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Fort William beautiful Scotland rainy weather beautiful summer in UK Scotland

Fort William beautiful Scotland rainy weather beautiful summer in UK Scotland. Fort William is the second largest settlement in the Highlands of Scotland with around 10,000 inhabitants — and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.

Old Photographs Of Fort William Scotland

Old photographs of Fort William, Highlands, Scotland. Historically, this area of Lochaber was strongly Clan Cameron country, and there were a number of mainly Cameron settlements in the area. The town grew in size as a settlement when the fort was constructed to control the population after Oliver Cromwell's invasion during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and then to suppress the Jacobite uprisings of the 18th century. Fort William is now a major tourist centre, with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the east and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles.

SCOTLAND - Fort William

Around Fort William, Scotland with Dji Phantom.

Typical evening in fort william

Fort william is the wettest town in the uk. According to the met office. Heres a wee drive through it.

Nevis Taxi Driver Fort William

Don't go near this guy he is crazy!

Blythedale Bed & Breakfast - Fort William, United Kingdom - Video Review

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This 4-star B&B is in a quiet area overlooking Loch Linnhe, approximately 1 miles from Fort William town centre. It has a garden, guest lounge and pleasant rooms. Fort William Train Station is a 24-minute walk away.
Overlooking either the Loch or open countryside, rooms all feature a TV, radio alarm clock and free tea and coffee. All rooms also have a private bathroom which includes a hairdryer.
Blythedale Bed & Breakfast is an ideal base for touring the West Highlands of Scotland. Free WiFi access is available.
Both traditional full Scottish and continental breakfast options are provided each morning in the bright, airy dining room, which also has garden views. The private garden has stunning views across Loch Linnhe and the Ardgour hills.

Fort William Scotland

Fort William is a town in the western Scottish Highlands, on the shores of Loch Linnhe. It’s known as a gateway to Ben Nevis, the U.K.’s highest peak, and Glen Nevis valley, home to Steall Falls. The nearby Nevis Range Mountain Resort has ski runs and forest trails. In the town centre, the West Highland Museum focused on regional life and history. To the northeast, Ben Nevis Distillery explores whisky production.

Scottish Fire & Rescue Service 999 Fort William Engine Lochaber Scotland

Fort William's second pump (retained) turns out on July 6th 2017, following the first pump. Incident unknown.

Places to see in ( Fort William - UK )

Places to see in ( Fort William - UK )

Fort William is a town in the western Scottish Highlands, on the shores of Loch Linnhe. It’s known as a gateway to Ben Nevis, the U.K.’s highest peak, and Glen Nevis valley, home to Steall Falls. The nearby Nevis Range Mountain Resort has ski runs and forest trails. In the town centre, the West Highland Museum focused on regional life and history.

Fort William is a major tourist centre, with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the east and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles. Fort William is a centre for hillwalking and climbing due to its proximity to Ben Nevis and many other Munro mountains. It is also known for its nearby downhill mountain bike track. Fort William is the start/end of both the West Highland Way (Milngavie-Fort William) and the Great Glen Way (a walk/cycle way Fort William-Inverness).

Fort William lies at the southern end of the Great Glen, Fort William lies near the head of Loch Linnhe, one of Scotland's longest sea lochs, beside the mouth of the rivers Nevis and Lochy. They join in the intertidal zone and briefly become one river before discharging to the sea. The town and its suburbs are surrounded by picturesque mountains. It is also on the shore of Loch Eil. It is close to Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, Glen Nevis and the town of Achnaphubuil, is on the opposite shore of the loch. When the railway opened to Fort William on 7 August 1894, the station was given prime position at the south end of the town. The consequence was that the town was separated from the lochside by railway tracks until the 1970s when the present by-pass was built, and the station was re-located to the north end.

The town of Fort William is centred on the High Street, which was pedestrianised in the 1990s. Off this there are several squares. Monzie Square (named after the Cameron Campbells of Monzie, Perthshire, former landowners in the town), Station Square, where the long-since demolished railway station used to be, Gordon Square (named for the Gordons, who owned land where the town now stands in the late 18th century, when the town was named Gordonsburgh), and Cameron Square — formerly known as Town Hall Square. There is also Fraser Square which is not so square-like since it now opens out into Middle Street but it still houses the Imperial Hotel.

