Forsinard

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Forsinard (1874-)

Station code: FRS National Rail ScotRail
Where: Highland, Scotland
Opened on the Sutherland and Caithness Railway.
Open on the Far North Line.

Description

This is a two platform station with a passing loop. It is separated from the goods yard to the south, which is now a permanent way siding, by a level crossing.

The station building (now an RSPB centre Forsinard Flows Visitor Centre ) still stands on the northbound platform. A timber waiting shelter with a heavy rolling door still stands on the southbound platform. The north end of the platforms are extended in timber. The station formerly had a lattice footbridge between the platforms, at the north end.

At the north end of the northbound platform is the disused former north box. Both north and south boxes opened around 1894. The south box was south of the level crossing and on the east side of the line opposite the goods yard turn out. The boxes closed in 1985 with the introduction of RETB and control passed to Dingwall.

The station formerly had a water tank for steam engines. This was south of the level crossing and on the east side. Water columns were provided on both platforms. The level crossing has half barriers.

Tags

Station

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67


Nearby stations
Kinbrace
Altnabreac
Borrobol
Kildonan
Scotscalder
Salzcraggie
Halkirk
Helmsdale
West Helmsdale
Georgemas Junction
Hoy
Loth
Thurso
Bower
Lybster
Limeside Railway Cottage
County March Summit [Sutherland and Caithness]
Kinbrace Timber Loading
Claiseag Railway Cottage
Old Kinbrace Railway Cottage
River Helmsdale Bridge
Carbuie Railway Cottage
Kildonan Gold Rush
Balloch Railway Cottage
Olgrinbeg Peat Powerstation (here?)
Craggie Burn Bridge
Kileanan Railway Cottage
Tourist/other
Loch an Ruathair
Lochdhu Lodge
Borrobol Lodge
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Chronology Dates

28/07/1874Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Line opened from Helmsdale (Duke of Sutherland's Railway) to Wick with stations at Salzcraggie (Private), Kildonan, Kinbrace, Forsinard, Altnabreac, Scotscalder, Halkirk, Georgemas Junction, Hoy, Thurso, Bower, Watten, Bilbster and Wick.
30/04/2019Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Final plaque (of 17) commemorating the running of the Jellicoe Express unveiled at Forsinard.

News items

01/08/2022Derailment between Forsinard and Altnabreac replacement buses in operation [John O Groat Journal]
04/11/2021Deer leaps to avoid train danger [Network Rail]
18/10/2021Highland trains delayed by up to 60 minutes due to signal fault on two different lines [Press and Journal]
17/02/2021Battle to clear railway snow drifts could be won today, ScotRail hopes [Inverness Courier]
16/02/2021Snow drifts continue to bring railway misery on Highland routes [Inverness Courier]
15/02/2021Snow drifts up to 50 metres long bury railway lines [Inverness Courier]
30/04/2019WW1's last Jellicoe Express remembered in Caithness [BBC News]
19/04/2011Steam train 'focus' of Forsinard reserve fire probe [BBC News]

Books


Highland Survivor