jpg "Crianlarich")
![2005 stops for water at Crianlarich with southbound train<br><br>[John Robin 14/11/1987]](/images/6000/6971.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Northbound 37 approaches the redundant distant signal south of Crianlarich.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1988]](/images/8000/8493.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Looking more like a trainset than a real railway; the lunchtime speedlink arrives at Crianlarich. Hauled by 37 403.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8693.jpg "Crianlarich")
![37 403 heading south from Crianlarich with a not particularly taxing load. Access by kind permission of British Rail.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8701.jpg "Crianlarich")
![37 403 heading south from Crianlarich with a not particularly taxing load. Access by kind permission of British Rail.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8702.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Crianlarich groundframe and the locomotive shed. Access by kind permission of British Rail.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8703.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Oor Wullie enters Crianlarich from the north with the Fort William-Mossend freight.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8704.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Oor Wullie waits at Crianlarich for permission to leave.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8705.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Oor Wullie leaves Crianlarich to cross the northbound sprinter at Ardlui.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8706.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Sprinter on arrival at Crianlarich. The front portion is for Oban and rear for Fort William and Mallaig.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8729.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Pipes to go. Crianlarich, trolley by the locomotive shed now a PW depot.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8730.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Part of the ways. Crianlarich; left (rear) section for Fort William and Mallaig, right section for Oban.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/8000/8731.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A 37 with aluminium slabs makes a smoky departure for the south from Crianlarich.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/20000/20603.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A southbound freight restarts from a wet Crianlarich station on 21 September 1990 behind a pair of class 37 locomotives, having been held to cross a northbound DMU recently arrived on the right.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 21/09/1990]](/images/35000/35779.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Crianlarich south end 1991. These Sprinters could combine or split here. Building is old locomotive shed.<br><br>[Brian Forbes //1991]](/images/12000/12332.jpg "Crianlarich")
![37424 brings the midday freight for Fort William north. Seen just south of Crianlarich in 1991.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1991]](/images/53000/53625.jpg "Crianlarich")
![3442 pauses at Crianlarich on 07 August 1994 with the West Highland Railway Centenary Special.<br><br>[John McIntyre 07/08/1994]](/images/16000/16896.jpg "Crianlarich")
![The centenary of the opening of the West Highland Railway saw a double headed steam charter travel to Fort William. One of the stops on the way was at Crianlarich where most of the passengers took the opportunity to stretch their legs. LNER K4 class no.3442 with K1 no.2005 are seen at Crianlarich on 07 August 1994.<br><br>[John McIntyre 07/08/1994]](/images/62000/62868.jpg "Crianlarich")
![The southbound sleeper from Fort William stands at Crianlarich in 1995. Photographed from a cold and lonely platform while hillwalking pals went off to the pub for a drink by a warm fire!<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1995]](/images/42000/42272.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Southbound 37 hauled sleeper at Crianlarich in 1995. At the time the continued running of the sleeper was in doubt. A variant of this photograph appeared in John McGregor's book.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1995]](/images/45000/45502.jpg "Crianlarich")
![The (then) nightly northbound freight to Fort William pauses at Crianlarich in 1995. This would pass its southern counterpart further north.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1995]](/images/57000/57439.jpg "Crianlarich")
