UK's MOST SCENIC TRAIN JOURNEY: Fort William to Mallaig. See Caledonian Sleeper & Glenfinnan viaduct

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  • Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024

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  • @steve-marsh
    @steve-marsh 2 года назад +25

    Well done breaking some ScotRail rules 🤣 if they’d clean the windows, you wouldn’t have to do it. If there’s ONE train to have clean windows on ScotRail, it’s THIS one. In fact why not buy some cool panoramic carriages for such a stunning route? Fantastic video though Scott! I’m actually heading up to Mallaig in the morning to try get to the Small Isles.

    • @127cmore
      @127cmore 2 года назад +3

      They used to have an Observation Carriage on the Inverness to Kyle line for this very purpose. I don't know what happened to it.
      It was excellent for photo shoot or just enjoying the majestic views

    • @MrJckDoo
      @MrJckDoo Год назад +1

      I would prefer the Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh @SteveMarsh

  • @user-fh4yn5bv4f
    @user-fh4yn5bv4f Месяц назад +1

    That was a wonderful vid. Dirty windows and all. Scotland is a magnificent looking country and you are showing us all how beautiful it is. Thanks so much!🇨🇦

  • @nicholasbrown6697
    @nicholasbrown6697 Год назад +3

    Doing the Caledonian Sleeper in summer so that you can have breakfast going along the shores of Loch Lomond, following up with Fort William to Mallaig, must be one of the great train journeys of the world - maybe it's not as breathtakingly big as the Trans-Canada, but it's totally stunning in its variety. Always nice to consult the weather man and get a good day, of course.

  • @hazels27
    @hazels27 20 дней назад

    I did that journey a couple of years ago on the Jacobite Express steam train. Then the coach took us to the base of the Glenfinnan viaduct to watch it return from Mallaig. Thanks for filming this video.

  • @andyhughes5885
    @andyhughes5885 2 года назад +2

    The last time i travelled on this route Scott was when the loco was steam, way back in the 60`s.

  • @marygarner5249
    @marygarner5249 2 года назад +3

    Always Love your Adventures thank you so much for taking us with you Scott ❤❤

  • @ianmaonaigh7215
    @ianmaonaigh7215 2 года назад +2

    Another great wee video 👍 , could you imagine making the old black and white movies on the Scotrail network , where the baddie ties the young woman to the rails , only for him to see the rail replacement bus always go past .

  • @Bugster42
    @Bugster42 4 месяца назад

    nice to see a video from you they haven't poped up on my feed lately hope you are well

  • @SimonEllwood
    @SimonEllwood 2 года назад

    Inverness to Thurso is pretty spectacular too, especially seeing the deer.

  • @luath5579
    @luath5579 2 года назад +2

    I haven't been on the Mallaig Extension since the late 1980s either, so this was a great reminder of the days when I'd stay overnight with friends in Hyndland so as to be able to catch the 6/6.30am train out of Queen Street to Mallaig.

    • @catherinewalsh7701
      @catherinewalsh7701 Год назад

      We want to do this trip.
      Which station is best to leave our motorhome at ?

  • @allanwilliment1029
    @allanwilliment1029 7 месяцев назад

    Hi Scott 😊 I have happy memories of doing that train journey in reverse, from Mallaig to Fort William, away back in January 1989, when I was a young man, on my first ever visit to Scotland. That was after having taken a ferry back to the Scottish mainland, from Armadale on the Isle of Skye 😊

  • @Andrewjg_89
    @Andrewjg_89 2 года назад

    I have been to Fort William and Ben Nevis. Lovely place and the mountains are so breathtaking.

  • @francesjones9265
    @francesjones9265 2 года назад

    My sister and myself went on this journey last June we were lucky to see the famous Jacobite at Fort William

  • @huwthomas1042
    @huwthomas1042 2 года назад

    Good to see an old Gatwick Express on the first leg of the sleeper.

