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West Highland, 1 Fort William - Mallaig

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  1. Johnb

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    With the problems faced by WCRC in recent times its now highly unlikely that the photographers charter will ever run again. Here are some pictures taken during 'Charter week' over recent years, I made the conversion to digital in 2007 anything previous to that is still in the scanning queue!

    654 45487 (45407) Lochailort Rockface 16-10-10.jpg 656 45487 (45407) Loch Nan Umnah Viaduct 16-10-10.jpg 757 44871 Polnish 30-10-11.jpg 828 62005 approaching Beasdale No 2 Tunnel with Jacobite 26-10-12.jpg 936 62005 Borrodale 21-10-13.jpg 942 62005 Loch Nan Umnah Viaduct 23-10-13.jpg 1030 62001 Beasdale No 3 Tunnel 12-10-14.jpg 1035 61994, Kinloid 12-10-14.jpg 1038 61994 Loch Eilt Causeway 12-10-14.jpg 1048 61994, Essan 12-10-14.jpg
     
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    The shot at Loch Nan Umah with 62005 facing Fort Bill was a superb day, lovely shot! I was down below at the viaduct and then made it to Corpach... magical day!
    Loch Nan Uamh:
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    Corpach
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/insearchofsteam/14304442848/in/dateposted-public/
     
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    I think we were very lucky with the sun there. It was under cloud all the way down Beasdale. I was very surprised I was the only one at the high level view, I asked fireman Pete James if he could get Alec to open up across the viaduct (they don't always) and that's him looking out of the cab.
     
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    Yes, nice from below the viaduct, and worth the 200yd dash in Wellies ! ( a certain NP member watching from the footplate !)
    23rd Oct 2013
    62005 Loch nan Uamh Jac 231013.jpg

    My final shot of the 2014 (last ?) charter, as the service started for the week 61994 sneaked off home. This is at Inverlair, Tulloch. 13th October as the charter was a week earlier than the penultimate weekend.
    DSC_1421__D800 61994 Inverlair, Tulloch 131014.JPG

    Meanwhile on the extension 45407 did the honours with the service

    DSC_1435__D800 45407 Glenfinnan waterfall 131014.JPG

    And from the final service day in 2012. 26th October.
    _MG_5580 62005 Loch Mallaig Junction 261012.JPG

    For anyone who can make it it can be a magical time of year in the West Highlands, but don't forget the brolly and wellies just in case !

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    Scot I thought we must have been standing next to each other for this one but looking at the exhaust and cloud formation I think it was different day
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    Mine was on the Monday train John, I drove out to Tulloch for the K4 first and then had more than enough time to get back to Glenfinnan for the departure. Amazingly I was on my own at Tulloch.

    Scott
     
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    Tulloch shot is lovely, well planned to hide the fact it was LE + Support coach too. Hopefully someone can resurrect the bash in some form or another!
     
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    One from 2008, One of the opportunities of the charter has been an afternoon run to Arisaig or Mallaig with the chance of superb lighting between the Beasdale tunnels. This isn't a charter run however but a late running service train on 8th October when due to a signallers strike the Jacobite left Fort William at 12:00 rather than the usual 10:20.

    Looks like this is the loco rostered for the last week of the service this year.

    Scott

    IMG_0992 45407 Beasdale tunnels 081008.JPG
     
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    Thanks - I try !
    We're not alone in hoping something can be done in the future.
     
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    We have Dave and Ben Collier to thank for that shot, they did a lot of "gardening" to open up the view there, similarly at Lochailort Rockface. You can still do Tulloch on the Saturday immediately after the end of the Jacobite season either with the returning empty stock or the SRPS special.

    957 45407&44871 Approaching Tulloch 26-10-13.jpg
     
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    Wonderful photographs John. Last Thursday my wife and I rode from Fort William to Glenfinnan and back, taking lunch at the station dining car and being fortunate to have a display in the signal box of how the signalling system worked in semaphore days. With Scotrail on strike WCRC's two return trips were the only trains to be seen on the Mallaig line that day. Has WCRC ever before provided the sole timetabled service on a line? :)
     
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    John - you obviously missed the Network Rail inspection saloon ("Caroline" + DRS Class 37) that ran to Mallaig and back on Thursday morning. Although Scotrail were on strike on Sun/ Mon/ Thurs/ Sat, we actually only had the line to ourselves on the Sun/ Mon. Thurs was as noted and Sat had the Royal Scotsman on the line.

    Peter James
     
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