The reason there's "nothing there" is because it was originally intended as a simple passing loop with a signal box, and a building for signalman's accommodation, to break up the long single-track section between Rannoch and Tulloch, it was originally to be called Luibruaridh, which is the name of the locality, but it became useful for the Corrour Estate some miles away, as the signal box had the only telephone communication with the outside world, and it grew from there...
Why do we look abroad so often to go and be lobster boiled beside a swimming pool when we have beautiful sightseeing trips to places like Corrour relatively on our doorstep? Truly stunning to watch. Thanks to both of you.
The sheer magic of a sunny day in early spring in the Highlands. And besides all that, your videos really do breathe the milk of human kindness. Thanks for taking us along !
Brilliant guy's! You and Alicja certainly know how put together excellent and well thought out video's ,You two never fail to lift my spirits, Many thanks for that. Congrats for completing your trek to the top of the mountain, the views are worth the effort. BTW those toasties look good to me! Take care and stay safe.
this never gets old. Just love Scotland. I try to get up there as much as I can. Thank you again Steve and Alicja. 😄 Sir John Stirling Maxwell gave access to the West Highland Railway Company to build across his land on condition that they build a railway station for guests visiting his estate here. Sir John Stirling Maxwell knew what he was talking about.
I must have been napping a year ago when this video was uploaded. I hadn't seen it before. I've just returned from Corrour and my attempt in climbing that hill from both directions was an epic fail. It was seriously boggy. Great video.
Aw mate hard lines! Aye without decent weather (for a good few weeks) it can be a tough place to tramp through. I hope you still have enough for a fail video though, those can be popular ones :)
A train station specially for hikers. Brilliant. Took the wife , them girlfriend on the line to Fort William on her very first visit to Scotland. She loved it. That hike looked great and what a reward at the end.👍🏴🇳🇱
A couple of years ago, stopped at a tea room at a railway station, don't remember the name, but the cafe was in a train car. Would love to go back there. Had a scone and clotted cream. Heavenly!
Wow that was a fantastic-looking trip Steve ! I was very amused when you said quite early on that Corrour was a really remote station - then when you got off the train, so did about 30 or 40 other folk !! 😎
Just loving these videos..i am seeing places ive never saw before & having health conditions i would never be able to do these but i am in a way..just loving these..on a binge watch 😂❤
I thought I had been there, but I don't think so anymore! One for the list :-)) Laughed at Alicja on the platform. Glad she got her cheese and pickle toastie :-))
Hi, Steve and Alicja, ‘Corrour’ Station looked rather familiar, I am sure it was included on one of our many excursions from ‘Kingussie! Where we stayed for many years, they had a lovely little train station also, ‘Corrour’ certainly is in a remote location, with the cutest station like you say Steve, the rocky terrain looked rather hard going, but the views are spectacular, when you reached the summit and the mist came down and the wind started howling, you could have Been in an episode of ‘Wuthering Heights’ it was very atmospheric! at least Alicja got her wish, those Toasties looked delicious 😋 thank you for another successful and enjoyable find Steve, happy hiking 🤗👋
It was such a wild and wonderful adventure, and even up there in Wuthering Heights, we knew we weren't far from that delightful little station, and everyone there was so friendly. We're both really taken with that little station in the middle of nowhere!
As you say Steve it was a delightful little station and great little hike! Have been racking my brains where we were going to pass it! maybe ‘Mallaig’ we had many wonderful excursions from ‘Kingussie’ the “Duke of Gordon” where we stayed had wonderful panoramic views, and walking trails, I don’t know how we managed to cover some of them as my husband was in the early stages of Parkinson’s, if he had ever fallen we could still be there!🥺 no mobile phones for us, look forward to your next adventure, not sure Alicja was impressed with your subtle hint that your Birthday is approaching! how about another visit to slate island for a swim 🏊 I often wonder if you made it on her Birthday!🤗👋
Nice to see😂 In 1986 we started a two week hiking tour from Corrour-station. The buildings have changed a bit since.😮 Our first camp was at blackwater-lake.. Sweet memories❤
Marvellous video - good to see someone who sells the experience of the journey as well as the sights at the end. As someone who travelled that way years ago - it is good to see it again. Thanks Steve !
Brilliant! Another journey/day out I’d like to do with my kids. A couple of weeks ago we did an abbreviated 😆 Forth Road Bridge walk that you inspired. We parked at Dalmeny Station got the train to Inverkeithing and walked back. Just under 5 miles , terrified my son (doesn’t like heights) but totally worth it.
Lovely upload, beautifully done...you're a very engaging couple. Corrour Station was a fine dining restaurant for a while a few years back, operated by a lovely young English ( I think) couple. We had a delicious meal there for my birthday. Such a beautiful part of the world.
That is unreal, Steve! I was on the same train you both were on, there and back! Thanks to your previous video, I went from Glasgow to Mallaig and back, also, I actually saw you both get on at Corrour! I didn't wanna disturb you in case you were filming. Thanks again!!
No way Graeme!!!! That's so funny, but please say hi, even if the camera is rolling and you don't mind being in the video :) That's a big old trip, but so cool! Hope you had a great day, see you on a train again sometime soon!
If you freeze the frame at 9.36 you can see straight down Loch Ossian towards Ben Alder. You can see the pass I took last May on my way back to Dalwhinnie. There are some great cross country paths in that area and Bothies as well.
Thank you ... I'm exhausted...was fine on the train! But that climb...you would be calling in mountain rescue for me ha ha. The scenery🥰....wish I could paint... stunning easy to forget civilisation was so near. Jan Adelaide
Leum Uilleim really makes you work for it. Those are good hikes. What I like about these Scotland Videos: 1) It is very clean 2) Nice Breeze 3) No Litter 4) Friendly Dogs 5) Onion Rings Thank you for sharing.
Fantastic scenery. You were lucky with the weather. Never used west side railways tracks. Only weekly commute Edinburgh Waverly to Inverness. Split train at Perth. Leave office 17.00 and a nice dinner on the train. 50 years ago proper table service and wine. Coming back not so nice. 23,00 sleeper Sunday night. horror.
I've visited Scotland twice and I've always loved the scenery. I follow several UA-cam and Facebook people who live in Scotland and I'm always impressed with the beauty. Thank you for sharing your lovely country with us.
Thanks for taking us along! It’s a hike I doubt I will ever have the opportunity to make (although you never know!) so glad to do it vicariously through you two crazy kids! 👍🏼😄
Makes me want to leave New Mexico and go back to Scotland and do Corrour. I've been on the train through there but not knowing about the hike I didn't get off. Thanks for the "almost" memory.
Thanks for another great video. Nothing can beat these scenic Scottish locations . Who needs to go abroad anyway in this recent beautiful weather? Here in Scotland, we have some of the most spectacular scenery in the World. Another great video.
Oh thank you! This is so on my bucket list. I saw it on the train from Fort William in the fall, all blond grasses and so remote, and thought I would love to come roam around. This is so helpful.
Great train journey the first time a went on it panicked got on at queen street railway station Glasgow didn’t No what carriages to get on but made it to Fortwilliam what a journey breathtaking great vid mate
Steve you and your lady certainly show places many of us have never been before in beautiful Scotland. I won't see Scotland this year but hopefully God willing next year when hopefully we are all in a better place.
That was a great day out. I felt like I wanted to run and jump on a train, especially when you went round the great horseshoe, and seeing the train leave Corrour with wilderness all over the place. Congrats on getting up the mountain, and those toasties looked inviting. I wonder why the station was built in the first place? Not just for tourists, I'm sure. Here's a bit of info: As the eagle flies, from Corrour to Fort William station it's only 15 miles. But because of the Nevis range being in the way, the train has to go a distance of 27 miles between the two stations! Thanks for posting, Steve. 👍😁
Great wee snippet of info there Janet! And good question about why the station is there in the first place - I'll save reading up on it until we're sitting in that signal box on a cold winters night! Ahhhh the dream...
To save you having to wait Steve, “Calling all Stations” “How to stay in a Signal Box: Corrour. All is explained why it was built, looks an awesome place to spend a night or, two, wish I could turn back time just enough to allow me to go visit! Scotland is always calling me back! 🤗
Sir John Stirling Maxwell gave access to the West Highland Railway Company to build across his land on condition that they build a railway station for guests visiting his estate here.
Another amazing video to add to the already impressive collection. What an extraordinary place with epic vistas. Wonderful shot at the 9:54 mark and clever dissolve at the 15:00 mark - that was nice. Thanks again Steve for these, you really are doing wonders for Scotland. My next trip up to your wonderful country will involve a lot of planning and I can see now I will review your videos for inspiration. Great work, great editing and great photography. 10/10.
Wow thanks so much Ric! Really appreciate it, and you clearly appreciate the finer details of editing etc which are time-consuming but ever so worthwhile with comments like yours!
Stayed at the Loch Ossian youth hostle about a mile from the station sixty years ago, never forgot its unbelievably stunning views.Great video by the way very good job.
Wow! Absolutely beautiful destination, chock full of surprises. This place has a spirit all its own and it’s easy to see that in those stunning views and quickly shifting weather. So glad you guys were able to get out and and go again. Also, can’t help noticing the good, steady hand on the camera in all the wind. Well done! And many thanks for posting.
Haha thanks for that Karen, we put a lot of work into getting the filming right (and you still wouldn't believe all the dodgy shots that don't make the final cut) so really appreciate it! :)
Thank you for your video Steve. Three years ago, my brother and I travelled to Corrour on a sleeper train and we stayed at Loch Ossian Youth Hostel for a few nights. The hostel is in a fantastic location next to the loch, about a mile north of the station. There is no public road access to it. Leum Uilleim was one of the mountains we climbed from there.
Amazing Patrick! Yes, we had a wander down towards the hostel and could see it in the distance, but had to turn back incase we missed the train! Looked such a cool location :)
What a phenomenal stop and adventure! Just seeing this now. You’d definitely need to do a proper weather check before attempting that hike. You chose a beautiful day!
8.00 am here in Sydney at end of a second week of lock down with still a week to go so what could be more uplifting than a beautiful wee hike in bonny Scotland. I was to visit the UK May 2020 with 10 days in Scotland but wasnt to be but I will eventually get there again which will be my fourth trip. Terrific photography, love to know what your cameras are particularly the small one the young lady had. Thanks and cheers.
A friend and I were talking the train to Oban and just as we got to Crianlarich he went to the washroom. The wee older lady we were sharing a 4-seater with said "Oh deeer you should check he didn't go into the next car - we'll be splitting the train soon!" He hadn't! I remember reading the food at the station restaurant in Corrour is just fantastic - and from the look of that sandwich they were right!
Haha love it! Seriously we were so stressed we'd got on the wrong train :D Oh and the food, seriously, we just had the wee snack, but the proper meals looked incredible!!!
There was one scene while you were on the train where the mist or clouds was laying on top of the mountain and it looked like the one I can see from my work. Sometimes the mist/fog is laying in the valley’s. I love it.
Hope your legs didn’t get fried in the sun 🌞🌞As an Arizona resident, I’m so glad you had enough water with you and that you had toasties at your return
Thanks for the video! According to your videos, Scotland is the Comfy and Cozy Champion! Absolutely! The only question left is: "When will Gandalf appear?" 🤔😊
Great video I'd say one of my fav ones of the channel. Next month I'm taking the West Highland Line all the way to Mallaig and off to Skye but watching this really makes me want to stop at Corrour, will be another trip. Talking about top 10 places lists in Scotland I think it'd be a good idea to do a video making your top 10 places
Hi Steve, Did you realise that the wooden bridge that you were sitting on at the end of your video was the same one that they filmed Ewan Mc Gregor on in the film Trainspotting. It has since been replaced by a new one as the old one was not fit for purpose,.
Inspired to do this now! I look forward to your videos because they give me a sense of Scottish pride and the desure to explore 😁 I also vow to never skip an ad, congratulations on your growth Steve, you deserve it 🙂
@@steve-marsh you need wing mirrors but it's all part of the fun. Anyway, it enhances the professionalism of your videos knowing there's a complete screwball jumping about behind you 😅
Corrour station was in Trainspotting. It was in the scene where Renton,Sick Boy,Spud and Tommy went on a train trip and Renton said "It's s***e being Scottish!" 🤣
I like the way that the Oban and Mallaig train coaches have arrows painted on the ends so you'll know where to join them together. I wonder if it comes with an Allen key>?
WOW, the views are magnificent, this is definitely on my bucket list and under the column marked must do. Thank you so much for taking us along and may I wish you a very Happy Birthday and may there be many more to come, take care and have a great birthday, cheers,.
Just got back from a week on Arran and catching up on your videos Steve. We would have welcomed some of the windy weather you encountered up there as it would have blown away the midges and clegs that plagued us during a heat wave on Arran. I’ve been through Corrour on the train but never got out there so thanks to both of you for a very enjoyable watch 👍
Back in the 90s I used to travel regularly on the rail line from Tyndrum to Corrour Station and did many walks across the whole Rannoch Moor area - I thought it was a truly beautiful and remote spot (though it looks much busier now). I recall one of the well-known sites was the 'sunbathing teddy bear'... No, seriously.... I think it was on the eastbound side of the track between Rannoch Station and Corrour Station as you headed north. Right in the middle of the wilderness someone had placed a child's deckchair and a sun umbrella and a toy teddy bear with sunglasses sitting as if sunbathing. It became something to look out for as you traveled north on the train. I guess more than two decades of weather will have blown it away...
3/4 of the way through and no mention of "trainspotting" and then....😔😉 Like many others, I'd been through many times before but never visited until a couple of months ago. Absolutely blissful place and the people at the station cafe/pub/lodging are so friendly and helpful. What should also be noted is to be prepared, as shown, just a little elevation can vastly change the conditions. Lovely video, looking forward to seeing more 😊 @allthestations do a very good behind the scenes video of Corrour that I can recommend.
The reason there's "nothing there" is because it was originally intended as a simple passing loop with a signal box, and a building for signalman's accommodation, to break up the long single-track section between Rannoch and Tulloch, it was originally to be called Luibruaridh, which is the name of the locality, but it became useful for the Corrour Estate some miles away, as the signal box had the only telephone communication with the outside world, and it grew from there...
Had never even considered that as the history! Cheers Hugh :)
Lovely views in all directions
Alicja wins Best Photobombing 2021! Stuck inside and that really was a tonic, thank you.
Beannaich Dia na h-Albannaich anns a ’Ghàidhlig ~~ Seas gu cinnteach
Haha yes! I need to have a screen so I can see what's going on behind me ;)
Why do we look abroad so often to go and be lobster boiled beside a swimming pool when we have beautiful sightseeing trips to places like Corrour relatively on our doorstep? Truly stunning to watch. Thanks to both of you.
Thanks so much Thomas! I must admit before the last year I didn't embrace my own country anywhere near enough, so it's had its positives :)
The sheer magic of a sunny day in early spring in the Highlands. And besides all that, your videos really do breathe the milk of human kindness. Thanks for taking us along !
laughing at Alicja in the background at the start. Great video, looks a stunning place
Haha she never misses a trick :) I need a screen to see what's going on behind me! Or maybe best not to know until I'm reviewing footage :)
Brilliant guy's! You and Alicja certainly know how put together excellent and well thought out video's ,You two never fail to lift my spirits, Many thanks for that. Congrats for completing your trek to the top of the mountain, the views are worth the effort. BTW those toasties look good to me! Take care and stay safe.
Messages like this give us all the motivation we need to charge up the batteries and get out there Gary, thanks so much!
this never gets old. Just love Scotland. I try to get up there as much as I can. Thank you again Steve and Alicja. 😄
Sir John Stirling Maxwell gave access to the West Highland Railway Company to build across his land on condition that they build a railway station for guests visiting his estate here.
Sir John Stirling Maxwell knew what he was talking about.
Wow, that is quite some place… And fabulous Scottish weather, all of it… Thanks for sharing.
Happy Saint David's day here in Wales Steve and alicja celebrating our patron Saint like the Scottish and Irish
1st of March Saint David's day 🎉
You2 are a fab pair. Iam bed ridden and look forward to your little jaunts I feel I'm there with you.keep up the good work
I must have been napping a year ago when this video was uploaded. I hadn't seen it before. I've just returned from Corrour and my attempt in climbing that hill from both directions was an epic fail. It was seriously boggy. Great video.
Aw mate hard lines! Aye without decent weather (for a good few weeks) it can be a tough place to tramp through. I hope you still have enough for a fail video though, those can be popular ones :)
A train station specially for hikers. Brilliant. Took the wife , them girlfriend on the line to Fort William on her very first visit to Scotland. She loved it. That hike looked great and what a reward at the end.👍🏴🇳🇱
Glad you've both experienced it for yourselves Michael!
A couple of years ago, stopped at a tea room at a railway station, don't remember the name, but the cafe was in a train car. Would love to go back there. Had a scone and clotted cream. Heavenly!
Another wonderful video the .scenery and a great station with yummy food but the hike wow 👌 👏
Excellent as always wonderful place to hike or like me just chill out and enjoy the scenery.
Wow that was a fantastic-looking trip Steve ! I was very amused when you said quite early on that Corrour was a really remote station - then when you got off the train, so did about 30 or 40 other folk !! 😎
Haha yes Stephen, I've only been through there in winter and was shocked how busy it was!
Just loving these videos..i am seeing places ive never saw before & having health conditions i would never be able to do these but i am in a way..just loving these..on a binge watch 😂❤
You were there with us all the way Karen :)
@@steve-marsh i certainly was..just loved it..my hope one day is to do the nc500 in a cosy camper van..would be amazing 😁
I thought I had been there, but I don't think so anymore! One for the list :-)) Laughed at Alicja on the platform. Glad she got her cheese and pickle toastie :-))
If I'd known about her antics, she'd be paying for that toastie! :D
@@steve-marsh You wouldn't let her pay for the toastie :-)
Awesome hike. I like that you show the highlands as a Day Tripper 👍🏴. From Perth Downunder
Cheers Albert!
