Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
From Graces Guide
of 186 West George Street, Glasgow
This line ran through the Great Glen from Spean Bridge to Fort Augustus on the Caledonian Canal
1896 The company was incorporated in August.
1897 Construction started; engineers were Formans and McCall; contractors James Young Ltd
1903 The line, 24 miles 4 furlongs in length, was opened for traffic on July 22nd.
1907 As from May 1st, the line is worked by the North British Railway company. [1]
1914 Bought by the North British Railway. [2]
1933 The NBR's successors, the LNER, withdrew pasenger trains, but a weekly coal train continued until 1946.
1947 Line closed
A four-span lattice girder bridge crossed the River Oich. Its girders were scrapped, but the castellated concrete piers remain.
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