Date: 18/03/2021

The special train belonging to Jeremy Hosking pulls into Fort William station during a visit to the West Highland Line this month that proved controversial. ...
The overnight stop on the viaduct was due to a number of customers apparently expressing an interest in travelling from London on a sleeper service, staying on the train and perhaps spending one night on the train on the viaduct.
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Giving her reaction this week, Ms Forbes told the Lochaber Times: 'Whilst I completely understand why another train operator is exploring whether it can provide another service on the magical 'Harry Potter Line', it does strike me as odd that a train has to go all of the way from the south of England to the West Highlands during a pandemic to 'test the capacity of its water tank'.

'Given the number of complaints I received about the noise of the two diesel engines echoing around Glenfinnan, I think residents will be relieved to hear from Network Rail that this was a 'one-off'.

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