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15/11/2023 Walk in the footsteps of explorers with West Highland Line audio drama [Community Rail Network] Visitors to the West Highland Line can step off the train and back in time thanks to a series of walks from stations based on an audio play. 'Benighted on the Moor' was commissioned by the West Highland Community Rail Partnership (CRP) to highlight how the coming of the railway to Fort William brought not ... (Permalink) Benighted on the Moor Bridge of Orchy Corrour Gorton Loch Treig Loch Tulla Rannoch Rannoch Moor Tulloch West Highland Community Rail Partnership Corrour Summit: B1 No. 61306 'Mayflower' and 37685 'Loch Arkaig' top and tail the southbound 'Steam Dreams - Highlands and Islands Explorer', nearing Corrour Summit. Corrour Station is in the distance. 15th May 2019. ... John Gray 15/05/2019 Rannoch Viaduct: 37408 and 402 cross Rannoch Viaduct with a southbound service. The camping coach, left of the station, is on the site of a former long siding. Bill Roberton //1987 Gorton Bothy: The shepherd's cottage at Gorton where, in 1889, Charles Forman, James Bulloch, J.E. Harrison, John Bett, Major Martin and N.B. McKenzie were to take shelter after the party walking the route of the p ... Ewan Crawford //1994 Community Rail Network
10/09/2023 Trainspotting: Take the train to iconic film location and walk to Rannoch Station [The Courier] Writer Gayle Ritchie catches a train to remote Corrour Station - immortalised in Trainspotting - for a walk along the Road to the Isles. (Permalink) Corrour Rannoch Rannoch Viaduct: A northbound freight crosses Rannoch Viaduct. In the background to the left is Schiehallion. Ewan Crawford //1990 Corrour: The most remote and highest station on the UK rail network is Corrour, seen here on 15th May 2019. In the picture is the station, the Station House Restaurant, Loch Coir' a' Bhric Beag and Loch Ossian ... John Gray 15/05/2019 The Courier
20/02/2023 Remote Corrour Station House in area made famous by Trainspotting looking for staff [STV] Corrour Station House wants a couple - or two friends - to join its small team in the Highlands. (Permalink) Corrour Corrour: The most remote and highest station on the UK rail network is Corrour, seen here on 15th May 2019. In the picture is the station, the Station House Restaurant, Loch Coir' a' Bhric Beag and Loch Ossian ... John Gray 15/05/2019 STV
11/05/2022 Our challenge seemed simple: Run around a loch and catch the train home but then the wheels came off [Sunday Post] The day dawned promisingly as my friend Vicky and I travelled by train through Central Scotland to the Highlands. (Permalink) Corrour Loch Ossian West Highland Railway Sunday Post
02/05/2022 Bradley Watts: Energy transition train is standing at Corrour get off and admire the view but dont dally [Press and Journal] This decade provides a vital opportunity for oilfield equipment and services (OFS) businesses to stand up and play their part in securing a net-zero future. (Permalink) Corrour Press and Journal
04/04/2022 £7m improvement project completed on the West Highland Line [Network Rail] Network Rail engineers have completed a £7m project to improve the West Highland Line for passengers. (Permalink) Bridge of Orchy Corrour Gorton Nevis Viaduct Rannoch Tulloch Upper Tyndrum Rowantree Lineside Cottage: Network Rail engineers have completed a £7m project to improve the West Highland Line for passengers. Over the course of 9 days, our engineering teams worked round-the-clock to replace more t ... Network Rail /04/2022 Network Rail
22/02/2022 Famous Scottish Trainspotting station looking for restaurant staff this summer [GlasgowLive] Two lucky people will be offered a unique opportunity to spend their summer at a famous location - and it's one you won't want to miss. As well as an epic and remote location, they boast excellent pay. (Permalink) Corrour Corrour: The most remote and highest station on the UK rail network is Corrour, seen here on 15th May 2019. In the picture is the station, the Station House Restaurant, Loch Coir' a' Bhric Beag and Loch Ossian ... John Gray 15/05/2019 Corrour: Loooking north towards Corrour Station in the early morning sun on 27 October. The old station house is now a restauraunt and very welcoming with good food. John Gray 27/10/2012 Corrour: The Station House Restaurant at Corrour on 15 December 2012. John Yellowlees 15/12/2012 GlasgowLive Corrour
16/10/2021 Playground of the rich £ 20,000 for three to four days to rent a lodge by a loch [Express.co.uk] BBC TWO's Grand Tour of Scotland's Lochs took viewers on a journey to discover the 'shining jewels in our landscape'. (Permalink) Blackwater Reservoir Corrour Kinlochleven Paul Murton Express.co.uk