Hi, Steve and Alicja, ‘Corrour’ Station looked rather familiar, I am sure it was included on one of our many excursions from ‘Kingussie! Where we stayed for many years, they had a lovely little train station also, ‘Corrour’ certainly is in a remote location, with the cutest station like you say Steve, the rocky terrain looked rather hard going, but the views are spectacular, when you reached the summit and the mist came down and the wind started howling, you could have Been in an episode of ‘Wuthering Heights’ it was very atmospheric! at least Alicja got her wish, those Toasties looked delicious 😋 thank you for another successful and enjoyable find Steve, happy hiking 🤗👋
It was such a wild and wonderful adventure, and even up there in Wuthering Heights, we knew we weren't far from that delightful little station, and everyone there was so friendly. We're both really taken with that little station in the middle of nowhere!
As you say Steve it was a delightful little station and great little hike! Have been racking my brains where we were going to pass it! maybe ‘Mallaig’ we had many wonderful excursions from ‘Kingussie’ the “Duke of Gordon” where we stayed had wonderful panoramic views, and walking trails, I don’t know how we managed to cover some of them as my husband was in the early stages of Parkinson’s, if he had ever fallen we could still be there!🥺 no mobile phones for us, look forward to your next adventure, not sure Alicja was impressed with your subtle hint that your Birthday is approaching! how about another visit to slate island for a swim 🏊 I often wonder if you made it on her Birthday!🤗👋
Nice to see😂 In 1986 we started a two week hiking tour from Corrour-station. The buildings have changed a bit since.😮 Our first camp was at blackwater-lake.. Sweet memories❤
Marvellous video - good to see someone who sells the experience of the journey as well as the sights at the end. As someone who travelled that way years ago - it is good to see it again. Thanks Steve !
Thanks so much John! Totally agree, always try to get the whole journey across, really appreciate it! :)
Was the only place i could get a place in a backpackers during summer...certainly was an experience!
Brilliant! Another journey/day out I’d like to do with my kids. A couple of weeks ago we did an abbreviated 😆 Forth Road Bridge walk that you inspired. We parked at Dalmeny Station got the train to Inverkeithing and walked back. Just under 5 miles , terrified my son (doesn’t like heights) but totally worth it.
Cheers! I feel exactly the same crossing the bridge! :)
A real kracker. Love to see you both out together. Like your dancing queen and your camera work is 100%, Thank you
Lovely upload, beautifully done...you're a very engaging couple. Corrour Station was a fine dining restaurant for a while a few years back, operated by a lovely young English ( I think) couple. We had a delicious meal there for my birthday. Such a beautiful part of the world.
That is unreal, Steve! I was on the same train you both were on, there and back! Thanks to your previous video, I went from Glasgow to Mallaig and back, also, I actually saw you both get on at Corrour! I didn't wanna disturb you in case you were filming.
Thanks again!!
No way Graeme!!!! That's so funny, but please say hi, even if the camera is rolling and you don't mind being in the video :) That's a big old trip, but so cool! Hope you had a great day, see you on a train again sometime soon!
@@steve-marsh Had a fantastic day, thank you. And I shall say hi to you both next time, promise. :)
If you freeze the frame at 9.36 you can see straight down Loch Ossian towards Ben Alder. You can see the pass I took last May on my way back to Dalwhinnie. There are some great cross country paths in that area and Bothies as well.
A beautiful spot and the dog was precious 🤗 always enjoy Alicja .
Thank you ... I'm exhausted...was fine on the train! But that climb...you would be calling in mountain rescue for me ha ha. The scenery🥰....wish I could paint... stunning easy to forget civilisation was so near. Jan Adelaide
Thanks for coming along Jan! Alicja can paint really well, we need to go for longer :)
Hi from Sydney, Australia. We are coming back to Scotland to stay here. Thanks for your videos. Love them.
Love Alicja's hoody - I studied at that uni for a year!
Yeah see... had a last minute day off today took a drive to Crianlarich and jumped on the train to Corrour. Thanks again for the inspiration!
Love it Bryan!!!
Very good video and interesting, too, Those Toasties look tasty,
Great views, windy place. Except the non-windy spots.
Haha yes! It really is a wild and wonderful spot!
Leum Uilleim really makes you work for it. Those are good hikes. What I like about these Scotland Videos:
1) It is very clean
2) Nice Breeze
3) No Litter
4) Friendly Dogs
5) Onion Rings
Thank you for sharing.
Haha Frank that's the perfect list :)
Why would you thumb down this video....? Great stuff again, Steve. Keep Em comin!
Cheers Benjamin! :)
"Once up on at time in the west" that is watt it reminds me on, that look down the railway line :-)
So true Lars!!!!!
