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Corrour
Corrour railway station is on the West Highland Line, near Loch Ossian on the Corrour Lodge#Corrour Estate, Corrour Estate, in the Highland (council area), Highland Region (formerly Inverness-shire) of Scotland. It is the highest mainline (railway), mainline train station, railway station in the United Kingdom. It is located between Rannoch railway station, Rannoch and Tulloch railway station, Tulloch, and is sited from Craigendoran railway station, Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh Upper railway station, Helensburgh. ScotRail manage the station and provide most services, along with Caledonian Sleeper. History Corrour station was built by the West Highland Railway between 1893 and 1894 on its line linking Glasgow with Fort William, and was operated from its opening on 7 August 1894 by the North British Railway. It has a passing loop around an island platform with a siding (rail), siding on the east side. In common with the line's two other remote passing places, Gorton rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrour Railway Station Map 2017 V1
Corrour railway station is on the West Highland Line, near Loch Ossian on the Corrour Lodge#Corrour Estate, Corrour Estate, in the Highland (council area), Highland Region (formerly Inverness-shire) of Scotland. It is the highest mainline (railway), mainline train station, railway station in the United Kingdom. It is located between Rannoch railway station, Rannoch and Tulloch railway station, Tulloch, and is sited from Craigendoran railway station, Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh Upper railway station, Helensburgh. ScotRail manage the station and provide most services, along with Caledonian Sleeper. History Corrour station was built by the West Highland Railway between 1893 and 1894 on its line linking Glasgow with Fort William, and was operated from its opening on 7 August 1894 by the North British Railway. It has a passing loop around an island platform with a siding (rail), siding on the east side. In common with the line's two other remote passing places, Gorton rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrour Lodge
Corrour Lodge is situated at the eastern end of Loch Ossian on the Corrour Estate on Rannoch Moor, Scotland. It is a large modernist residence (also let as luxury holiday accommodation) which opened in 2004 in place of Old Corrour Lodge, which had been destroyed by fire in 1942. The previous lodge had been built in 1896 for John Stirling-Maxwell when he purchased the estate. Earlier still a building now referred to as Corrour Old Lodge had been the estate house and was some three miles to the south. The location is very remote – the entrance drive from the nearest public road is eleven miles long. However Corrour railway station is only about four miles away. Corrour Estate The vast Loch Treig Estates, of which Corrour was a part, were owned by the Macdonalds of Keppoch from the 14th century. In 1834 the Duke of Gordon sold the estates to John Walker of Crawfordton, who died in 1857, for £45,000. There was only of arable land. An 1842 account of Kilmonivaig parish, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Highland Line
The West Highland Line ( gd, Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - "Iron Road to the Isles") is a railway line linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban in the Scottish Highlands to Glasgow in Central Scotland. The line was voted the top rail journey in the world by readers of independent travel magazine ''Wanderlust'' in 2009, ahead of the notable Trans-Siberian line in Russia and the Cuzco to Machu Picchu line in Peru. The ScotRail website has since reported that the line has been voted the most scenic railway line in the world for the second year running. The West Highland Line is one of two railway lines that access the remote and mountainous west coast of Scotland, the other being the Kyle of Lochalsh Line which connects Inverness with Kyle of Lochalsh. The line is the westernmost railway line in Great Britain. At least in part, the West Highland Line is the same railway line as that referred to as the West Highland Railway. History The route was built in several sections: *Glasg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Highland Railway
The West Highland Railway was a railway company that constructed a railway line from Craigendoran (on the River Clyde west of Glasgow, Scotland) to Fort William and Mallaig. The line was built through remote and difficult terrain in two stages: the section from Craigendoran to Fort William opened in 1894, with a short extension to Banavie on the Caledonian Canal opening in 1895. It had originally been intended to extend to Roshven, to give good access to sea-going fishery vessels, but the end point was altered to Mallaig, and this section opened in 1901. The Mallaig Extension was notable for the extensive use of mass concrete in making structures for the line; at the time this was a considerable novelty. The line never made a profit, and relied on Government financial support, which was given (amid much controversy) to improve the depressed economic conditions of the region. It was worked by the North British Railway, which later took the company over. Except for a short stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Ossian
Loch Ossian (Scottish Gaelic: "Loch Oisein") is a narrow loch that is about long on the north eastern edge of Rannoch Moor, on The Corrour Estate, with its western corner east of Corrour railway station. It is drained by the River Ossian, flowing north into Loch Guilbinn and ultimately to the River Spean at Moy. Loch Ossian is remote from public roads, and the nearest access is from Corrour railway station. On its banks near the western end of the loch stands Loch Ossian youth hostel, which belongs to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association Hostelling Scotland (SYHA; Gaelic: ''Comann Osdailean Òigridh na h-Alba'') is part of Hostelling International and provides youth hostel accommodation in Scotland. the organisation represents 58 hostels: 31 run by Hostelling Scotland and 27 af ... (SYHA). The hostel was recently restored as an 'eco-hostel', boasting wind and solar power, and grey water and dry toilet systems. At the eastern end of the loch is Corrour Lodge. