I had the pleasure of taking this train from Glasgow to Malliag back in 1973. What a wonderful trip. Back in those days it was a "real" train hauled by a Bush diesel electric loco and I think five coaches.
Excellent. It brings back memories. I walked the West Highland Way from Mulgarvie to Fort William in late September six years ago, and it rained virtually every step of the way. On Rannoch Moor we had 80 mph winds and horizontal rain. Consequently, we saw little of it. I took this train back to Queen Street Glasgow and it was glorious bright sunshine and blue skies all the way!
This brought back memories. We traveled by train from Glenfinnan to Ft. William, took a bus to Crainlarich ( due to a problem on the rail line) and got the train from Crainlarich to Stirling, via Glasgow Queen St. Station. But we got to go through Glencoe. Wouldn't have missed that for the world.
I remember getting caught in a snow blizzard at Crainlarich back in the early seventies, I was hitching. The blizzard came out of nowhere. It was like wham-bang as we turned a bend in the road. I would suggest the weather there is 'changeable'. FortWilliam has to be the rainiest place in the entire UK. I swear every time I've found myself in FortWilliam it has rained, and rained and..... The scenery though is awesome. It's well worth the journey. Thanks for the upload and memories.
Beautiful trip. Being from Canada, I am used to seeing large unpopulated areas, but given the size and population of Scotland, I find it amazing to see such wide open countryside.
The vast majority of Scotland is either upland or mountainous, so a high percentage of the land area in Scotland has a very low population density. The vast majority of the population in Scotland either lives in the coastal cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen, or even more importantly the central belt between Edinburgh and Glasgow. So the view on this cab ride is not unique to Scotland, or indeed to the major upland areas of Wales or northern England.
Despite Scotland as a whole being a relatively small country with a relatively large population, almost all of the inhabitants live in the towns and cities of the Lowlands. The Highland and Lowlands each make up just under half of the country, but the Lowlands have a population of around 4,800,000, and the Highlands just 234,000, giving a population density comparable to that of Russia!
I was in Crianlarich in January 2016. Minus three and pitch black, walking to the Ben more lodge at night brrrrrr. Had a new sports car to tour round at the time, but this train journey looks a real good trip. Must try it sometime.
Takes me back to when I lived in Fort William for a few years..... I used to drive it regular though as a taxi driver to Glasgow and back Although I managed to miss the snow :) I would love to do the train journey but sadly health not up to it - thanks for the trip..... going to go on to Mallaig now :)
Awesome video-especially love that view at 58:03, 1:0028 and of course the running scared Mountain goat at 11:46. Glad he got out of the way. Would love to take this trip. Thanks for sharing. Safe travels ahead. God bless.
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Great video! As North American's where farms are ubiquitous, I found it unusual to see such open land, without farming or livestock, especially as we travel north. Doesn't appear on Google maps to be public lands. Is the land just not conducive to such ventures?
It is farmed. The land is mostly owned by large estates, with sheep, cattle & timber the main agricultural crops. Deer-stalking, driven-game shooting & salmon-fishing are tourist-derived income-streams.
I'd be surprised if there's any cattle between Crianlarich and Roy Bridge. Maybe some before Tyndrum. After that it's all sheep, though far fewer than there used to be. Thomas, the land is extremely unproductive, it is mostly deep peat, very acidic and very wet. It's not even any use for timber. It's also pretty savage in winter, and very wet all year. It is however an important landscape - most of Europe's raised bogs are around here. As Dick says, income comes from huntin', shootin' and fishin', for which wealthy men will pay a lot. But the main source of private income in these areas is tourism.
Lovely landscapes. Reminds me of the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec. But, did they run over a closed switch at 10:50??
Most of the points (switches) are designed to be trailable, and to "recoil" back to the right position after. Designed to make the line as cheap as possible to operate, but there are a few exceptions (at 0:36 you can see the first points have the yellow part in between and are train operated, but the second doesn't and are conventional power operation).
