Caledonian Railway Association Forum

A telescopic crane is in use to demolish the bridge. Not sure when they came into use but they are relatively modern. So 1980s or even 1990s.

The line was traversed by a number of railtours in the 1960s. I travelled over it behind CR123 and NBR256 on the way to Oban in 1962.

Keith F

A GA of the 714 class will appear in Campbell's book so I have an electronic copy of that.
Keith

Yes it is - forgot to check. One of the interesting features of the photo is that is shows shingle ballast from the foreshore.
Keith

I am trying to find a good quality copy of the image below of a class 1 on the Ballachulish branch for Campbell Cornwell's book on Caley Locos. The CRA collection has a print, but the focus is poor. The attached came from Campbell but while the focus is very good, he only has an injket print. He can...

I had not looked at the earlier map but agree the layout matches. The plaform does not appear to be so long, but possibly the platform was extended and the signal resited as a result.
Keith

The painting is certainly at Killiecrankie but if the train was on its way to Ballater, it should not have turned left at Stanley. However, there were royal visits to several other places in the Highlands although I have not seen any references to royal trains in Highland documentation.

I have only just seen this photo. The NLS map https://maps.nls.uk/view/82899687 published 1901 shows a double junction between the bridge and the platform. And LGRP10110 shows the same double junction in a photo with a couple of LMS locos. I think that rules out Crieff Junction. The platform has bee...

The area of Kyle to the east of the station (remembering that the platforms run north/south) was originally used by fish merchants but developed for naval use during WW2.
Keith

Aviemore without doubt. There were two footbridges for a time before WW1, but the north one had disappeared before WW2. Everything else matches, down to the hills, sidings, lamp posts and buildings.
Keith

Re the document added by Jim on 14th, the typed part of it is by Ed Nicoll from notes he made from the inspection reports. On to that has been added the printed page from a traffic notice. The 'shut in' could refer to the branch as a whole, but I suspect that reference to the original BoT report is ...

I have a Bradshaw's Shareholders' Manual for 1903 which shows, quite well down the list, Calthrop as General Superintendent of the Line.

Keith

We are looking to solve a mystery about a signal at Redcastle on the Muir of Ord branch. It was almost certainly installed by the LMS as it is a Caley pattern lower quadrant on a lattice post.
Keith

Does anyone know if Weekly Notices for the Northern Scottish Area of the LMS have survived and if so where they can be found.

I suspect that the only way you can find that out is from photographs. However, WCJS stock did operate to Oban on the through sleeper rom London. In summer 1914 this ran on the 8pm from Euston and the 6.45 from Oan.
Keith