Highland Saga · day 1
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Why here
A stone arc thrown across the valley — and twice a day a steam train crosses it, the closest thing to a storybook brought to life on a timetable.
Twice a day a steam train crosses it, like a storybook on a timetable.
When to come
season
summer–autumn (the train runs)
time
the afternoon crossing
weather
clear or light cloud
crowd
Packed for the train
⊘ The famous shot needs the seasonal Jacobite train (check times); the viewpoint hill mobs 30 minutes before.
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Where on the route