Date: 14/10/2021

A rail campaign group has accused Highland Council of having a 'head in the sand' attitude over its support for major road upgrading.

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Rail campaign group challenges Highland Council over support for A9 and A96 dualling

John O Groat Journal

A rail campaign group has accused Highland Council of having a "head in the sand" attitude over its support for major road upgrading.

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Southbound service passing under one of the two new flyovers at Ballinluig. To the right of the train the A9 dual carriageway can be seen which now has the national maximum speed limit of 70mph.
Location: Ballinluig
Company: Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
15/07/2008 Brian Forbes

The Findhorn Viaduct on the line from Inverness to Perth. Photo taken from the A9.
Location: Findhorn Viaduct [Tomatin]
Company: Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway)
02/04/2007 Graham Morgan

New single track replaces the former double track route between Inverness and Nairn, as seen from the front of an Aberdeen bound DMU in the late 1960s.
Location: Castle Stuart Platform
Company: Inverness and Nairn Railway
// Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven)

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Tags: x A9 x A96 x Highland Main Line x Aberdeen and Inverness Line