2. Railways

Druimuachdar Summit, first to almost last.

A day at Druimuachdar Summit, 1,484 feet above sea level, on the Highland Main Line had been in my mind for several years before I did it. My intension was to get all traffic from the morning down sleeper to the evening up one. But the fading light and worsening weather brought the evening to a early close. 6/7/2006
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    A short while later 170426 comes north with 1H07 0840 Edinburgh to Inverness. The hill in the background is The Sow of Atholl which rises to 2,610 feet above sea level.
    A class 170 and 158 combination come over the summit with 170393 leading 158712. The train ID is 1B22 1052 Inverness to Edinburgh.
    A north bound Turbostar runs up the final few hundred yards of the climb with ex Hull Trains 170394 forming 1H09 1010 Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness.