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We had some time on our hands and took a back road up and out of Fort William on the Old Military road. And as we went over the brow, Fort William and the top of Loch Linnhe behind us, the world changed into this. We never found out how far the little road that became narrower and bumpier went, but it became more and more beautiful. I think this was Lochan Lunn da-Bhra and the remote white country house, Lundavra. If we had been on foot we might have got through the mountains to Kinlochleven. I might save that for my next life. For now, I would be happy to just sit on that hillock, like that lone sheep, (left of centre) and enjoy the tranquility and view
Take my breath away. Spirit of the Glen. Journey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSJxyL8HMsw (WARNING: May contain bagpipes)
What a delight to see this majestic old fishing vessel sat under the watchful eye of Ben Nevis . The shipwreck sits on the shoreline of Loch Eil just outside the town of Fort William
British Railway (ex-LMSR) class 5MT no. 44871 skirts Loch Eil near Corpach hauling 2Y69 16:55 'The Jacobite' service from Mallaig to Fort William. Wednesday, 29th September 2021.
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Taken the morning after the freak snowstorm that hit the Northeast. This image was taken 5 minutes prior to the last image I uploaded, with a softer light.
Inspired by Dire Straits' "Walk of Life". I've seen this guy busking over the last few years as we've passed through Fort William on our way to the West coast of Scotland, but this was the first time I was able to get the shot I was after.
Well it had to be done, spent six days in The Outer Hebridies and on theway home via Fort William knoiwing there could be some good skies an eary visit paid off.
The Old Boat of Caol on the banks of Loch Eil with the Nevis mountain range as a backdrop. Who could as for anthing more apart from makbe slightly more snow on the mountains.
Daingean, a clearance village, situated above Loch Garry was depopulated by the local laird in 1768 when crofting was replaced by large scale sheep farming. The site continued to be occupied to some extent by the workers on the new, larger, farm until they too were replaced as the estate turned to stalking and game hunting.
The site retains some evidence of the old enclosures associated with it's crofting origins, a corn drying kiln and a well preserved house that was probably the last one remaining occupied by the sheep farmers and later game keepers.
The wrecked trawler, Dayspring, at it's famous resting place at the head of Loch Linnhe near Corpach. We've a drought up here: a drought of sunshine. And a glut of rain. The opposite of everyone else it seems. Sunlight and water are imperative to life. But which would you rather go without? I think we will keep the water.
And it was into the water I headed. It was quite deep, the bottom obscured by a dense bed of sunken sticks and branches. They were slippery and really uneven to walk on and I was very cautious wading out deeper, just in case a crocodile popped up between the seaweed and sticks.
There were dark shadows too and I cursed that I had never bought a polarising filter. Anyhow I tried a five shot handheld pano, in portrait format to try and capture the foreground. Am ordering polarising filter now.
57601 'Windsor Castle' skirts Loch Linnhe at Corpach with 5Z67 09:25 Glenfinnan to Carnforth WCRC Private charter on Friday, 1st October 2021.
Jacobite steam train heading for Glenfinnan station. Loch Shiel in the background. Edited a wee video of the crossing which can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAqt0Aicf1s . thanks for looking.
Stanier class 5MT no. 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' hauls 2Y61 10:15 'The Jacobite' from Fort William to Mallaig. Monday, 21st October 2019
The night before our Ben Nevis hike I chose to have a nosey around at the depot in Fort William. LNER 62005 is seen here in the company of a Black Five on shed. Three locomotives were based in Fort William for the Mallaig train duties.
37043 passes Banavie's distant at Lochyside with a Mallaig-Fort William train.
Undated.
Photographer unknown.
PR Collection
This old steading has been sitting by the side of the A82 for ever, and has been painted up like this certainly since the late 1990's when I started passing it regularly. The paint is old and stained now, but it is still an iconic sight as you set off into the Great Glen from Fort William.
Early Friday morning at Portland Head in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The fresh snow was from yesterday's storm that piled on an extra few inches on top of what was left from last week. I decided to play it safe and stay up by the fence, since the snow also covered up a layer of black ice that made the paths and rocks extra slick.
K1 2-6-0 No. 62052 heading the 1.05pm Mallaig - Glasgow which was taken on by 44956 after reversal at the original station. This section of line is now buried beneath tarmac forming part of the ring road round the town centre. 24 July 1961. A colourised b/w neg.
Sleepers on the 22:15 from Euston near journeys end on the approach to Fort William.
Having checked to see any similar pictures on this day in the area there are a couple showing this train as a failure on Rannoch Moor but personally I don't recall it being late.
A relatively easy chase into Fort William for 55003's departure to Mallaig.
1H86 08.23 Spean Bridge - Fort William "Royal Scotsman"
Saturday 9 May 2015.
37081 heads across the junction for the Oban line at Crianlarich, with a Mossend to Fort WIlliam Speedlink in April 1981.
Part of the fishpl8 collection, photographer unknown.
Saturday lunch time in a very quiet cafe in Fort William. We only saw four other groups of customers while we were in there.
15/5/89. In the days when it was necessary, 08938 pauses between duties at Fort William having just released the stock of the sleeper from London Euston.
Two unidentified 37s give it full throttle heading away from Fort William with empty Alcan tanks heading for North Blyth in Northumberland. The train is passing the siding into the Alcan works where the tanks would have been unloaded overnight.
The Fort William drivers often "played to the gallery" with their 37s. Happy days.