2. Railways

24 hours at Gorton Loop

Gorton Loop lies deep in Rannoch Moor and miles from any form of inhabitation, the nearest track ends well over a mile away, it is a very desolate location. On 17th and 18th June 1999 I chose to spend 24 hours there to record the passing traffic having walked from Bridge of Orchy and after walking on to Rannoch. Why? Because I had seen so few photographs taken at this unique location. See The Railway Magazine April 2000 edition.
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    Looking back on the loop and to the right behind the sign is the rubble from the signalbox, including the remains of a signal arm. Gorton Loop is only used by the P Way Dept and is classed as an open siding and is operated by ground frames at either end.
    Gorton Loop and the down side ground frame controlling access into the engineers loop. I had specifically asked Fraser if I could ride the footplate over this stretch of line to photograph the loop from the cab.
    The loop is on a sweeping left hand curve when heading north. Between the two huts is the short earth platform that housed a coach body which formed a school in the 1930's.