Steam to Mallaig

The West Highland Extension the Road to the Isles is a masterpiece of railway engineering When filmed in 1985 the line was still signalled by semaphores You will see dozens of trackside and footplate shots as we make our way from Fort William through Mallaig Junction and along the shores of Loch Eil to the famous Glenfinnan viaduct At the time of construction this was the largest concrete structure in the World At Lochailort there is a dramatic change in scenery This part of the line was the most difficult to build with tons of explosive being the only way to drive the railway through the rock A hundred years on it is all the more spectacular for it At Arisaig Britains most westerly station our Black 5 heads north across Keppoch Moss until we emerge alongside the Atlantic Ocean for the approach to the fishing port of Mallaig