![The former locomotive shed and yard at Crianlarich in 2005. Now in use as a permanent way depot.<br><br>[John Furnevel 16/04/2005]](/images/3000/3589.jpg "Crianlarich")
![An Oban - Glasgow train at Crianlarich in April 2005 awaiting the arrival of the service from Fort William before proceeding south as one.<br><br>[John Furnevel 16/04/2005]](/images/3000/3590.jpg "Crianlarich")
![View north at Crianlarich in April 2005, with timber loading operations taking place in the sidings running along the west side of the station.<br><br>[John Furnevel 16/04/2005]](/images/3000/3591.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A morning DMU from Oban, bound for Glasgow Queen Street, shortly after arrival at Crianlarich on 16 April 2005.<br><br>[John Furnevel 16/04/2005]](/images/32000/32451.jpg "Crianlarich")
![On-track machine at Crianlarich.<br><br>[Colin Harkins 06/05/2005]](/images/10000/10405.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Truck come OnTrack Machine in sidings at Crianlarich.<br><br>[Colin Harkins 06/05/2005]](/images/10000/10406.jpg "Crianlarich")
![What a backdrop... Crianlarich looking South. Old locomotive shed on the left.<br><br>[Paul D Kerr 04/09/2006]](/images/12000/12474.jpg "Crianlarich")
![No; there is definitely nobody waiting to get on here... <br><br>[Paul D Kerr 04/09/2006]](/images/12000/12475.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A class 67 with the Fort William sleeper from Euston at Crianlarich on 30 March 2007.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 30/03/2007]](/images/30000/30319.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Scene at Crianlarich on 20 July 2007 as 156450 arrives from Oban to combine with 156496, which had arrived shortly beforehand from Fort William, before going on to Glasgow Queen St.<br><br>[John Gray 20/07/2007]](/images/15000/15924.jpg "Crianlarich")
![156496 arrives at Crianlarich and awaits the train from Oban. <br><br>[John Gray 20/07/2007]](/images/15000/15925.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Despite one author writing that it had been demolished in 1998, the former engine shed at Crianlarich is still standing and is now part of a maintenance complex surrounded by portacabins.<br><br>[John Gray 20/07/2007]](/images/15000/15963.jpg "Crianlarich")
![61994<I>The Great Marquess</I> complete with a wreath of flowers is seen arriving at Crianlarich with <I>The West Highlander</I> on 1 September.<br><br>[John Gray 01/09/2007]](/images/16000/16425.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Crianlarich station, viewed from the adjacent A82 main road, on a sunny Sunday morning looking north towards the junction with the Oban line. The well known refreshment room occupies the central, white painted, building. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 29/03/2009]](/images/23000/23100.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Photograph taken at Crianlarich on 9 May 2009 during a short break on the SRPS Mallaig Railtour. Locomotives used on the special were EWS liveried 37670 <i>St Blazey</i> and 37401.<br>
<br><br>[Norman Bews 09/05/2009]](/images/23000/23714.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Push button route selector at Crianlarich on 15 June 2009.<br>
<br><br>[David Forbes 15/06/2009]](/images/24000/24130.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A 6-car train is split at Crianlarich on 15 June following arrival from Glasgow Queen Street. The first two cars will head for Oban with the remaining 4 destined for Fort William.<br><br>[David Forbes 15/06/2009]](/images/24000/24140.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Impressive looking snow blower in the sidings at Crianlarich in March 2010.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 08/03/2010]](/images/28000/28205.jpg "Crianlarich")
![61994 <I>The Great Marquess</I> stands in the sidings at Crianlarich with the service coach on 10 September prior to heading for Oban.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 10/09/2010]](/images/30000/30644.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Platform view at Crianlarich looking north on 31 July 2011.<br><br>[John Steven 31/07/2011]](/images/35000/35186.jpg "Crianlarich")
![View north from the platform at Crianlarich station in July 2011 showing the junction of the routes to Oban and Fort William [see image 24130].<br><br>[John Steven 31/07/2011]](/images/35000/35213.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A train from Glasgow Queen Street runs into a wet Crianlarich station on 4 October 2011. The disused timber loading sidings stand in the background. A study is currently underway into the feasibility of reinstating timber loading facilities at Crianlarich, either from an upgraded railhead here, or on the truncated line to the former Crianlarich Lower. [See image 8732] <br>
