Date: 27/10/2011

TRAIN services out of Inverness returned to normal this morning after leaves on the track left hundreds of passengers delayed yesterday. The problems began when the 6.47am train from Inverness to Edinburgh was unable to climb an incline at Westhill near Culloden due to slippery tracks caused by fallen leaves. The route was so slippery that the driver reversed the train to Inverness, where passengers had to wait more than an hour to get a bus to Aviemore.

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Inverness trains return to normal after delays

Inverness Courier

TRAIN services out of Inverness returned to normal this morning after leaves on the track left hundreds of passengers delayed yesterday. The problems

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A late 1970s shot of the sadly-missed 'Clansman' heading south from Inverness. Introduced at the time of West Coast Main Line electrification in 1974, this useful service was a casualty of pre-privatisation contraction.
Location: Millburn Junction
Company: Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway)
// David Spaven

Motive power line up under the trainshed at Inverness in March 2009 comprising (L to R) 158702, 158731 and 158741. On the far left 170403 can partly be seen having arrived from Glasgow.
Location: Inverness
Company: Inverness and Nairn Railway
30/03/2009 Mark Bartlett

The driver breasting the summit at Culloden Moor in the 1970s will be pleased to see Inverness in the distance - and no more gradients for his ill-suited Class 40 to tackle before journey's end.
Location: Culloden Moor
Company: Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway)
// Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven)