Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
The Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway was a branch-line railway built in Scotland, connecting the named places with the main line at Spean Bridge. It opened in 1903.
Map of Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway | |
Remains of the station and yard at Fort Augustus, photographed in 1948 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | I&FAR |
| Dates of operation | 22 July 1903–31 December 1946 |
| Successor | North British Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | Spean Bridge to Fort Augustus 23 miles 13 chains (37.3 km) 1903-1946 Fort Augustus to Fort Augustus Pier 73 chains (1.5 km) 1903-1906 |
Serving exceptionally sparsely inhabited areas it was never commercially successful, but it rekindled hostilities between larger railways over a planned railway connection along the Great Glen reaching Inverness; however this scheme never materialised.
Passenger train operation ceased in 1933 and the line closed completely in 1946.
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