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Glenfinnan railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line. The famous Glenfinnan Viaduct is about one kilometre to the east of the station. Image File history File links Portal. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 Ã— 1536 pixel, file size: 698 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 Ã— 1536 pixel, file size: 698 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Memorial to the Jacobites, at Glenfinnan, Lochaber. ... The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na GÃ idhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... 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. ... View from the Jacobite steam train in typical weather conditions. ...

Services

Glenfinnan is visited by Jacobite steam trains in summer, as well as regular trains throughout the year. West Coast Railway Company (WCRC) is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire. ...

History

Glenfinnan station opened on 1 April 1901. The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There are sidings on the south side of the station. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A crossing loop is a place on a single line railway where trains in opposing directions can cross each other. ... 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. ...

Signalling

From the time of its opening in 1901, the Mallaig Extension Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system. Glenfinnan signal box, which had 15 levers, was situated at the east end of the Down platform, on the south side of the line. It has been suggested that safeworking be merged into this article or section. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Mallaig Extension Railway is a railway line in Highland, Scotland. ... In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. ... For Signal Tower (former light house) in Arbroath, Scotland, see Signal Tower Museum. ...

On 13 November 1983, the method of working from Glenfinnan to Mallaig became One Train Working (with train staff). Electric token block was reinstated to Arisaig on 29 April 1984, but One Train Working continued to be used on occasions when Arisaig token station was switched out. The Arisaig - Mallaig train staff would then be padlocked to the Glenfinnan - Arisaig key token. is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about Mallaig in Scotland. ... Arisaig is a small village in Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Glenfinnan lost all its semaphore signals on 13 April 1986, in preparation for Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) signalling. The RETB was commissioned between Mallaig Junction (now called 'Fort William Junction') and Mallaig on 6 December 1987. This resulted in the closure of Glenfinnan signal box (amongst others). The RETB is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station. is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 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. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Banavie railway station is a railway station serving the village of Banavie, near Fort William, in the Highland region of Scotland. ...

The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003. The Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) has been deployed across the entire UK passenger railway network. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Categories: Scotland railway station stubs | Railway stations in Highland | Category B listed buildings | Lochaber | Railway stations opened in 1901 National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Multimap. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Locheilside railway station is a railway station on Loch Eil in the Highland region of Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... 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. ... Lochailort railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochailort in the Highland region of Scotland. ... The platforms at Fort William, viewed from the doorway to the concourse area in June 2005 Fort William railway station is a railway station serving the town of Fort William in the Highland region of Scotland. ... West Coast Railway Company (WCRC) is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire. ... Arisaig railway station viewed from the rear of The Jacobite service en-route to Malaig Arisaig railway station is a railway station in the village of Arisaig on the west coast of the Highland region of Scotland. ... Locheilside railway station is a railway station on Loch Eil in the Highland region of Scotland. ... The Mallaig Extension Railway is a railway line in Highland, Scotland. ... Lochailort railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochailort in the Highland region of Scotland. ...

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