The West Highland Line passes through Fort William. Owing to the difficult terrain in the area, the line from Glasgow, to the south, enters from the northeast. Trains from Glasgow to Mallaig, the terminus of the line, have to reverse at Fort William railway station.

Movies filmed in or near Fort William include Being Human, Braveheart, Highlander, Restless Natives, the Harry Potter series and Rob Roy. The TV series Rockface was filmed mainly around Fort William and some scenes of Monarch of the Glen were filmed around Lochaber although mostly near Newtonmore. Local Hero shot the internal Houston scenes in Fort William.

Alot to see in ( Fort William - UK ) such as :

Ben Nevis
West Highland Museum
Steall Waterfall
Commando Memorial
Glen Nevis
Inverlochy Castle
An Aird
Great Glen Way
Jacobite Train
Ben Nevis Weather Station
Sgùrr a' Mhàim
Stob Bàn
Sgiath Chùil
Mullach nan Coirean
Ft. William Cemetery

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Horse Shoe Curve - Fort William Line (Scottish Series pt3)

We now move a little further north from County March Summit (part 2 video), to the Horseshoe Curve. Here the line skirts around the base of 3 hills, Beinn Ordar, Beinn a' Chaisteil, Beinn Dorain. Two of these hills are classes as Corbetts, the other a Munro.

Seen in this video is the northern viaduct which crosses Glean Ach'-innia Chailein. The 2nd viaduct the southern one, is out of view from the view point we used here. The only down side to this location from a videographer's point of view, is the noise from passing traffic on the A82 main road. Other option is to walk in to Glean Ach'-innia Chailein, as there is some stunning view points to be found. ( Recommend proper walking gear, if doing so for obvious reasons.)

So seen in this part is southbound Alcan freight, with GBRF shed doing the honors. A little while later we see a northbound Scotrail class 156 DMU, on a Glasgow to Fort William working. For timing reasons, we've cut down the long panning shots.

In part 4 we see the Statesman Rail Tour, put in an appearance. Coming next....

Places to see in ( Mallaig - UK )

Places to see in ( Mallaig - UK )

Mallaig; is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line, completed in 1901, and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the Road to the Isles.

The village of Mallaig was founded in the 1840s, when Lord Lovat, owner of North Morar Estate, divided up the farm of Mallaigvaig into seventeen parcels of land and encouraged his tenants to move to the western part of the peninsula and turn to fishing as a way of life. The population and local economy expanded rapidly in the 20th century with the arrival of the railway. Ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne and Bruce Watt Sea Cruises sail from the port to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, Inverie in Knoydart, and the isles of Rùm, Eigg, Muck, and Canna. Mallaig is the main commercial fishing port on the West Coast of Scotland, and during the 1960s was the busiest herring port in Europe.

Mallaig prided itself at that time on its famous traditionally smoked kippers, but today only one traditional smokehouse remains, Jaffy's and Sons. Mallaig and the surrounding area is a popular area for holidays. The majority of the community speaks English, with a minority of residents speaking both English and Gaelic. In addition, traditional Gaelic is still taught in the school to pupils who choose to learn the language.

Mallaig has several restaurants, cafes, and takeaways along with a community-run swimming pool and leisure centre. The main focus is on the tourist trade during the summer, however some facilities are open all year round, including the swimming pool. Mallaig has three hotels, lots of self-catering accommodation and several guest houses.

There are two banks and three pubs. The compact village centre is close to the harbour and railway station, with residential areas beyond to the south and east of the harbour. Most of the retail premises are in the main street, or on Davies Brae, which runs south from the village centre. The swimming pool is at the high point of the village on Fank Brae.

There are two minimarkets, and gift shops. An art gallery sells work by local artists. There is a small bookshop A heritage centre next to the railway station is based around old photographs of the locality, but as Mallaig has only existed during the age of photography this offers a good introduction to the history and heritage of the locality. There are Roman Catholic and Church of Scotland churches, and also a Fishermen's Mission facility run by the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen. There is a small petrol station with restricted opening times near the harbour.

