RAILSCOT | Harry Potter fans warned after near misses on Glenfinnan Viaduct [BBC News]

Harry Potter fans warned after near misses on Glenfinnan Viaduct [BBC News]

Date: 20/05/2017

Harry Potter fans are risking death by wandering on to a railway line to take photographs of a viaduct used for scenes in the fantasy adventure films. British Transport Police said incidents at the Glenfinnan Viaduct played a part in a 16% rise in railway trespassing offences in Scotland last year. BTP has issued a fresh warning for people to stay away from the area of the West Highland Line. In 2015, a family was among tourists who put themselves in danger. The couple and their child were seen running on the railway line.

External links

Rail line warning for Harry Potter fans

BBC News

Police say fans are risking their lives trying to take pictures of a location from the Harry Potter films.

Related images

Black 5 No. 45407 leaves an attractive smoke trail as it crosses Glenfinnan Viaduct on 10 October 2012 with The Jacobite steam service to Mallaig.
Location: Glenfinnan Viaduct
Company: Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
10/10/2012 John Gray

A Class 27 rumbles over Glenfinnan Viaduct with a Fort William-bound train in 1980.
Location: Glenfinnan Viaduct
Company: Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
//1980 Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven)

Crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct in the summer of 1991.
Location: Glenfinnan Viaduct
Company: Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
/07/1991 Ian Dinmore

Related news items

Tags: x West Highland Lines x Glenfinnan Viaduct

Date	Item
23/01/2020	Stag spotted running across Glenfinnan Viaduct [BBC News]
16/01/2020	Glenfinnan Viaduct is the back drop to railway protection work [Network Rail]
11/02/2019	Harry Potter fans flocking to Glenfinnan for glimpse of iconic viaduct [Wigan Globe]
11/02/2019	New footpath at iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct to support tourism [ScotRail]
15/08/2018	Plans for car park at Glenfinnan Viaduct Harry Potter hotspot [BBC News]
20/04/2018	West Highland Line journey times review [BBC News]
29/05/2017	Harry Potter train added to new £10 note [The National]
20/01/2017	Oban to Glasgow rail line to stay closed until Monday [BBC News]
15/08/2016	Landslide debris cleared from Highland railway line [BBC News]
12/08/2016	Landslide blocks Highlands railway line and road [BBC News]
23/05/2016	New destinations for Scottish sleeper trains? [Rail]
01/04/2016	Isle of Mull and Iona Railway “ a new hope for island travel [Oban Times]
21/12/2015	Harry Potter turns Scots train route into success [Scotsman]
10/12/2015	Caledonian Sleeper trains to trial Oban service [Scotsman]
01/10/2015	Community Rail Awards 2015
07/05/2015	Harry Potter line steam train service hits buffers [Scotsman]
03/04/2015	ScotRail steam train operator has permit suspended [Scotsman]
01/04/2015	First Serco sleepers run overnight [Rail News]
05/11/2014	Scotland's Caledonian Sleeper train named one of the most unforgettable rail adventures in the world [Mail]
29/06/2014	Rail warning system “ears” can hear landslide [Scotsman]
07/03/2014	Stranraer line best in Scotland [Carrick Gazette]
28/07/2013	Call for action over West Highland Line [Evening Times]
19/02/2013	ScotRail to double train services for Oban [Oban Times]
24/01/2013	Sleeper service on track for upgrade [Lochaber News]
16/11/2012	National praise for ScotRail’s Highland cycling scheme [ScotRail]
10/08/2012	Satellite loo-blocker leaves ScotRail chiefs flushed with success [Scotsman]
31/07/2012	Harry Potter Hogwarts express train sparks problems [Scotsman]
23/07/2012	Hat trick for West Highland Line station adopter [ScotRail]
18/07/2012	Passengers escape uninjured in two separate landslide incidents on Scotland’s railways [Scotsman]
12/07/2012	Boulder 'likely cause' of West Highland line derailment [BBC News]
10/07/2012	West Highland line repaired after Tulloch derailment [BBC News]
03/07/2012	Derailment recovery work continues on WHL [Network Rail Article]
01/07/2012	West Highland Line disruption to last several more days [Lochaber News]
09/05/2012	ScotRail to distribute West Highland Line postcards
26/04/2012	Mighty steam loco passes through Moray [The Northern Scot]
02/04/2012	Posthumous honour for ScotRail station adopter [Railscot]
30/03/2012	Steam train 'braked' for women on Glenfinnan Viaduct [BBC News]
14/11/2011	Glasgow to Mallaig train hits object 'deliberately' left on track [STV]
07/10/2011	Cost-cutting threat to rural rail stations [Herald]
26/04/2011	Thank you ceremony for staff from Loch Awe train crash [Oban Times]
16/02/2011	Oban rail link is extended [Scotsman]
19/11/2010	Argyll train derailment driver honoured [BBC]
22/06/2010	Day trips to Oban direct from Edinburgh [First Scotral]
11/06/2010	Derailed train removed from line [BBC News]
23/04/2010	Fort on track for capital service [Lochaber News]
11/11/2009	Vital work to be carried out on West Highland line [Network Rail]
18/03/2009	A single to Paris please [Lochaber News]
06/02/2009	Scottish line is voted the best rail journey in the world [BBC News Article]
14/11/2007	CalMac receives historic wooden crest
23/10/2007	Fort William refurbishment completed
09/06/2006	Final 37 on West Highland Sleeper
13/01/2005	EWS introduces multi user service between Mossend and Fort William
13/01/2005	EWS wins Fort William aluminium contract
12/01/2005	Severe weather 7-12 January
02/11/2004	Talk The Caledonian Sleepers by Mr. Willie Black, ScotRail Sleeper Services Manager
29/10/2004	Disruption on Highland line [Scotsman]
05/10/2004	Talk The Highland Rail Partnership by Frank Roach, Rail Development Manager
18/05/2003	ScotRail's summer timetable
11/02/2003	Additional West Highland Line services
05/12/2002	Scottish Executive awards EWS with £1m for timber traffic
01/11/2002	Aberdeen to Fort William flow
21/08/2002	Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Fort William
17/06/2002	Jacobite Steam Train season starts
02/10/2001	Steam operates services on the Fort William to Mallaig Line
26/09/2001	Fort William re-opened to oil traffic
15/08/2001	Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunblane
06/11/2000	ScotRail's Highland Sleeper Suspended

Harry Potter fans warned after near misses on Glenfinnan Viaduct [BBC News]

Quick links

The Big Five

The Big Four

Photographs

Share

Scenic Lines

Contact