<br><br>[Bruce McCartney 04/10/2011]](/images/35000/35938.jpg "Crianlarich")
![PW equipment in the yard at the south end of Crianlarich station on 4 October. <br><br>[Bruce McCartney 04/10/2011]](/images/35000/35966.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Track machine in the PW sidings alongside Crianlarich station on 23 November 2012. <br><br>[Brian Smith 23/11/2012]](/images/41000/41231.jpg "Crianlarich")
![156447 runs into Crianlarich with the Fort William portion already set up to couple onto 156493 with the Oban portion for the run to Glasgow Queen Street at 13.36 on 19 February 2013.<br><br>[David Pesterfield 19/02/2013]](/images/42000/42158.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A stack of steel sleepers stockpiled at Crianlarich on 19 February in connection with the relaying of track south of the station. [See image 3591]<br><br>[David Pesterfield 19/02/2013]](/images/42000/42263.jpg "Crianlarich")
![156493 stands at Crianlarich awaiting the Fort William portion on 19 February 2013. Over on the left steel sleepers are being off-loaded from a road vehicle in the goods yard.<br><br>[David Pesterfield 19/02/2013]](/images/42000/42470.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Scene at Crianlarich on 11 August 2015. On the right is 45407 with <I>The Jacobite</I>, diverted due to a landslip at Lochailort.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 11/08/2015]](/images/52000/52235.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Railtrack Sandtite unit waits at Crianlarich (Upper) before heading towards Glasgow, 14th October 2015.<br><br>[Brian Taylor 14/10/2015]](/images/52000/52890.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A northbound 37 with stock from Steamtown heads north just south of Crianlarich.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 29/07/2016]](/images/55000/55974.jpg "Crianlarich")
![156450 under a simply wonderful blue sky at Crianlarich.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 25/03/2017]](/images/58000/58607.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Ben More in evening sunshine. What a lovely day!<br><br>[John Yellowlees 25/03/2017]](/images/58000/58675.jpg "Crianlarich")
![This photo was taken on Saturday 25 March, when despite buses replacing trains Crianlarich-Fort William the <a href=http://www.crianlarich-station-tearoom.co.uk/>tearoom</a> was closed all day. The tearoom business is presently for sale.<br><br>[John Yellowlees 25/03/2017]](/images/58000/58699.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Information board at Crianlarich. See the erroneous claim that before 1965 there were no through trains between Glasgow and Oban! (These started a few years after the creation of British Railways).<br><br>[John Yellowlees 25/03/2017]](/images/58000/58766.jpg "Crianlarich")
![The 6 coach 0821 from Glasgow Queen Street prepares to divide with the front Class 156 DMU destined for Oban and the remaining 2 Class 156 DMUs continuing on the WHL to Fort William and Mallaig.<br><br>[Colin McDonald 12/04/2017]](/images/58000/58992.jpg "Crianlarich")
![A Class 156 DMU from Oban slowly approaches Crianlarich before coupling to the rear of a double 156 unit from Fort William which is already in the platform.<br><br>[Colin McDonald 12/04/2017]](/images/58000/58995.jpg "Crianlarich")
![156476, just arrived from Mallaig, waits for the arrival of 156453 from Oban [see image 58995]. The units will be coupled for the remainder of the journey to Glasgow Queen Street.<br><br>[Colin McDonald 12/04/2017]](/images/59000/59204.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Northbound Sprinter in Glen Falloch about to pass under the A82 south of Crianlarich.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 05/05/2017]](/images/59000/59346.jpg "Crianlarich")
![Southbound Sprinter passing the 'distant' south of Crianlarich, with Ben More dominating.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 05/05/2017]](/images/59000/59386.jpg "Crianlarich")
![I could hear this working hard climbing Glen Falloch long before I could see it. 44871 and 45407 (with 37517 at the rear) have just cleared the Crianlarich Viaducts and are turning west to run along Strath Fillan. A snowy Ben More provides the backdrop.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 28/03/2018]](/images/63000/63394.jpg "Crianlarich")
![An evening service for Fort William heads north between Crianlarich and Upper Tyndrum. Beinn Odhar provides the backdrop.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 28/03/2018]](/images/63000/63529.jpg "Crianlarich")
