I've wanted to ride the Jacobite steam train from Fort William to Mallaig for a very long time and last week as part of my Scottish trains holiday I got the tick on my bucket list The weather wasn't perfect but it was still excellent. These are some of my photos:
lots of people to see us off at Fort william:
jacobite steam train 07-07-2017 4392 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
nice smoke!
jacobite steam train 07-07-2017 4404 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
glenfinnan viaduct
jacobite steam train glenfinnan viaduct 07-07-2017 4534 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
Glenfinnan station
jacobite steam train glenfinnan station 07-07-2017 4563 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
an 'ut
jacobite steam train 07-07-2017 4736 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
at Mallaig
jacobite steam train 5MT 45407 07-07-2017 4401 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
leaving Mallaig
jacobite steam train MALLAIG 07-07-2017 4893 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
jacobite steam train 07-07-2017 4596 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
the outbound train passing at Glenfinnan station
jacobite steam train 45212 glenfinnan station 07-07-2017 5100 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
the viaduct again on the return journey
jacobite steam train glenfinnan viaduct 07-07-2017 5114 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
and another in mono
jacobite steam train glenfinnan viaduct 07-07-2017 5121 mono by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
jacobite steam train lochailort 07-07-2017 5008 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
some scenery:
glennfinnan & loch shie 4527 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
jacobite steam train loch eil 07-07-2017 4466 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
and finally one of me on the footplate (had to be done, didn't it!)
jacobite steam train ME ON 5MT 45407 07-07-2017 4843 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
loads more, especially scenery in my flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125470545 ... 114766423/
thanks for looking C&C welcome
Andy (with a big grin on his face!).
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andygolfer does the Jacobite 7-7-2017
- andygolfer
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Re: andygolfer does the Jacobite 7-7-2017
Lovely set Andy with a nice mix of viewpoints and angles. It really is a great setting for a heritage run. We did it last year and found myself sitting opposite a chap I worked with a few years ago - small world!
This year we drove Fort William -Malaig to take the Skye ferry. The views just aren't he same from the road though!
This year we drove Fort William -Malaig to take the Skye ferry. The views just aren't he same from the road though!
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Re: andygolfer does the Jacobite 7-7-2017
Nighthawke wrote:Lovely set Andy with a nice mix of viewpoints and angles. It really is a great setting for a heritage run. We did it last year and found myself sitting opposite a chap I worked with a few years ago - small world!
This year we drove Fort William -Mallaig to take the Skye ferry. The views just aren't he same from the road though!
I drove it 22 years ago and I thought then that the railway would have better views hence I always wanted to do it. Generally I think the railway is better but the old coast road now the B8008 which was by passed about 10 years ago by the new dual carriageway (the old road was the only single track A road in the UK) has terrific coastal views between Arisaig and Morar and if you are driving to Mallaig and have time it is worth driving the old road to see it. Overall, yes the railway has better views but you need to do both.
The railway has gained even more popularity especially with children due to the Harry Potter effect, they even have a small Haarry Potter shop on the train! I suppose the films got another generation interested in steam trains so that's a very good thing and I was amazed at the number of people on the hillsides around the Glenfinnan viaduct waiting to see the train cross it - that's a pic I still haven't got so a return is a must at some point as that is one view you won't get when actually on the train. Glenfinnan and the sea loch is a superb view.
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Re: andygolfer does the Jacobite 7-7-2017
Lovely shots Andy (apart from the last one, obviously ), have been down that way by road many times, but never by train - maybe one day !
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