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Blair Atholl
All photographs of this location in date order.
![Sprinter running south through Blair Atholl station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/598.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Looking north at Blair Atholl station.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/599.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Class 47 hauled passenger train running north over Blair Atholl viaduct.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/607.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Blair Atholl looking north.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/2000/2042.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Blair Atholls sidings are getting into a bit of a state. Looking south from footbridge.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/7000/7628.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Blair Atholl shed now used for other purposes. The Highland Railway mainline is off to the left.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/7000/7629.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![47701 'St Andrew' approaches the level crossing at Blair Atholl with a southbound train in 1990, view from the signalbox.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/53000/53648.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Last days of steam on the Highland Main Line - a Black 5 hard at work hauling a Perth-Inverness goods north of Blair Atholl on 6th September 1961.<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 06/09/1961]](/images/30000/30926.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Memories of the Druimuachdar bankers were still fresh when this view of the remains of Blair Atholl steam shed was taken looking south on 23rd March 1963. [See image 16441] <br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 23/03/1963]](/images/30000/30733.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![A Birmingham Type 2 slows the 08.40 Struan-Perth local stopping service (a casualty of the Beeching Report two years later) into Blair Atholl on 23rd March 1963.<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 23/03/1963]](/images/33000/33249.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Railwaymen past and present pose on the steps of Blair Atholl North box on 23rd March 1963. This box survived until the redoubling of the Blair Atholl-Dalwhinnie section of the Highland Main Line in 1977.<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 23/03/1963]](/images/41000/41368.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Jones Goods at Blair Atholl with Inverness train.<br><br>[John Robin 21/08/1965]](/images/6000/6924.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Jones Goods heading for Inverness with old shed in the background.<br><br>[John Robin 21/08/1965]](/images/6000/6925.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![HR103 <I>Jones Goods</i> makes a photostop at Blair Atholl on its way from Perth to Inverness on 21 August 1965 in connection with the Highland Railway Centenary.<br><br>[John Robin 21/08/1965]](/images/49000/49181.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![The preserved ex-Highland Railway <I>Jones Goods</I> 4-6-0 no 103 poses for photographs while taking on water at Blair Atholl on 30 August 1965. The locomotive was returning south with the pair of preserved ex-Caledonian Railway coaches forming the 1.35pm Inverness - Perth special. The combination had spent the previous week operating in the Inverness area as part of the Highland Railway Centenary celebrations.<br><br>[K A Gray 30/08/1965]](/images/31000/31765.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Inverness-based D5331 in the yard at Blair Atholl in February 1970. This locomotive had hauled the last Elgin-Buckie-Aberdeen train on 4th May 1968 [see image 26417]. <br>
<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) /02/1970]](/images/34000/34152.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Looking north from the footbridge at Blair Atholl in the winter of 1975.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1975]](/images/57000/57656.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Guests of BR who had been viewing the reinstatement of the Highland Main Line's second track over Druimuachdar join the train back to Inverness at Blair Atholl in 1976.<br><br>[Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) //1976]](/images/34000/34660.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![20040 marshalling a PW train in the yard at Blair Atholl on 23 April 1982. <br><br>[Peter Todd 23/04/1982]](/images/25000/25103.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![PW trains at Blair Atholl on 23 April 1982. Locomotives are 27205, 20067 & 20040.<br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd 23/04/1982]](/images/25000/25891.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![SRPS excursion at Blair Atholl in June 1982 on its way to Aviemore behind Stanier Black 5 no 5025.<br><br>[Gus Carnegie /06/1982]](/images/21000/21879.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Ignominy! A heating box, meant that the Buffet Car had to be uncoupled and shunted alongside the Plasermatic Tamping Machine. 1983 SRPS to Kyle<br><br>[Brian Forbes //1983]](/images/11000/11097.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Late evening light bathes 47531 entering Blair Atholl from the south.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1989]](/images/16000/16143.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![The site of the goods shed at Blair Atholl (seen here still standing in 1989) is now occupied by two houses. The main station building can be seen on the right. The goods shed was located at the Inverness end of the station off the end of the up platform.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1989]](/images/28000/28083.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Blair Atholl (formerly south) signalbox seen in 1989 before an extension was added not quite perfectly to it on the Perth side. The view is from the level crossing (Inverness) side.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1989]](/images/28000/28087.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Blair Atholl looking north.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 03/01/1989]](/images/8000/8836.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![The lever frame in Blair Atholl signalbox. Taken in 1990. [See image 28087]<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/29000/29857.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![A track renewal train shunts the yard at Blair Atholl, viewed from a northbound service hauled by 47644 in early 1990. The old locomotive shed is in the background.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1990]](/images/53000/53474.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Inside the signal box at Blair Atholl in the summer of 1991.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore /07/1991]](/images/33000/33954.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![A southbound 158 calls at Blair Atholl in May 1995.<br><br>[David Panton /05/1995]](/images/16000/16554.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Southbound 170410 leaves Blair Atholl for Glasgow.