Fantastic scenery. You were lucky with the weather. Never used west side railways tracks. Only weekly commute Edinburgh Waverly to Inverness. Split train at Perth. Leave office 17.00 and a nice dinner on the train. 50 years ago proper table service and wine. Coming back not so nice. 23,00 sleeper Sunday night. horror.
Alex, to me even the return sounds wonderful :D
I've visited Scotland twice and I've always loved the scenery. I follow several UA-cam and Facebook people who live in Scotland and I'm always impressed with the beauty. Thank you for sharing your lovely country with us.
A pleasure Lisa!
Thanks for taking us along! It’s a hike I doubt I will ever have the opportunity to make (although you never know!) so glad to do it vicariously through you two crazy kids! 👍🏼😄
Haha cheers, but never say never :)
Makes me want to leave New Mexico and go back to Scotland and do Corrour. I've been on the train through there but not knowing about the hike I didn't get off. Thanks for the "almost" memory.
It's a magical mystical place!
This was a wonderful video the second time, also. Whoo Hoo!
Oh we need to go back there, maybe in winter in that wee signal box room :)
@@steve-marsh YES! Perfect.
Another great adventure. Thanks, Alicja for the hijinx early on. It's a shame you had no breeze. I SO enjoyed this. Thanks.
I need a wing mirror ;)
Thanks for another great video. Nothing can beat these scenic Scottish locations . Who needs to go abroad anyway in this recent beautiful weather? Here in Scotland, we have some of the most spectacular scenery in the World.
Another great video.
Cheers Alasdair - it took me a while to embrace my own home country too! :)
Oh thank you! This is so on my bucket list. I saw it on the train from Fort William in the fall, all blond grasses and so remote, and thought I would love to come roam around. This is so helpful.
Heading out to Corrour Station at the end of the month while staying in Fort William for my 50th birthday. Lovely video, TFS xx
All the best Lorna for the big day! I'm not far behind you :)
Looking forward to your next video where you guys stay in the signal house in Corrour station!
Genuinely a dream of mine!!!
Great train journey the first time a went on it panicked got on at queen street railway station Glasgow didn’t No what carriages to get on but made it to Fortwilliam what a journey breathtaking great vid mate
I found it a wee bit stressful as well knowing which train to get on :D
Steve you and your lady certainly show places many of us have never been before in beautiful Scotland. I won't see Scotland this year but hopefully God willing next year when hopefully we are all in a better place.
Thanks so much! Fingers crossed for you getting here soon! :)
Fantastic....next time in Scotland i'll have a stop in Corrour!!!
Yes Luca! It's a dream place in any weather, and the trip there is just as cool
What an absolutely exquisite day! Thanks for sharing it!
Great video! Love Alicja's 'Open' hat !
Cheers Malcolm :)
That was a great day out. I felt like I wanted to run and jump on a train, especially when you went round the great horseshoe, and seeing the train leave Corrour with wilderness all over the place. Congrats on getting up the mountain, and those toasties looked inviting. I wonder why the station was built in the first place? Not just for tourists, I'm sure.
Here's a bit of info: As the eagle flies, from Corrour to Fort William station it's only 15 miles. But because of the Nevis range being in the way, the train has to go a distance of 27 miles between the two stations! Thanks for posting, Steve. 👍😁
Great wee snippet of info there Janet! And good question about why the station is there in the first place - I'll save reading up on it until we're sitting in that signal box on a cold winters night! Ahhhh the dream...
To save you having to wait Steve, “Calling all Stations” “How to stay in a Signal Box: Corrour. All is explained why it was built, looks an awesome place to spend a night or, two, wish I could turn back time just enough to allow me to go visit! Scotland is always calling me back! 🤗
Sir John Stirling Maxwell gave access to the West Highland Railway Company to build across his land on condition that they build a railway station for guests visiting his estate here.
A great day for your hike up the hill. Well done. ;-)
Yes it really was John! We got lucky (again!)
Another amazing video to add to the already impressive collection. What an extraordinary place with epic vistas. Wonderful shot at the 9:54 mark and clever dissolve at the 15:00 mark - that was nice. Thanks again Steve for these, you really are doing wonders for Scotland. My next trip up to your wonderful country will involve a lot of planning and I can see now I will review your videos for inspiration. Great work, great editing and great photography. 10/10.
Wow thanks so much Ric! Really appreciate it, and you clearly appreciate the finer details of editing etc which are time-consuming but ever so worthwhile with comments like yours!
@@steve-marsh Yes I do appreciate good editing or indeed editing in general. I cannot stand doing editing myself :D
My old station, i was signalman here and gave the signalman and his wife there days off.
