Date: 19/11/2022

Strong support for Sir Archibald Sinclair in 1922, Concern over far north line future in 1972 and Ambitious plans for village harbour in 1997.

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Strong support for Sir Archibald Sinclair in 1922, Concern over far north line future in 1972 and Ambitious plans for village harbour in 1997

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Scene on the Far North line in the summer of 1971, as 5332 takes a train away from the platform at Altnabreac on its journey to Wick.
Location: Altnabreac
Company: Sutherland and Caithness Railway
//1971 David Spaven

Relief Signalman Dickie Paul beams from the Down platform at Brora after signalling through the return working to Inverness of the special train run to commemorate the centenary of the 28th July 1874 opening of the final phase of the Far North Line.
Location: Brora
Company: Duke of Sutherland^s Railway
28/07/1974 David Spaven

Here comes the train... and only 13 years late! An expectant crowd spots the class 24-hauled service from Inverness as it approaches Alness for the official reopening ceremony on 7 May 1973. The station had closed in 1960 when pre-Beeching cuts eliminated a swathe of wayside stations on the Far North line.
Location: Alness
Company: Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
07/05/1973 David Spaven

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