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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    The tall North British Railway signalbox stood in this spot and controlled the sections to the south and north, the rubble from its demolition lies out of shot to the left. The signalman's families lived in houses beside the line situated just beyond the stop board.
    Gorton Loop as seen from the back of the north bound sleeper.
    Gorton Loop is reached and the track levels out for a stretch. The platform in the foreground once held a coach body that was used in the 1930's as a school for the children who lived trackside. Today the school and the pupils are long gone.