19/08/2021 Remote station is 10 miles from nearest road but has direct trains to London [MyLondon] It's also the highest station in the entire United Kingdom given its mountainous location. (Permalink) Corrour Corrour: The most remote and highest station on the UK rail network is Corrour, seen here on 15th May 2019. In the picture is the station, the Station House Restaurant, Loch Coir' a' Bhric Beag and Loch Ossian ... John Gray 15/05/2019 MyLondon
05/04/2021 Here's how you can apply for the incredible job opportunity to be a chef at Scotland's most remote railway station [The Scotsman] One of Scotland's most remote railway stations, made famous by the film Trainspotting, is looking for a new chef to join their restaurant team this summer. (Permalink) Corrour Corrour: A view of Station Lodge at Corrour from the former signal box, now in use as holiday accommodation. John Yellowlees 19/03/2018 Corrour: The most remote and highest station on the UK rail network is Corrour, seen here on 15th May 2019. In the picture is the station, the Station House Restaurant, Loch Coir' a' Bhric Beag and Loch Ossian ... John Gray 15/05/2019 Corrour: The Station House Restaurant at Corrour on 15 December 2012. John Yellowlees 15/12/2012 The Scotsman Corrour
28/02/2021 The rugged wilds of Corrour: Trainspotting, movie monologues and Munro bagging [Herald Scotland] For many it is a location that will be forever immortalised by the words of Ewan McGregor's character Renton in Trainspotting when he proclaims ... (Permalink) Corrour Corrour: A view of Station Lodge at Corrour from the former signal box, now in use as holiday accommodation. John Yellowlees 19/03/2018 Corrour: The most remote and highest station on the UK rail network is Corrour, seen here on 15th May 2019. In the picture is the station, the Station House Restaurant, Loch Coir' a' Bhric Beag and Loch Ossian ... John Gray 15/05/2019 Corrour Summit: Black 5s 45407+44871 pass the remains of a snow fence on the long climb up from Loch Treig to Corrour on 26 October while hauling the SRPS Railtour from Fort William to Polmont. John Gray 26/10/2013 Herald Scotland Corrour
17/02/2021 ScotRail rides to the rescue of remote Highland community [ScotRail] ScotRail has introduced a temporary train service in a remote part of the Highlands, after locals who have no other access to public transport expressed fears theyd miss out on 'essential' shopping trips and medical appointments. The 17:37 Fort William Glasgow service was temporarily removed from the timetable following a 90 per cent fall in the number of passengers using the train during the coronavirus pandemic. The changes being made to the timetable reflect the current demand from customers, while delivering better value for the taxpayer. (Permalink) Corrour Fort William Rannoch Roy Bridge Sleeper suspension Spean Bridge Timetabling Tulloch ScotRail
07/04/2018 Brief Encounter tribute to star at West Highland railway stations [Scotsman] A new play which pays homage to the classic film Brief Encounter is to be performed at stations on the West Highland Line next week [10th to 15th April]. Brief Encounters on the West Highland Line will be staged at Arisaig, Corrour, Glenfinnan, and Rannoch station on the route between Glasgow and Mallaig. Station buildings at Rannoch and Corrour will be used for the 50-minute production from Tuesday, along with nearby halls and hotels at Arisaig and Glenfinnan. (Permalink) Arisaig Brief Encounter Corrour Glenfinnan Rannoch Rannoch: 'Brief Encounters on the West Highland Lines', a travelling CRP production. 'Original stageplay and evening meal accessible by train' - Saturday 14th April. John Yellowlees 19/03/2018 Scotsman
08/08/2012 Corrour Station House view 'spoilt' by derailed train [BBC News] The new owners of one of Scotland's most remote restaurants have said their business is being threatened since a train derailment in June. A 24-wagon freight train derailed between Corrour and Tulloch on the West Highland Line. Freight wagons, recovered from the scene, have been left in front of the Corrour Station House, which has become hidden from the view of passing trade. Lizzie Mackenzie said no-one seemed to know what was going on. [From Richard Buckby] (Permalink) Corrour Derailment Landslide Loch Treig Tulloch Corrour: Probably the loneliest loop in Britain - a lightly-loaded northbound freight creeps through Corrour in 1998. David Spaven //1998 Corrour: At 1520 the northbound service for Fort William pauses at Corrour. It's been 15 years since I was a regular user of Corrour and the new station house and a waiting room on the platform are distinct im ... Ewan Crawford 15/02/2010 Corrour: The morning train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street approaches a cold and snowy Corrour Summit in the winter of 1974/5. John Robin 14/12/1974 BBC