No wayyyyy! Wow - thanks for getting in touch James! :)
Stayed at the Loch Ossian youth hostle about a mile from the station sixty years ago, never forgot its unbelievably stunning views.Great video by the way very good job.
Cheers! We had a wander down towards the hostel after dinner, but had to turn back to make sure we didn't miss the train!
Great video. Beautiful part of the world
Thank you very much!
Wow! Absolutely beautiful destination, chock full of surprises. This place has a spirit all its own and it’s easy to see that in those stunning views and quickly shifting weather. So glad you guys were able to get out and and go again. Also, can’t help noticing the good, steady hand on the camera in all the wind. Well done! And many thanks for posting.
Haha thanks for that Karen, we put a lot of work into getting the filming right (and you still wouldn't believe all the dodgy shots that don't make the final cut) so really appreciate it! :)
Thank you for your video Steve. Three years ago, my brother and I travelled to Corrour on a sleeper train and we stayed at Loch Ossian Youth Hostel for a few nights. The hostel is in a fantastic location next to the loch, about a mile north of the station. There is no public road access to it. Leum Uilleim was one of the mountains we climbed from there.
Amazing Patrick! Yes, we had a wander down towards the hostel and could see it in the distance, but had to turn back incase we missed the train! Looked such a cool location :)
What a phenomenal stop and adventure! Just seeing this now. You’d definitely need to do a proper weather check before attempting that hike. You chose a beautiful day!
Great video, and wow, the wind!
It fair turns quickly into a very different place :)
Thank you for the map! Great video as always!
Thanks Gwendolyn! I still don’t include enough maps though 😆
Nice one guys, what a cracking trek! Scary how quickly the weather can turn up there! 🙏😊
Tell me about it! Was glad we had the compass and map just incase! :)
Thanks for another gem of a video! Beautiful scenery and a hike that I could probably handle.
Exactly - it's a nice straightforward hike and the train times make it relaxed and unrushed :)
8.00 am here in Sydney at end of a second week of lock down with still a week to go so what could be more uplifting than a beautiful wee hike in bonny Scotland. I was to visit the UK May 2020 with 10 days in Scotland but wasnt to be but I will eventually get there again which will be my fourth trip. Terrific photography, love to know what your cameras are particularly the small one the young lady had. Thanks and cheers.
Thanks so much, hope things improve there soon! I really just used go pros on this trip - Alicja had a 5 year old GoPro 4, and I used the 8. Cheers :)
Great video! Also looks like you figured out the same trick I did - the doors are marginally cleaner than the windows!
Haha yes Sue! and it's nice when they open at stops as well for a quick dash out and hopefully get back onboard in time :)
Love the Trainspotting stance. great spot to go guys.
Cheers Nicky! Still waiting for my stay in that signal box!
@@steve-marsh quick question so thats the main line from Glasgow to Ft William as i saw the sleeper train sign at the station.
A friend and I were talking the train to Oban and just as we got to Crianlarich he went to the washroom. The wee older lady we were sharing a 4-seater with said "Oh deeer you should check he didn't go into the next car - we'll be splitting the train soon!" He hadn't! I remember reading the food at the station restaurant in Corrour is just fantastic - and from the look of that sandwich they were right!
Haha love it! Seriously we were so stressed we'd got on the wrong train :D Oh and the food, seriously, we just had the wee snack, but the proper meals looked incredible!!!
There was one scene while you were on the train where the mist or clouds was laying on top of the mountain and it looked like the one I can see from my work. Sometimes the mist/fog is laying in the valley’s. I love it.
Doris, I wish my work view was like that! It's absolutely gorgeous :)
superb views. Well; done guys
Thanks so much!
Raw and beautiful with a pretty fair smattering of Highlands weather. Your companion is absolutely adorable, BTW. Thanks for another fine video.
Our pleasure Douglas thanks so much! :)
Hope your legs didn’t get fried in the sun 🌞🌞As an Arizona resident, I’m so glad you had enough water with you and that you had toasties at your return
Thanks for the video! According to your videos, Scotland is the Comfy and Cozy Champion! Absolutely!
The only question left is: "When will Gandalf appear?" 🤔😊
Haha I'm sure I'll run into him sometime :)
Thanks to you Corrour is on my List. Another well shot video and a reminder of the ever changing clouds on your descent
My list keeps getting longer too :)
always great vlogs interesting
It’s the great outdoors!
Think I would only get as far as the tearoom these days Steve 😁🤪🏴,great wee vidio again
I'd settle for that as well Douglas! Would happily spend all day there!
