A fine view of Ben Nevis near Fort William - seen from a West Highland Class 37 hauled train - 37406 on the 12.20 Mallaig - Fort William
A fine view of Ben Nevis, taken from the front window behind a growling 37406 'The Saltaire Society' - large logo Class 37 - what could be better on a cold winter's day in the Highlands! Taken on Leap Year day in 1988, the train was the returning 12:20 Mallaig - Fort William with a load of 2 Mark IIs!! Location was leaving Loch Eil Outward Bound station.
 
<u><b>'A day in the life' - log book update:</b></u>
<u>Monday 29th February1988 - 1S07 23.16 Crewe - Fort William sleeper</u>
87016 'Sir Francis Drake' Crewe 23.16 - Mossend Yard
37407 'Loch Long' Mossend Yard - Stirling 04.00 - Glasgow Queen Street 05.00
37411 'The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers' Glasgow Queen Street 05.50 - Corrour Summit 09.15 - Fort William 10.10
37406 'The Saltaire Society' on the Mallaig portion of 2 Mark IIs Fort William 10.15 - Glenfinnan 10.50 - Arisaig 11.20 - Mallaig 11.35

Returning with <b>37406 'The Saltaire Society' Mallaig 12.20 - Glenfinnan 13.10 - Fort William 13.45</b>
37411 'The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers' Fort William 14.15 - Tulloch 14.50 - Rannoch 15.25 - Bridge of Orchy 15.45 - Tyndrum Upper 16.00 - Crianlarich 16.10 - Arrochar 16.45 - Helensbrough Upper 17.20 - Dumbarton Central 17.36 - Glasgow Queen Street 18.02

Just in time to see 37170 on the 18.03 to Inverness!! Removed by a 'gold braid' and replaced with 47587 - shame!
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More on the history of the West Highland line here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Highland_Line" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Highland_Line</a> - and on the viaduct here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenfinnan_Viaduct" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenfinnan_Viaduct</a>

Postscript - 37406 and 37411 only went for scrap in 2013! 37407 has been preserved.

Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL SLR camera using Ektachrome slide film, 1/250 at f5.6

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