  • @dlittlester
    @dlittlester 2 года назад

    Weather can screw stuff up. Back in '91 I took the ferry over to Skye (now a bridge), stayed a night in Portree, and hoped to go down to the south end of Skye to take a ferry to Mallaig. It was October, and the winds didn't let the ferry to cross to Mallaig. Had to go back to Kyle and take a bus down to Fort William. Then the little speeder train to Glasgow broke down. Lots of fun, and I missed everything.

  • @davidrobertson8573
    @davidrobertson8573 2 года назад

    The Caledonian sleeper is on my bucket list too

  • @peterdnreynolds777
    @peterdnreynolds777 2 года назад

    Beautiful scenery, this is on my bucket list to travel on this train up to Mallaig

  • @Blackburnian737
    @Blackburnian737 2 года назад

    I spent a whole day last September going from Glasgow-Mallaig and back while studying for the semester in Scotland. Beautiful and a nice break from hiking.

  • @walkingthemiles4613
    @walkingthemiles4613 2 года назад +1

    Really enjoyed. Train journeys are really relaxing!

  • @Ritchiemac1961
    @Ritchiemac1961 2 года назад

    Great vlog Scott thanks for the lovely views.

  • @shaunflanagan8735
    @shaunflanagan8735 2 года назад

    I went to Outward Bound when I was in high school... what an adventure it was!👌🙌

  • @DEEN133
    @DEEN133 2 года назад

    Good video with information on West coast line enroute to mallaig.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @Fent1386
    @Fent1386 2 года назад

    I’m looking forward to travelling on this route in a months time

  • @send2gl
    @send2gl Год назад

    Even with dirty windows it was stunning.

  • @britnymurphy4947
    @britnymurphy4947 2 года назад

    Thank you for your videos they give me hope that one day I will be able to travel ❤️

  • @potterton52
    @potterton52 2 года назад

    Great Channel have subbed, thank you for all your hard work!!!!!

  • @dhdove
    @dhdove 2 года назад

    Having done it several times I think the Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness line is the most beautiful but we’re going on the Jacobite next month so I’ll find out!

  • @janisripple754
    @janisripple754 6 месяцев назад

    Hi We watch Steve Marsh too -he suggested you 😊Only problem is your choice of musc .. talk to Steve about it -Sofer less intrusive please-rather here the train sounds .
    Liked seeing your son too so keep it up love Scotland 👍🏼

  • @kennethbell54
    @kennethbell54 2 года назад

    Nice video Scott. All the very best from Thailand.

  • @JohninRosc
    @JohninRosc 2 года назад

    Many thanks great video

  • @peterbartlett4082
    @peterbartlett4082 2 года назад +1

    Are there currently any vacancies for window cleaners on Scotrail, because by heck they need them!!

  • @danielt4250
    @danielt4250 2 года назад

    Love these videos!

  • @derisleybrittain
    @derisleybrittain 2 года назад

    Excellent 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @rosemarymonty5399
    @rosemarymonty5399 2 года назад

    Absolutely cannot replace a train ride with a bus ride.

  • @erikramaekers63
    @erikramaekers63 2 года назад

    It's not about the destination,it's about the journey

  • @sandrasmith8651
    @sandrasmith8651 2 года назад +1

    Hi Scott can you ScotRail from Glasgow central to Edinburgh Waverley

  • @highbury1972
    @highbury1972 2 года назад

    Hey Scott, maybe you could bring a bottle of WindoLene and a Microfibre cloth and you’re good to go with the filming…ScotRail will love you!!!

  • @ThehulkGreen
    @ThehulkGreen 2 года назад

    how about the jurassic coast in devon, very nice train journey through Devon to Cornwall.

  • @danieljackson2680
    @danieljackson2680 2 года назад

    Just subscribed .great videos 👍

  • @luisstransport
    @luisstransport 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @andrewphillips9391
    @andrewphillips9391 Год назад

    It's a spectacular trip, just a shame they've fitted those awful seats to the trains ☹️

  • @davidarundel6187
    @davidarundel6187 2 года назад

    A great trip , than you for sharing .
    Unfortunate that the windows ( & carriages ) weren't clean , on the exterior .
    It's a trip I wouldn't object to , espeacily were the stem engine were to be hauling it .

