TO THE MAINLAND'S REMOTEST PUB

Leaving Fort William, the railway line splits at Mallaig Junction. We take the left.

Next stop, Banavie, in 1961 (Ben Brooksbank).

The signal box and swing bridge over the Caledonian Canal iin 1972.

Corpach station, NBR.

The Caledonian Canal enters the sea at Corpach. Ben Nevis looks down on proceedings.

In 1745 the Jacobite Rebellion began at Glenfinnan. This monument commemorates the event.

Here's the little chapel close by.

Glenfinnan station is a passing point and used to have a nice NBR signal box.

156 467 arrives at Glenfinnan.

Just beyond the station, the famous viaduct, built by "Concrete Bob" and seen in a Harry Potter film.

The scenery on the Mallaig Extension gets wilder as we approach the coast.

There was once another signal box at Arisaig.

Morar station is the penultimate one.

And so, to Mallaig, with the Isle of Rhum beyond.

NBR 4-4-0 no. 487 is seen at Mallaig shed circa 1905.

Now it's 1934 and LNER 9406 is in charge of a fish train.

Mallaig station once had its own signal box.

Here's the station around 1970 (Les Flint).

27 004 at Mallaig in 1979.

62005 arrives at Mallaig on its regular run in 2003.

Plenty of fishing boats still use Mallaig harbour.

The lifeboat stands ready.

The Armadale ferry arrives from Skye.

We take the little mail boat up Loch Nevis and soon approach Tarbert.

Here is the hamlet of Tarbert and its little chapel.

After a look at the head of Upper Loch Nevis.....

.....we head for Inverie, on the mainland, but with no road access.

The mail boat has arrived at Inverie.

In front of us is a pub! The Old Forge! Closed at the time of writing, but will re-open soon. News here.

Tomorrow we'll be departing from here.

The route can still be followed on this map.