Date: 05/03/2023

Scenic trains with larger windows are being considered by ScotRail for a new greener fleet on lines in the Highlands popular with tourists. They could operate on the West Highland Line to Mallaig which has been a major draw for Harry Potter fans, and the Far North Line to Thurso and Wick.

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A westbound 4 car Sprinter is about to enter Borrodale Tunnel, the longest on the line, on a swelteringly hot day in 2017.
Location: Borrodale Tunnel
Company: Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
02/05/2017 Ewan Crawford

Having shuttled to Thurso and back 158702 runs in to Georgemas Junction ready to continue on to Wick. In the background the new crane and loading area for the Dounreay flasks are nearing completion and as a result the footbridge has gone and the old platform has been incorporated into the perimeter fence. See image [[12679]] for the same location in 1989. A few days after this photo was taken two DRS Class 37s with a nuclear flask wagon made a timing run to Georgemas Junction ahead of the Dounreay traffic commencing in earnest.
Location: Georgemas Junction
Company: Sutherland and Caithness Railway
06/07/2012 Mark Bartlett

Mallaig-bound Jacobite crosses a ScotRail service at Arisaig on 3rd June 2016.
Location: Arisaig
Company: Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
03/06/2016 David Spaven

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