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 15/05/2007]](/images/14000/14994.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Buffer stops abandoned in Blair Atholl yard.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 15/05/2007]](/images/14000/14995.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Glasgow train races through Blair Atholl.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 15/05/2007]](/images/15000/15004.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![North view of Blair Atholl station.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 15/05/2007]](/images/15000/15017.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Blair Atholl sidings. Tulach Hill is better looking.<br><br>[Brian Forbes 16/05/2007]](/images/15000/15043.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Entrance to the down platform at Blair Atholl in August 2007 from the south side of the level crossing on Ford Road.<br><br>[John Furnevel 25/08/2007]](/images/16000/16435.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![The Highland Railway locomotive shed at Blair Atholl in August 2007. The shed spent its final years as a sub-shed of Perth (63A) along with Aberfeldy, Crieff and Forfar. [See image 30733] <br><br>[John Furnevel 25/08/2007]](/images/16000/16441.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Looking south west over the level crossing at Blair Atholl towards the signal box in August 2007, just before the rain! <br><br>[John Furnevel 25/08/2007]](/images/16000/16752.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![View from the north side of the level crossing over Ford Road, Blair Atholl, in August 2007.<br><br>[John Furnevel 25/08/2007]](/images/16000/16992.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Looking north across the old yard at Blair Atholl on 25 August 2007. The former locomotive shed closed in 1962. Blair Atholl station is just out of shot to the right.<br><br>[John Furnevel 25/08/2007]](/images/44000/44372.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![View north from the footbridge at Blair Atholl on 26 August. Note the continuing encroachment of modern housing from the north - also the outline on the station wall showing the position of the former south wing of the building. <br><br>[John Furnevel 26/08/2007]](/images/16000/16753.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Station approach, forecourt and car parking area on the east side of Blair Atholl on 26 August. The platform building on the down side can also be seen in the photograph. <br><br>[John Furnevel 26/8/2007]](/images/16000/16754.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![John Swinney MSP flags off of the 0712 service to Edinburgh in front of an assembled crowd at Blair Atholl on 15 December. [This is the first train booked to start at Blair Atholl since withdrawal of the local service in May 1965.]<br>
<br><br>[Councillor Kate Howie 15/12/2008]](/images/2000/2197.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![66-426 waits to cross 170-393 at Blair Atholl. <br><br>[Ian Millar 16/04/2009]](/images/60000/60944.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![View over the fence at Blair Atholl yard on 19 July 2009. The sidings remain in situ and connected, but covered by a forest of birch trees! Worth comparing with Peter Todd's 1982 picture. [See image 25103].<br><br>[Bill Roberton 19/07/2009]](/images/25000/25105.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![The 16.11 Glasgow Queen Street-Inverness service formed by 170 413 enters Blair Atholl on 30 July.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 30/07/2009]](/images/24000/24862.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Freightliner 66601 <I>The Hope Valley</I> slows for a signal check at Blair Atholl with the 6B31 Inverness-Oxwellmains empty cement tanks on 30 July. This train currently runs only once or twice a month due to the recession.<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton 30/07/2009]](/images/24000/24875.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![NXEC service from London Kings Cross to Inverness enters Blair Atholl on 30 July 2009.<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton 30/07/2009]](/images/24000/24895.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![DRS 66419 with Inverness - Grangemouth Intermodal 4D47 leaves Blair Atholl having crossed the Tilt Viaduct on 31 July.<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton 31/07/2009]](/images/24000/24887.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Southbound HST has just passed under the west drive of Blair Castle and is braking for a yellow distant.<br><br>[John Robin 20/09/2009]](/images/25000/25622.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![A Stobbart's container train comes to rest at Blair Atholl in very heavy rain. The train had a bit of a wait before the northbound passenger service passed it. The signalman gave the driver a wave which conveyed 'tough luck, you might as well turn off your engine'. (Meanwhile off to the left the Blair Atholl sidings forest continues to grow.)<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 02/10/2009]](/images/25000/25705.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![A wintry scene at Blair Atholl station on 8 December.<br><br>[John Robin 08/12/2010]](/images/31000/31835.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![158736 trailing Turbostar 170409 pulls away from the northbound platform at Blair Atholl on 22 June 2011 with the 17.59 departure to Inverness. <br><br>[David Pesterfield 22/06/2011]](/images/34000/34807.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![46115 <I>Scots Guardsman</I> photographed at Blair Atholl on 24 April with the <I>'The Great Britain V'</I> railtour.<br><br>[Jim Peebles 24/04/2012]](/images/38000/38564.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![A 158 forming the 10.35 Edinburgh - Inverness comes off the Tilt Viaduct on an exceptionally hot 28 May and slows for the Blair Atholl stop. Platform view south over Ford Road level crossing.<br><br>[John Furnevel 28/05/2012]](/images/38000/38967.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![The 10.35 Edinburgh - Inverness service restarts following the stop at Blair Atholl on 28 May 2012.<br><br>[John Furnevel 28/05/2012]](/images/39000/39247.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![The simple but well maintained building on the northbound platform at Blair Atholl in May 2012. [See image 39247].<br><br>[John Furnevel 28/05/2012]](/images/59000/59667.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Inverness bound 170405 has cleared the single line section from Pitlochry allowing the southbound Tesco containers to leave Blair Atholl behind DRS 66430.<br><br>[Mark Bartlett 05/04/2014]](/images/46000/46915.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![Passing through the ornate bridge over the River Tilt, 170405 slows to call at Blair Atholl on 5 April. The Turbostar was on a Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness service.<br><br>[Mark Bartlett 05/04/2014]](/images/46000/46950.jpg "Blair Atholl")
![A southbound service pulls into the clean autumnal air of Blair Atholl on 4th October 2017. Unusually the station lacks departure information - a step back in<br>
time.<br>
<br>
<br><br>[David Panton 04/10/2017]](/images/61000/61183.jpg "Blair Atholl")
