Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway

Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
Map of Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
Remains of the station and yard at Fort Augustus, photographed in 1948
Overview
Reporting markI&FAR
Dates of operation22 July 1903 (1903-07-22)–31 December 1946 (1946-12-31)
SuccessorNorth British Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
LengthSpean Bridge to Fort Augustus 23 miles 13 chains (37.3 km) 1903-1946
Fort Augustus to Fort Augustus Pier 73 chains (1.5 km) 1903-1906

The Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway was a branch-line railway built in Scotland, connecting the named places with the main line at Spean Bridge. It opened in 1903.

Serving exceptionally sparsely inhabited areas it was never commercially successful, but it rekindled hostilities between larger railways over a planned railway connection along the Great Glen reaching Inverness; however this scheme never materialised.

Passenger train operation ceased in 1933 and the line closed completely in 1946.