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West Highland Railway tourist information
West Highland Railway tourist information
This is a modern, working railway which runs from Glasgow to the Highlands through some spectacular scenery, passing the Loch Long and Loch Lomond, to Crianlarich where most trains divide with one portion heading to Oban whilst the other portion running up the rest of the West Higland Railway. The route continues aross Rannoch Moor to Fort William, then along a later extension to the port of Mallaig.
The line between Glasgow and Mallaig was built between 1889 and 1901. Oban was served by a separate line (called the Callander and Oban Railway) from Glasgow, which was opened in 1880. After most of the line was closed in 1965, the Oban services were diverted onto the West Highland Railway to enable them to reach Crianlarich (for the Oban line).
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