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Location notes
Leanachan is located between Spean Bridge and Fort William on the West Highland Line.
Railway type and traffic
Mostly Scotrail class 156 DMUs on passenger workings with class 67s on the sleeper traffic.
Freight is a daily enterprise working, mostly operated by a single DB Schenker 66s.
Freight is a daily enterprise working, mostly operated by a single DB Schenker 66s.
Environment
A small hill overlooking the east side of the line with open fields to the west and a pine forest to the east.
Be aware of midges in the summer months.
Be aware of midges in the summer months.
Road directions
The location is directly off the A82 around 8 miles from Fort William in the Spean Bridge Direction.
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Achnabobane, Leanachan Forest map co-ordinates
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Achnabobane, Leanachan Forest map co-ordinates
Parking
There is very limited parking with only one or two cars fitting in the barn gate. Make sure you do not block the access.
Public transport
There is a limited service from Fort William with the number 41 bus.
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Amenities
There is nothing in the immediate vicinity, but Spean Bridge is 2 miles away with a shop, pub and some toilets.
Accommodation
There are there are numerous hotels and B&Bs in Fort William.
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Achnabobane, Leanachan Forest
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Achnabobane, Leanachan Forest
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Achnabobane, Leanachan Forest
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Photographic notes
The location favours a morning shot.
General views - All photographs © Paul Davis unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
View of a train heading towards Fort William
Fig 2 - Looking south west
View of a train heading towards Spean Bridge.
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
