Steam on the Highland Main Line

At Aviemore water was taken and coal brought forward, also passenger trains passed the steam working. A few miles south of Aviemore is Kincraig which has a loop but no longer a station. In the background is a snow covered Cairngorm mountain. The driver has shut the regulator and the valves have lifted as a result. It is possible the train is being put inside at the loop here where Kincraig station once stood.

The snow capped Carn Moirg forms the backdrop as 48151 climbs past Raliabeag, south of Newtonmore, at 1 in 95. It is uphill for 15 miles, bar two very short level sections, on the climb to Druimuachdar.

Dalwhinnie is a few miles away to the south and the road and railway come close togther. The driver is a ScotRail man and the inspector is Peter Kirk.