NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Corrour railway station

Corrour railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line, Scotland. It is situated near Loch Ossian and Loch Treig, on the Corrour Estate. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... Loch Ossian Loch Ossian is narrow loch that is about 5km long on the north eastern edge of Rannoch Moor, on The Corrour Estate, with its western corner 2km east of Corrour railway station. ... Loch Treig is a 9km loch situated in a steep-sided valley 20km east of Fort William. ...

The railway station is one of the remotest stations in the United Kingdom, at an isolated location on Rannoch Moor. The station is not accessible by any public roads. The onetime bunkhouse at the station, which provided simple accommodation for hikers, closed in 2005, and, with problems with drainage and plumbing, seems unlikely to re-open soon. The original Station House happily reopened in 2006. Now leased from the Corrour Estate by Beth Campbell, the Corrour Station House provides bed and breakfast accommodation, and there is a café. Rannoch Moor is a large expanse of around 30 square miles (78 km²) of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch, in the Watsonian Vice County of Mid Perth and the County of Perthshire, in Scotland. ...

Loch Ossian Hostel, one of the most remote youth hostels in the UK, is about one mile from the railway station.

Services

Corrour Station is served by the Caledonian Sleeper to and from London Euston (daily except Saturdays in each direction), and by regular services linking Glasgow Queen Street with Fort William and Mallaig. The journey from London to Corrour takes just less than twelve hours. The local trains that serve Corrour are run by First ScotRail. These local services run generally thrice daily in each direction, but less frequently on Sundays. Map of the routes of the Caledonian Sleepers The Caledonian Sleeper is a sleeper train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain â€“ the other being the Night Riviera. ... Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ... Queen Street Station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland and is Glasgows second main line terminus. ... Fort William from Loch Linnhe Fort William is the largest town in the western Scottish Highlands (in the Highland unitary authority), and a major tourist centre. ... Mallaig harbour from the ferry to the Isle of Skye Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ...

History

This station opened to passengers on 7 August 1894. August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The station was laid out with a crossing loop around an island platform and a siding on the east side. Since November 1985, all passenger trains have used the original Down platform. The Up loop remains but it is no longer used by passenger trains. A crossing loop is a place on a single line railway where trains in opposing directions can cross each other. ... An island platform on a railway describes the situation in which a single platform is placed between two tracks, serving both of them. ... A siding, in general rail terminology, refers to a section of rail used to store stationary rolling stock perhaps whilst it is loaded or unloaded, or alternatively, a short length of rail that provides access to and from factories, mines, quarries, wharves, etc. ...

There had been a footbridge at Corrour station providing an exit to the east side, but it was moved to Rannoch railway station following the downgrading of the Up loop at Corrour. Passengers now cross the line by way of a footpath. ... Rannoch railway station (Ordnance Survey grid reference NN422578) serves the area of Rannoch in Perth and Kinross. ...

Signalling

The signal box was situated to the south of the island platform. From the time of its opening in 1894, the West Highland Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system. It has been suggested that safeworking be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An island platform on a railway describes the situation in which a single platform is placed between two tracks, serving both of them. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... On railways, a token (also staff or tablet, depending on its shape) is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have before entering onto a particular section of single track. ...

The semaphore signals were removed in November 1985 in preparation for the introduction of Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB). At the same time, the loop points came under the control of ground frames. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Radio Electronic Token Block is a system of railway signalling used in the United Kingdom The Signaller issues an electronic token by radio which is received and displayed by special equipment in the trains cab. ... A right railroad switch (picture shows a model railway switch). ... A Ground frame is a rudimentary form of local control of railway points and/or signals. ...

The RETB system was commissioned between Upper Tyndrum and Fort William Junction on 29 May 1988. This resulted in the closure of Corrour signal box and others on that part of the route. The RETB is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station. Tyndrum Upper railway station is one of two railway stations serving the small village of Tyndrum in Scotland. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Banavie railway station is a railway station serving the village of Banavie, near Fort William, in the Highland region of Scotland. ...

Trivia

The station, and the nearby mountain Leum Uilleim, are well known as the location for a scene in the Scottish cult film "Trainspotting". Leum Uilleim is a mountain in Scotland which is best-known for its appearance in the film Trainspotting. ... Movie poster for Trainspotting Trainspotting is a 1996 black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and their passage through life. ...

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External links

grid reference NN356664 National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Multimap. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

Category: Railway stations in Highland National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Rannoch railway station (Ordnance Survey grid reference NN422578) serves the area of Rannoch in Perth and Kinross. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... Tulloch railway station is a rural railway station in the Highland region of Scotland. ... Rannoch railway station (Ordnance Survey grid reference NN422578) serves the area of Rannoch in Perth and Kinross. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... Map of the routes of the Caledonian Sleepers The Caledonian Sleeper is a sleeper train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain â€“ the other being the Night Riviera. ... In rail transport, a request stop is a train station where trains stop only if passengers wish to board the train or leave it. ... Tulloch railway station is a rural railway station in the Highland region of Scotland. ...

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