The
Biggest Little Railway
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Fort William to Inverness |
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| Status | Closed |
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| Locale | Scottish Highlands |
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| Termini | |
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| Stations | 2 |
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| Rolling stock | Gas-Steam, Battery-Electric, Wooden |
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| Commenced | 20 June 2017 (2017-06-20) |
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| Planned opening | 23 June 2017 (2017-06-23) |
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| Opened | 23 June 2017 (2017-06-23) |
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| Completed | 1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) |
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| Closed | 1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) |
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| Line length | 71 mi (114 km) |
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| Track length | 74 mi (119 km) |
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| Number of tracks | 1 |
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| Character | Model railway |
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| Rack system | Rack and pinion |
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| Track gauge | O—Gauge 32 mm (1.26 in) |
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| Operating speed | 3 mph (4.8 km/h) |
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| Signalling | Vocal |
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| Corpach Double Lock |
0.0 mi |
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terminus |
| Banavie Ferry Terminal |
1.0 mi |
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ferry |
| Neptune Steps Ferry |
1.1 mi |
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| Muirshearlich |
4.0 mi |
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| Moy Bridge |
6.0 mi |
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| R. Lochy Weir bridge |
6.9 mi |
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| Gairlochy swingbridge |
7.3 mi |
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| Gairlochy Bay |
7.6 mi |
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| D Bridge |
8.6 mi |
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| Salmon Point North |
9.6 mi |
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| Achnacarry Interchange |
9.9 mi |
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local bus services |
| River Arkaig |
10.5 mi |
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| Clunes Forest Parkway |
11.6 mi |
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| Dearg Allt |
15.1 mi |
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| Laggan Lochs |
19.0 mi |
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| Great Glen Water Park |
20.5 mi |
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| Invergarry railway station |
20.8 mi |
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museum railway |
| Loch Oich tunnel |
24.1 mi |
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| Easter Aberchalder Hydro Bridge |
24.4 mi |
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| Aberchalder Swing Bridge |
24.8 mi |
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| Aberchalder Spillway Viaduct |
25.0 mi |
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| Cullochy Lock |
25.2 mi |
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| Kytra Lock |
27.2 mi |
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| Fort Augustus |
29.2 mi |
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| Inchnacardoch Canyon |
30.1 mi |
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| Inch Mountain Summit |
31.5 mi |
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| Portclair Burn Bridge |
33.8 mi |
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| Innerack Burn Bridge |
34.1 mi |
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| River Moriston Bridge |
38.7 mi |
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| Invermoriston Summit Bridge |
40.2 mi |
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| Lower Viewpoint Halt |
40.7 mi |
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| Alltsigh Bridge |
42.2 mi |
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| Allt Ghiubhais Bridge |
43.8 mi |
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| Grotaig Burn Bridge |
48.0 mi |
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| River Coiltie |
52.0 mi |
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| River Errick |
52.5 mi |
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| Drumnadrochit Nessieland |
52.6 mi |
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| Drumnadrochit RNLI |
53.9 mi |
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| Milepost 56 |
56.0 mi |
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| Allt Coire Foitaneas |
57.0 mi |
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| Allt Lon na Fiodhaige |
59.0 mi |
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| Abriachan Eco Cafe |
60.0 mi |
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| Milepost 64 |
64.0 mi |
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| Mac Gruer's Pond |
67.0 mi |
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| Inverness District Asylum |
67.5 mi |
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| Caledonian Helix |
69.0 mi |
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Caledonian Canal |
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River Ness |
| Ness Islands |
70.0 mi |
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Ness Island Railway |
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River Ness |
| Inverness Castle |
71.0 mi |
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terminus |
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The Biggest Little Railway in the World (BLR) was a temporary 71 mile (114 km) 1.25 inches (32 mm) O-gauge model railway from Fort William to the City of Inverness, the two largest settlements in the Scottish Highlands. It has been described as a crackpot project to run a model train the length of the Great Glen Way by an army of madcap enthusiasts, geeks, and engineers in the best spirit of eccentric Britishness.