When exactly was this filmed? There is a German VHS/DVD featuring cabrides on the West Highland line - filmed in September of '97 - and judging by the on-screen descriptions and graphics at the beginning of the video, this seems to be a copy of it. The cars and the clothes and hairstyles of the passengers surely fit that time period. Interesting to see that so shortly after privatisation (ScotRail took over the franchise in March '97) the DMUs still carry BR's Regional Railways livery and the carriages in Fort William are still painted in BR's Intercity colours.
Really? i would of said 2004-2005. The livery on the sprinters is actually ScotRails first (white with a green red and blue stripe- Regional Railways was white with blue stripes) and the InterCity coaches at Fort William are still there
@@trainmaniacstudios8216 Can not be 2004 or 2005. By 2000 all the Scot 156’s were in Swoosh. Anything from 94 onwards. The main clues would be in the Glasgow clip, anything with SPT Carmine then it’s after 97…
to anyone whol ikes watching these you need t ogeta life. ive stumbled on this by accident and will make sure i never see one of these again. unles we see accidents or trains breaking down so it livens it up a . what on earth do people like seeing 2 long lengths of steel for ?
Don't you dare fall offf hahahaa there are probably some idiots catching a buzz that might fall off This train ain't stopping !!! Weird to think there is a seperate crew to come along after hours to clean up all the corpses
the hypnotic sound of the un-welded rail is so relaxing, brings back memories of childhood holidays.
I have thurly enjoyed this great video of Crianlarich to Fort William very very enjoyable, so many thanks to everyone who has made this lovely video.
Part of the World I'd never get to see, Love it, Thank You.
Great. Loved the full speed before the Bridge of Orchy. Wonderfull keep them coming. Thanks Rmb
Never seen a rail line in the UK or Ireland as remote as that.absolutely beautiful
I had the pleasure of taking this train from Glasgow to Malliag back in 1973. What a wonderful trip. Back in those days it was a "real" train hauled by a Bush diesel electric loco and I think five coaches.
A beautiful trip to take. A must take for anybody who likes great scenery and "mountain railways" Scottish style. A great video!!
Excellent. It brings back memories. I walked the West Highland Way from Mulgarvie to Fort William in late September six years ago, and it rained virtually every step of the way. On Rannoch Moor we had 80 mph winds and horizontal rain. Consequently, we saw little of it. I took this train back to Queen Street Glasgow and it was glorious bright sunshine and blue skies all the way!
i cant wait for my trip to Scotland ,God's heaven on earth !
How was it ?
that sounds so nice !!
the same for me ... look forward to taking the train and discover this mysterious land. Happy kisses from France, Bandol
Thank you for this Scottish walk !
Good kisses from France, Bandol.
Eine einsame und melancholische Landschaft.
This brought back memories. We traveled by train from Glenfinnan to Ft. William, took a bus to Crainlarich ( due to a problem on the rail line) and got the train from Crainlarich to Stirling, via Glasgow Queen St. Station. But we got to go through Glencoe. Wouldn't have missed that for the world.
My second viewing after watching this a couple of years ago. 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Love the sound of the jointed rails. 🐨🇦🇺
I remember getting caught in a snow blizzard at Crainlarich back in the early seventies, I was hitching. The blizzard came out of nowhere. It was like wham-bang as we turned a bend in the road. I would suggest the weather there is 'changeable'. FortWilliam has to be the rainiest place in the entire UK. I swear every time I've found myself in FortWilliam it has rained, and rained and..... The scenery though is awesome. It's well worth the journey. Thanks for the upload and memories.
You're right, it pretty much is - the West Highlands are the wettest place in Europe!
Great video! Spectacular countryside
They should re record this line with HD cameras.
Quel beau parcours, et quel beau pays ! Et le bruit des roues sur les rails non soudés... Un régal.
Beautiful trip. Being from Canada, I am used to seeing large unpopulated areas, but given the size and population of Scotland, I find it amazing to see such wide open countryside.
The vast majority of Scotland is either upland or mountainous, so a high percentage of the land area in Scotland has a very low population density. The vast majority of the population in Scotland either lives in the coastal cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen, or even more importantly the central belt between Edinburgh and Glasgow. So the view on this cab ride is not unique to Scotland, or indeed to the major upland areas of Wales or northern England.