  • @pattralee
    @pattralee 2 года назад

    I have been on this one and reckon it is the most scenic and also goes to the highest point in the UK. The one from Kyle of Lochaish to Inverness is worth doing as well. But Michael Palin reckons that Castlerock to Derry in Northern Ireland is the most spectacular train line in the world - I would not agree with him on that.

  • @andyhughes5885
    @andyhughes5885 2 года назад +3

    Britain is the only Country in the World i know of where you buy an expensive train ticket only to be put on a bus when maintenence is taking place and where you can get a local bus to take you there at a fraction of the cost but, they won`t tell you that when you buy your overpriced ticket.

    • @noeonoohno4219
      @noeonoohno4219 2 года назад +1

      so you've only been to Britain

    • @andyhughes5885
      @andyhughes5885 2 года назад

      @@noeonoohno4219 I live in Scotland and been to many Countries, including the U.S. & Europe.

  • @danielsellers8707
    @danielsellers8707 2 года назад

    The Class 73 is along way from its former home on the Southern Region!
    Now fitted with a 1600hp MTU engine making it a Type 3 locomotive.
    I could imagine Donald and Douglas (from the Railway Series) working the Jacobite train in multiple:-)

  • @DavidJohnston58
    @DavidJohnston58 2 года назад

    A beautiful day out. Have held tickets for the Jacobite since 2020, sadly lockdown prevented travel.
    Same again with 2021 plus my health wasn't great so they renewed them again until 2022.
    Problems now with fuel rationing reported to be limiting us to 15 litres a week from April, the cost of the stuff if you can get it and the P&O debacle filling up all the Stena line ships, getting to top of Everest would be less fraught than travelling from NI to Fort William at minute! 😭
    🤞🤞🤞here's hoping 🤞🤞🤞

    • @Sierraomega1991
      @Sierraomega1991 2 года назад +1

      Hannon coaches do a Belfast to Glasgow coach for 40 quid

    • @DavidJohnston58
      @DavidJohnston58 2 года назад

      @@Sierraomega1991 yes, spotted that on TV, hope to give it a try out, seems much shorter journey than the Scottish Citylink/Ulsterbus service.
      Have to confirm, but I think they pick up from our local park and ride.👍

  • @robertfoskett3912
    @robertfoskett3912 2 года назад

    Will renationalisation mean clean windows, I wonder...

  • @Madjock1965
    @Madjock1965 2 года назад

    Great video as always. But I have a question for what does the “S” stand for on the locomotive that was moving the sleeping cars at For William. I hope to be in Mallaig for this summer solstice.

    • @danielt4250
      @danielt4250 2 года назад +1

      I think thats the Caledonian Sleeper Logo on their engine

  • @AA-qg2hu
    @AA-qg2hu 2 года назад

    Goes to Mallaig, doesn’t get on the ferry to Skye 😭

  • @alanreid3063
    @alanreid3063 2 года назад

    Good vid, but might have been better later in the year when things are a bit greener, Shame about the windows.

  • @davidgow986
    @davidgow986 Год назад

    Touch camera on window to film Then dirt y window not dirty anymore in photos

  • @BLUEsurf63
    @BLUEsurf63 2 года назад +1

    Sorry but the dreadful music ruined the video, just keep the natural sound...

  • @Barnaby_bo
    @Barnaby_bo 2 года назад +1

    How can you make a video of the most scenic train journey in Britain and it's only 8 minutes long?👎it didn't do it justice mate

    • @georgeharsin6292
      @georgeharsin6292 2 года назад

      Took the same trip 2-weeks ago, scenic is the correct word, not jaw dropping scenery by any means.

  • @wilba8604
    @wilba8604 2 года назад

    Yawn

  • @ucebr924
    @ucebr924 Год назад

    Seen better. views what views don't make me laugh