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This goods yard was east of Fort William [1st], terminus of the West Highland Railway. Today it is, approximately, the site of Fort William station.

It was laid out on the site of Fort William [Fort], the fort the town is named after. Several of the barracks buildings survived and were in railway use.

The cattle pens and loading banks were on the south side of the line. Approach was by reversing from Fort William [1st] (to the west).

The goods shed and yard was to the north of the line. These were approached from the east. Fort William Shed was to the north of these sidings, close to the Sally Port of the former fort. (The Sally Port gave access to the River Ness to the north, since re-routed). The headshunt of the goods yard continued east as a long siding serving Nevis Distillery.

The new station is slightly to the east and south, built on a new alignment just to the south of the original. The goods yard site is now roads and a roundabout, agrassy area, the former fort and a car park of a supermarket.

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