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03/05/2022 West Highland Line: Famous Scots journey changed my life, says Simon Reeve [Herald Scotland] Simon Reeve has a great trick for getting his 11-year-old son excited about walking up hills with him. He tells him they're massive mountains. (Permalink) Callander and Oban Railway West Highland Line West Highland Railway Herald Scotland
27/02/2022 West Highland Line trains offering 'poor service' [The Herald] It has been voted the worlds best rail journey and takes in some of Scotlands most spectacular scenery. (Permalink) Callander and Oban Railway Fort William Glasgow Mallaig Oban West Highland Line West Highland Railway Glen Douglas Halt: A Glasgow-Oban Sprinter seen above Loch Long near Morelaggan. Ewan Crawford 10/05/2019 Achallader Viaduct: In early 1991 a Sprinter above Achallader heads south. Ewan Crawford //1991 Oban: Just about ready for 'the off'. The crew of the 1211 Abellio ScotRail service to Glasgow Queen Street, during a final exchange prior to departure from Oban on 22 April 2015. John Furnevel 22/04/2015 The Herald
11/02/2022 Do you remember the Callander to Oban railway line? [Press and Journal] Most of us jump onto trains without a thought for how the railway got there in the first place. (Permalink) Callander and Oban Railway Callander (Dreadnought): 5MT 44718 shunting Edinburgh portion at Callander to form Oban train. David Murray-Smith 20/03/1961 Glen Ogle Viaduct: 5P 4.6.0 45499 climbing Glen Ogle on Oban train. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 26/08/1950 Killin Junction: Scene at Killin Junction in the mid 1960s showing 80126 with the Killin branch train. Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) //196X Press and Journal Callander and Oban Railway
22/11/2020 TV: Walking Britains Lost Railways returns to Channel 5 for new series [Herald Scotland] Britain's railways were once the envy of the world. Around 5,000 miles of track were axed and more than 2,300 stations closed in the 1960s, mainly in rural areas, following the Beeching report. Scottish viewers won't want to miss episode two (airing December 4) which charts the history of the former Callander and Oban Railway, a 70-mile route from the Trossachs to the west coast. (Permalink) Callander and Oban Railway Channel 5 Herald Scotland Callander and Oban Railway