Date: 28/06/2022

Highland tourists should ditch driving the busy North Coast 500 and instead enjoy a leisurely train holiday along the Far North Line, a community group has argued.

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Would you 'slow down' for a Far North rail holiday over NC500 chaos?

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Highland tourists should ditch driving the busy North Coast 500 and instead enjoy a leisurely train holiday along the Far North Line, a community group

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The empty coaching stock of the Royal Scotsman absolutely hammers through Fearn. The passengers had alighted at Tain and the coaches went to Inverness for servicing. This was the train returning to Tain to pick up the passengers.
Location: Fearn
Company: Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
29/09/2009 Ewan Crawford

North of Brora, The Far North Line runs along the east coast until it reaches Helmsdale then turns inland to follow the Strath of Kildonan. Black 5 No. 44871 is pictured near Loth, between Brora and Helmsdale, with The Great Britain IX.
Location: Loth
Company: Duke of Sutherland^s Railway
01/05/2016 John Gray

A northbound train on the shores of Loch an Ruathair in August 2007 on the section between Kinbrace and Forsinard.
Location: Kinbrace
Company: Sutherland and Caithness Railway
27/08/2007 John Furnevel

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