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Location notes
This location is on a bridge over the rail line, and you can look into two directions. One facing the town of Fort William, the other one over the fuel depot.
Railway type and traffic
ScotRail local trains is running 6 times a day to and from Glasgow and Mallaig. There is a sleeper service that arrives in the morning and departs in the evening. In the summer the Jacobite train wil run from May till October.
There is also a scheduled freight running from North Blyth, known as the Alcan Tanks which runs once a day.
There is also a scheduled freight running from North Blyth, known as the Alcan Tanks which runs once a day.
Environment
It is a little out of town and a 20 minutes walk from the train station of Fort William.
Road directions
The location is just off the A82 which is the main road into Fort William. Turn right at the traffic lights and follow the sign to Inverlochy for a few yards and you will go over the bridge.
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Fort William, Earl of Inverness Road map co-ordinates
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Fort William, Earl of Inverness Road map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park near the road or a little further on, but you can not park on the bridge.
Public transport
Train station of Fort William is 20 minutes walking distance
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Amenities
No toilets, but there is a restaurant in the neighbourhood.
Accommodation
A lot of B&B, some cheap and expensive hotels are near by.
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Fort William, Earl of Inverness Road
Streetmap links
Fort William, Earl of Inverness Road general view map
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Fort William, Earl of Inverness Road
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Fort William, Earl of Inverness Road
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Fort William, Earl of Inverness Road general view map
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Fort William, Earl of Inverness Road
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Photographic notes
There are two positions for taking pictures, the one facing the town is in the morning the best, the second one facing the fuel depot is in the afternoon the best option.
General views - All photographs © Andre Pronk unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Looking over the fuel depot, the junction is just behind the bridge in the background.
Fig 2- Looking west
Looking towards Fort William station.
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
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.