Great video I'd say one of my fav ones of the channel. Next month I'm taking the West Highland Line all the way to Mallaig and off to Skye but watching this really makes me want to stop at Corrour, will be another trip. Talking about top 10 places lists in Scotland I think it'd be a good idea to do a video making your top 10 places
Great idea! You've given me something to think about now...
Great video guys, very, very nice place, awesome Scotland...
Thanks Valentin! Really love the remoteness of that wee station :)
Hi Steve, Did you realise that the wooden bridge that you were sitting on at the end of your video was the same one that they filmed Ewan Mc Gregor on in the film Trainspotting. It has since been replaced by a new one as the old one was not fit for purpose,.
Another great video Steve. I think the airport that you asked to "Guess" is Stornoway.
Well done! 😊
@@steve-marsh Google Earth Steve just looked for the clues, all the best from Pan Man.
That was a good day out, thanks for taking us!
Lovely! Thanks very much!
Thanks John!
S'e do bheatha! You’re welcome.
Really enjoying all of your adventures and your channel!
Thanks so much!!!
Inspired to do this now! I look forward to your videos because they give me a sense of Scottish pride and the desure to explore 😁 I also vow to never skip an ad, congratulations on your growth Steve, you deserve it 🙂
Haha cheers Jade, I wish everyone did that :D Hope you're doing well :)
Ooops! I will try harder…always wanting to see what’s next on the video!
A belated happy birthday Steve. Another great vid, spectacular views and your crackerjack partner photobombing you at the beginning! Great stuff 😅
Cheers Davey! Haha yes, I need a screen on the front of my camera so I know what's going on behind me ;)
@@steve-marsh you need wing mirrors but it's all part of the fun. Anyway, it enhances the professionalism of your videos knowing there's a complete screwball jumping about behind you 😅
Corrour station was in Trainspotting. It was in the scene where Renton,Sick Boy,Spud and Tommy went on a train trip and Renton said "It's s***e being Scottish!" 🤣
You're right, but Renton was wrong ;)
Funny I was about to post the same thing. The movie came out 25 years ago this week (In the US).
Epic scene! I think they even went back there for the sequel?
Choose life :)
@@steve-marsh yeah mate they did
I like the way that the Oban and Mallaig train coaches have arrows painted on the ends so you'll know where to join them together.
I wonder if it comes with an Allen key>?
Haha I didn't notice :D
Steve at the start of the train journey you point out the bridge, you walk under that heading up the Allt Kinglass tae Loch Lyon
Oh I need to do it - looks an awesome route!
WOW, the views are magnificent, this is definitely on my bucket list and under the column marked must do. Thank you so much for taking us along and may I wish you a very Happy Birthday and may there be many more to come, take care and have a great birthday, cheers,.
Thanks so much Simon! Aw the best to you too :)
Just got back from a week on Arran and catching up on your videos Steve. We would have welcomed some of the windy weather you encountered up there as it would have blown away the midges and clegs that plagued us during a heat wave on Arran. I’ve been through Corrour on the train but never got out there so thanks to both of you for a very enjoyable watch 👍
Oh David, sorry to hear those little devils were on holiday there at the same time as you! :(
Great watching all your adventures, thanks
Cheers Iain!
Back in the 90s I used to travel regularly on the rail line from Tyndrum to Corrour Station and did many walks across the whole Rannoch Moor area - I thought it was a truly beautiful and remote spot (though it looks much busier now). I recall one of the well-known sites was the 'sunbathing teddy bear'... No, seriously.... I think it was on the eastbound side of the track between Rannoch Station and Corrour Station as you headed north. Right in the middle of the wilderness someone had placed a child's deckchair and a sun umbrella and a toy teddy bear with sunglasses sitting as if sunbathing. It became something to look out for as you traveled north on the train. I guess more than two decades of weather will have blown it away...
What a great spot that would have been! Love things like that :)
3/4 of the way through and no mention of "trainspotting" and then....😔😉
Like many others, I'd been through many times before but never visited until a couple of months ago.
Absolutely blissful place and the people at the station cafe/pub/lodging are so friendly and helpful.
What should also be noted is to be prepared, as shown, just a little elevation can vastly change the conditions.
Lovely video, looking forward to seeing more 😊
@allthestations do a very good behind the scenes video of Corrour that I can recommend.
Thanks Michelle! And yes, love the All The Stations videos :) Totally agree about the friendliness of the people at the station :)
Beautiful! Greetings from Switzerland! Love Scotland and your Dialect!
Cheers Lance!
Very well filmed and edited - a pleasure to watch. Thank you.
Thanks so much!
Fantastic video Steve, amazing scenery and the food looked great too 😉🏴
Cheers David - oh it really was, need to get back and have a bigger meal :)