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rannoch Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Rannoch.jpg , caption = Rannoch station, looking north from the footbridge , borough = Rannoch, Perth and Kinross , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = RAN , opened = 7 August 1894 , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road , embedded = Rannoch railway station, on the West Highland Line, serves the area of Rannoch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. In 2017, Simon Jenkins reported it to be one of the best 10 stations in Britain. It is situated between Corrour and Bridge of Orchy, from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh. ScotRail manage the station and operate most services, along with Caledonian Sleeper. History When the We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulloch Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Tulloch Railway Station.JPG , caption = Tulloch station, looking east (towards Glasgow) , borough = Tulloch, Highland , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = TUL , original = West Highland Railway , pregroup = North British Railway , postgroup = LNER , years = 7 August 1894 , events = Opened as Inverlair , years1 = 1 January 1895 , events1 = Renamed as Tulloch , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Tulloch railway station is a rural railway station in the remote Tulloch area of the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rannoch
Rannoch ( gd, Raineach or , meaning 'bracken') is an area of the Scottish Highlands between the A9 road, to the east, and the A82, to the west. The area is crossed from south to north by the West Highland railway line. Features of the area include Loch Rannoch and Rannoch Moor. The loch is in the northwest of the council area of Perth and Kinross. The moor extends further west, into the south of the Highland council area. The moor is partly within the catchment basin of the loch. The loch itself drains to the east, via the River Tummel into the River Tay. The railway links Rannoch station and Corrour station with Fort William in the north and Glasgow in the south. Via the north bank of Loch Rannoch the B846 road links Rannoch station with the A9 between Pitlochry and Blair Atholl. Corrour station is remote from any public road. The village of Kinloch Rannoch Kinloch Rannoch (; Gaelic: ''Ceann Loch Raineach'') is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorton Railway Station (West Highland Line)
Gorton railway station or Gortan railway station, named for the nearby Meall a Ghortain area of high ground, was a remote rural private railway station on Rannoch Moor, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, it was located at the present day Gorton Crossing engineer's siding where the ancient Rannoch Drove Road crossed the railway line. Alternative names recorded are Gorton Crossing Station; Gorton Farm; Gorton Platform; Gortan Railway Siding. To prevent confusion with the 'Gorton' in Manchester the LNER applied the name 'Gortan', suggesting that it appeared in timetables. It had originally been changed in 1928 from 'Gortan' to 'Gorton'. It was the least publicised station on the line and one reference states that it was discovered from time to time by journalists "''short of copy''". History Although the area seems remote, the presence here of the ancient Rannoch drovers' road meant that travellers would have passed this way in reasonable num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caledonian Sleeper
''Caledonian Sleeper'' is the collective name for overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland, in the United Kingdom. It is one of only two currently operating sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom, the other being the ''Night Riviera'' which runs between London and Penzance. A sleeper service has been run along the West Coast Main Line since 24 February 1873. Sleepers were historically run on the rival East Coast Main Line as well; however, all remaining sleeper services that ran on the east coast routes were withdrawn in May 1988. While InterCity continued to operate what would later become known as the ''Caledonian Sleeper'', it decided to remove all seating accommodation on its remaining sleeper services during the mid-1990s. The Anglo-Scottish sleeper services were transferred to ScotRail on 5 March 1995; as a consequence of the privatisation of British Rail, on 31 March 1997, the service was privatised as a part of the wider ScotRail fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Douglas Halt Railway Station
Glen Douglas Halt railway station was known as Craggan in the line's construction reports, also Glen Douglas Siding, Glen Douglas Platform (Private), Glen Douglas (Private) and finally Glen Douglas Halt. Opened by the North British Railway in 1894 or 1895 its status has changed several times along with its official name. The form Glendouglas was also sometimes used, such as on the platform name board. Location This old station on the Glasgow-Crianlarich trunk section of the West Highland Line was situated in a remote spot above Craggan, Loch Long,''Building the West Highland Railway'' Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui Heritage, http://www.arrocharheritage.com/Navvies.htm at the head of Glen Douglas, which drops away east to Inverbeg on Loch Lomond.''Mountain Moor and Loch'' p43 It is in the parish of Luss, historically in Dunbartonshire, now in the Argyll and Bute Council area. It is at a local summit (560 feet, 171 m) between the stations of Garelochhead and Arrochar and Tarbet. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ScotRail
ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail ( gd, Rèile na h-Alba), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government. It has been operating the ScotRail franchise as an operator of last resort since 1 April 2022. History The ScotRail network had since 2015 been operated by the private-sector franchisee Abellio ScotRail. In December 2019, Transport Scotland announced Abellio had not met the performance criteria necessary to have its seven-year franchise extended for a further three years, and the franchise would conclude on 31 March 2022. In March 2021, Transport Scotland announced that the franchise would not be re-tendered for another private-sector operator to run, but would be operated by an operator of last resort owned by the Scottish Government.ScotRail to be Nationalised ''Rail Express'' issue 300 May 2021 page 6 The move was welcomed by the ASLEF, RMT and TSSA unions. The Minister for Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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