its a forty to the Kyle again

[sixteen 12by 10s]

 its a forty to the Kyle again

 

 

 

 

The CFPS stepped in with 40145, at the last minute to supply motive power for this weekends “Western Highlander†railtour. 

 

Funny how the services of a loco that was withdrawn from the British Rail fleet in 1983 where required.

 

Gary

 

[john new]

Load only 6 coaches - was that a viable tour?

[sixteen 12by 10s]

Hi

 

the tour was split in to two portions, one going to Kyle and the other to Mallaig. I think the idea is that you swap half's of the train by doing a buss over to Skye and a ferry back to Mallaig.

 

 

 

Gary

[john new]

Thanks for that.

[kiltedsignaller]

Hi

 

the tour was split in to two portions, one going to Kyle and the other to Mallaig. I think the idea is that you swap half's of the train by doing a buss over to Skye and a ferry back to Mallaig.

 

 

 

Gary

 

 

Not so long ago it was still possible to connect by boat direct from Kyle to Mallaig. It was a fantastic sail down Loch Alsh then the Sound of Sleat.

[scottishlocos]

Hi all

 

here are some pics of the tour re-joining at Braidhurst loop near Motherwell

2x47's 2x67's but 40145 was the star of the show.

47's worked from West Highland 40145 from Kyle train was joined here and worked by 67029 and 003

hope this helps

[sixteen 12by 10s]

Hi John

 

I am just and i say, just old enough to remember that service. One of the Skirll of the Pipes tours hired a couple of fishing boats to do the trip in one direction, with a rough sea and on train catering  you can guess the rest!. At one time you could catch the 05.59 Queen street to Fort William, then a train to Mallaig for the ferry to Skye, a bus across the island and the ferry to Kyle. You would then join the Kyle train to Inverness and get on the internal sleeper and arrive in Glasgow for the 05.59 to Fort William!!. If you went from Mallaig to Kyle via the two ferries and the bus, the journey was 26 miles, to get back by train, it was 427 miles!

 

Gary