The West Highland Line links Mallaig railway station by rail to Fort William, Oban and Glasgow. The line was voted the top rail journey in the world by readers of independent travel magazine Wanderlust in 2009, ahead of the iconic Trans-Siberian and the Cuzco to Machu Picchu line in Peru. The four-hour trip to Dumbarton Central railway station passes through spectacular scenery including seascapes, lochsides, mountain and moorland terrain, and offers views of Loch Lomond, the Gare Loch, Rannoch Moor, Ben Nevis, Glenfinnan and Glen Shiel, and Loch Eil. The line also runs along the Clyde between Helensburgh and Glasgow and offers views across the estuary.

Mallaig is an important ferry port with regular Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, a thirty-minute sailing. They also run a daily service to the Small Isles of Canna, Rùm, Eigg and Muck, although the timetable and itinerary differ from day to day. Calmac also offers a non-landing ticket which allows visitors to cruise the Small Isles. In addition, a local ferry service owned by former lifeboatman Bruce Watt sails daily to Inverie in Knoydart, a very remote village, and also calls by prior arrangement at Tarbet in Morar, a location that is only accessible by sea. This service also offers a non-landing cruise through scenic Loch Nevis.

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55022 Royal Scots Grey on Alcan trips 27th April 2011

An on-going shortage of GBRf 66's provided the unusual sight of 55022 on Alcan tanks, one of the most bizarre workings of all time! The loco has been on hire for a few weeks now and at the time of writing is expected to finish on Saturday May 7th. This video features 3 of the local trip workings the Deltic has been used on, filmed on April 27th, the first clip is approaching Freemans LC and Signal Box. Then we see the loco sat shut down while waiting about 2 hrs 30 for 6S45 North Blyth to Fort William hauled by 66726 to come off the branch before 55022 pulls away with 6N51 1050 Lynemouth to North Blth empty PCAs. The afternoon 6N32 trip to North Blyth is then seen at Cambois LC and on the approach to North Blyth and the Aluminuim Smelter. The final working featured was 6N69 1754 North Blyth to Lynemouth loaded PCA tanks, seen first on departure and then a whiteout at Freemans!

Glenfinnan, Loch Shiel, Scotland

This recent video shows two importanrt sites.
Firstly the landing place where, with a few companions, Charles Edward Louis Philippe Casimir Stuart ( Bonnie Prince Charlie) landed on July 25th 1745 and raised his standard with aim of taking the crowns of England and Scotland (to which he had a legitimate claim). This venture ended in disaster at Culloden (near Inverness) in April 1746 when his army was heavily defeated by a British (Hanoverian) army under General Cumberland.
Secondly, the viaduct (ralway bridge) isa fascinating pice of civil engineering dating from the very early 20th century and is made entirely of concrete, itself a revolutionary product of its day. Over this magnificent edifice trundles the Jacobite ((Harry Potter') steam train twice a day during the summer season.

A very popular visitor attraction between Fort Willaim and Mallaig.

Kinlochleven to Fort William on WHW

Walking the final section of the WHW,

Music by Vladimir Stertzer ,Lady at the window and Tears in your eyes from the album black mirrors

Road biking back to Fort William

Foss pedals towards Fort William. This was taken by Laggan Dam near Roy Bridge

The West Highland Line, class 156s and 67s between Tulloch and Roy Bridge

Trains on The West Highland Line, inc class 156s and 67s between Tulloch and Roy Bridge. Summer2010

Crianlarich to Fort William Railway journey

A 1990's video of the journey along the West Highland line from Crianlarich to Fort William.

Lochaber Model Exhibition 2015

On Saturday 2nd of May 2015 modellers from all over Scotland came to Fort William to display their amazing work. Along with some local modellers we had a great day and took just over £1300 for charity. Thank you for coming to our show see you next year.

Jacobite Steam Train - Fort William to Mallaig and Return

Jacobite Steam Train - Fort William to Mallaig (Scotland) and Return

Fort William-Glasgow

Fort William-Glasgow, Fiat Marea 1.6 16v 1999