Ledcharrie Viaduct

Location type

Bridge

Name and dates

Ledcharrie Viaduct (1873-1965)

Opened on the Callander and Oban Railway.

Description

Also known as Glen Dochart Viaduct. This is an out of use single track three arch viaduct above Ledcharrie Farm which is to the north. The arches are reinforced with rails.

The viaduct was completed in 1871 by Easton Gibb.

The viaduct is midway between the former Luib station, to the west, and the former Killin Junction station on the long climb from Luib eastwards to the head of Glen Ogle.

Tags

Viaduct

Aliases

Glen Dochart Viaduct



Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North of Scotland v. 15 (Regional railway history series)

Birth and Death of a Highland Railway: Ballachulish Line

Caledonian Railway

Caledonian Routes 3: Stirling to Crianlarich - DVD - Oakwood Press

Callander & Oban Railway Through Time

Callander and Oban Railway (Library of Railway History)

History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: Callander and Oban Railway v. 4

History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: Callander and Oban Railway v. 4

Iron Road to the Isles: A Travellers and Tourist Guide to the West Highland Lines

Iron Roads to the Isles: A Travellers and Tourists Souvenir Guide to the West Highland Lines

Oban 1898: Argyllshire Sheet 98.07 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Argyllshire)

On West Highland Lines

Railway World Special: West Highland Lines

Scotland’s Lost Branch Lines: Where Beeching Got It Wrong

Scottish Central Railway (Oakwood Library of Railway History)

The Birth and Death of a Highland Railway: Ballachulish Line

The Caledonian, Scotland's Imperial Railway: A History

Trossachs and West Highlands: Exploring the Lost Railways (Local History Series)

Walks from the West Highland Railway (Cicerone Guide)