Despite Scotland as a whole being a relatively small country with a relatively large population, almost all of the inhabitants live in the towns and cities of the Lowlands. The Highland and Lowlands each make up just under half of the country, but the Lowlands have a population of around 4,800,000, and the Highlands just 234,000, giving a population density comparable to that of Russia!
This makes Scotland very much like Canada then.
Except for the Rocky Mountains and very long freight trains!
Allan Mullen And the odd Canadian here and there!
This is an stunning railway and if you're ever in Scotland I recommend you ride it, some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK. Go in Summer.
Salutări din România👋👋
Nice ride Thank You for the upload. PEACE...
Absolutely beautiful view
At 1:12:00 The" Wyldings" of Scotlands. The variable weather, landscape and topography are stunning. Thoroughly enjoyable ride. Thanks.
Wonderful landscape. Thanks for sharing.
This always sends me off to sleep! Thanks for posting!😀
46:14 Love these flatlands..... so well filmed !
We travelled this line and stayed a couple of nights in the station at Corrour. Can't wait to go back!
Love those cloudy skies !! Give me a shot !!
I was in Crianlarich in January 2016. Minus three and pitch black, walking to the Ben more lodge at night brrrrrr. Had a new sports car to tour round at the time, but this train journey looks a real good trip. Must try it sometime.
Great video... Superb scenery.
Wonderful! The '1' in the upper right angle reveals that it is from the famous German "Schönste Bahnstrecken"
Takes me back to when I lived in Fort William for a few years..... I used to drive it regular though as a taxi driver to Glasgow and back Although I managed to miss the snow :) I would love to do the train journey but sadly health not up to it - thanks for the trip..... going to go on to Mallaig now :)
Great journey, made my day and lifted my spirits
Brilliant video.Would love to be the train driver on that route imagine that view every time.amazing
Awesome video-especially love that view at 58:03, 1:0028 and of course the running scared Mountain goat at 11:46. Glad he got out of the way. Would love to take this trip. Thanks for sharing. Safe travels ahead. God bless.
safe travels to you !
Rain is so beautiful please send some this way !!
just was in Scotland a couple weeks ago including Ft William and I'm going through vacay withdrawl. thanks for the lovely video!
The countryside is open and serene.
Very nice, enjoyed this a lot, thank you :)
Very nice trip through the glens of Scottish countryside. Thanks for sharing.
I love all the cab sounds!
Here We Go !!....
Isn't this beautiful ?
Nice to get out of the abode !!
Love You
Beautiful trip! added to my bucket list
stunningly beautiful.
It wouldn't be the West of Scotland if it wasn't raining.
We'll be seeing Begbie on Corrour Station no doubt....
Windy day. Adds a bit of drama to the beautiful scenery! Thanks for posting.
Fantastic, thanks for uploading this !
Late at night is nice to play this
Always beautiful always chasing or being chased by the storm
great video by the way,i`ve travelled this route by car and would love to do it by train and i bet winter is fun on this route.
Actually quite an old piece... was produced for german tv in the late 1990's as far as I ken
The sodorish place ♥️
1:01:46 A suicidal sheep decides that it's worth living at the last moment.
haha you sure it was a sheep ?
@@scitsalcoryp I thought it was a stray/escaped plastic bag from Aldi.
@@bohomaturebabe a small goat
This could do with an update using the latest cameras,an update for each of the four seasons would be awesome,return journeys as well.
great video
Lovely
Blessed Spring to all !
Really good video 👍👍
Squally weather, clean air and beautiful landscapes!.. Didn't understand what animal at 1:01:46. Thanks!
This Trip is fab. I hope they never close the line.
Aswome 😊
Superb landscapes !! Thank you for sharing !!
freechet to
The water level in Blackwater reservoir looked about 20 foot down.
Lovely. This really deserves 720p at least. Do upload in HD if possible. Thanks.
Cannae be done, auld telly material already 20 years old
Beautifull
Beauty
Watch out! Crazy Sheep!
n. 10 estrada linpa e tudo bem roganizado, aqui no, meu brasil. so sujeira e lix. tristeza
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Is there the reverse journey on you tube? Fort William to Crianlarich.
It is good to be with good people ......
