Date: 27/11/2023

Fort William's Jacobite Express is at the centre of a judicial review into upgrading the carriage doors at a cost of £7million.

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On my first visit to the West Coast since 2020 I managed to capture K1 No.62005, easing over the swing bridge at Banavie with the morning Jacobite service for Mallaig on 27th May 2021. Neptune's Staircase on the Caledonian Canal is in the background.
Location: Banavie Swing Bridge
Company: Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
27/05/2021 John Gray

62005 crosses Arnabol Viaduct with The Jacobite on 1 October. This viaduct is not so well known as Loch nan Uamh about half a mile away. The picture would not have been possible a few years ago as the embankment was very overgrown but a fire has cleared it.
Location: Arnabol Viaduct
Company: Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
01/10/2013 John Gray

The last week of slam door stock on the Lymington branch - July 2010.
Location: Brockenhurst
Company: Southampton and Dorchester Railway
01/07/2010 Ian Dinmore

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