The North British Railway's West Highland Line, stretching from the
banks of the Firth of Clyde to Fort William, opened in 1894, and
was subsequently extended to the fishing port of Mallaig on the
Atlantic coast in 1901. It is this latter part of the `Iron Road to
the Isles' that forms the major part of this book, hailed as one of
the most scenic railway routes in the British Isles. Steam trains
returned to the Mallaig line in 1984, eventually becoming the
celebrated `Jacobite' service. Now an integral and indispensible
part of the Scottish tourist scene, the trains run from Easter to
Christmas and the New Year, twice daily during the peak season. In
this superbly illustrated portrait of the line, 35 of the UK's top
railway photographers have contributed pictures to create a quite
stunning pictorial record. The great variety of photographic
styles, using the route's many glorious vantage points, provides a
mesmerising mix of unforgettable images, not just of the steam
trains themselves but also the majestic Scottish landscape through
which they run.
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