Looks like this was filmed quite a long time ago. Possibly well before 2005.
this footage feels very 1990's with its 4:3 aspect ratio - beautiful scenery though
Great video! As North American's where farms are ubiquitous, I found it unusual to see such open land, without farming or livestock, especially as we travel north. Doesn't appear on Google maps to be public lands. Is the land just not conducive to such ventures?
It is farmed. The land is mostly owned by large estates, with sheep, cattle & timber the main agricultural crops. Deer-stalking, driven-game shooting & salmon-fishing are tourist-derived income-streams.
I'd be surprised if there's any cattle between Crianlarich and Roy Bridge. Maybe some before Tyndrum. After that it's all sheep, though far fewer than there used to be. Thomas, the land is extremely unproductive, it is mostly deep peat, very acidic and very wet. It's not even any use for timber. It's also pretty savage in winter, and very wet all year. It is however an important landscape - most of Europe's raised bogs are around here. As Dick says, income comes from huntin', shootin' and fishin', for which wealthy men will pay a lot. But the main source of private income in these areas is tourism.
The heaviest vehicle using this route will be the steam locos……unless freight works out heavier.
Lovely landscapes. Reminds me of the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec. But, did they run over a closed switch at 10:50??
Most of the points (switches) are designed to be trailable, and to "recoil" back to the right position after. Designed to make the line as cheap as possible to operate, but there are a few exceptions (at 0:36 you can see the first points have the yellow part in between and are train operated, but the second doesn't and are conventional power operation).
Someone should re-record this video today in high definition.
Îs it true, that the station, where "de wisselwachter" was made, is on this line?
awesome thank you
Wonderful ride...thanks for taking me along...it was a very blustery day....is it usually that windy?
when was this?
would be great in HD.
Being with you is nice
I really mean that
where is the destination of the left track?
Oban
What year was this filmed?
Hi, would I be ok to use a few minutes from this on my model railway video I am working on please?
if You need to get out of town...it is easy to put this on
At 10:50 it looks like you went through a closed switch or in other words it doesn’t even look like the switch was lined up for you.
Those points are specially designed to be trailed, and return to the correct position after.
When exactly was this filmed? There is a German VHS/DVD featuring cabrides on the West Highland line - filmed in September of '97 - and judging by the on-screen descriptions and graphics at the beginning of the video, this seems to be a copy of it. The cars and the clothes and hairstyles of the passengers surely fit that time period. Interesting to see that so shortly after privatisation (ScotRail took over the franchise in March '97) the DMUs still carry BR's Regional Railways livery and the carriages in Fort William are still painted in BR's Intercity colours.
Really? i would of said 2004-2005. The livery on the sprinters is actually ScotRails first (white with a green red and blue stripe- Regional Railways was white with blue stripes) and the InterCity coaches at Fort William are still there
I would say it is a copy of it.
@@trainmaniacstudios8216 Can not be 2004 or 2005. By 2000 all the Scot 156’s were in Swoosh. Anything from 94 onwards. The main clues would be in the Glasgow clip, anything with SPT Carmine then it’s after 97…
needs a cllose curcic tv so passengers can see from drivers cab
Who lives in that house @15.25?
At 10:51 did he push a set of points open?
Spring points.
This must be about the slowest ever rail journey in the entire British Isles. Average speed = 20 mph?
33.11. looked like someone running across the line.anyone see it?
I saw that as well. It's a water drop on the window glass.
What a difference 4k would make.
More info please
Whats the distance?
How old is a rail?
etc
Don't know. Maybe someone from Scotland knows.
to anyone whol ikes watching these you need t ogeta life. ive stumbled on this by accident and will make sure i never see one of these again. unles we see accidents or trains breaking down so it livens it up a . what on earth do people like seeing 2 long lengths of steel for ?
1:01:46 That chicken, R.I.P :(
Thats not a chicken lol
Don't you dare fall offf hahahaa
there are probably some idiots catching a buzz that might fall off
This train ain't stopping !!!
Weird to think there is a seperate crew to come along
after hours to clean up all the corpses
Old jointed rail, click, click... it's quicker and just as scenic by bus, because you go through magnificent Glencoe