The Biggest Little Railway in the World

The Biggest Little Railway in the World
Fort William to Inverness
Overview
Status	Closed
Locale	Scottish Highlands
Termini	Corpach[citation needed] Inverness Castle[1]
Stations	2
Service
Rolling stock	Gas-Steam, Battery-Electric, Wooden
History
Commenced	20 June 2017 (2017-06-20)
Planned opening	23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)
Opened	23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)
Completed	1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)[1]
Closed	1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)
Technical
Line length	71[2] mi (114 km)
Track length	74[3] mi (119 km)
Number of tracks	1
Character	Model railway
Rack system	Rack and pinion
Track gauge	O—Gauge 32 mm (1.26 in)[3]
Operating speed	3[1] mph (4.8 km/h)
Signalling	Vocal
BLR Route Diagram Legend Corpach Double Lock 0.0 mi terminus Banavie Ferry Terminal 1.0 mi ferry Neptune Steps Ferry 1.1 mi Muirshearlich 4.0 mi Moy Bridge 6.0 mi R. Lochy Weir bridge 6.9 mi Gairlochy swingbridge 7.3 mi Gairlochy Bay 7.6 mi D Bridge 8.6 mi Salmon Point North 9.6 mi Achnacarry Interchange 9.9 mi local bus services River Arkaig 10.5 mi Clunes Forest Parkway 11.6 mi Dearg Allt 15.1 mi Laggan Lochs 19.0 mi Great Glen Water Park 20.5 mi Invergarry railway station 20.8 mi museum railway Loch Oich tunnel 24.1 mi Easter Aberchalder Hydro Bridge 24.4 mi Aberchalder Swing Bridge 24.8 mi Aberchalder Spillway Viaduct 25.0 mi Cullochy Lock 25.2 mi Kytra Lock 27.2 mi Fort Augustus 29.2 mi Inchnacardoch Canyon 30.1 mi Inch Mountain Summit 31.5 mi Portclair Burn Bridge 33.8 mi Innerack Burn Bridge 34.1 mi River Moriston Bridge 38.7 mi Invermoriston Summit Bridge 40.2 mi Lower Viewpoint Halt 40.7 mi Alltsigh Bridge 42.2 mi Allt Ghiubhais Bridge 43.8 mi Grotaig Burn Bridge 48.0 mi River Coiltie 52.0 mi River Errick 52.5 mi Drumnadrochit Nessieland 52.6 mi Drumnadrochit RNLI 53.9 mi Milepost 56 56.0 mi Allt Coire Foitaneas 57.0 mi Allt Lon na Fiodhaige 59.0 mi Abriachan Eco Cafe 60.0 mi Milepost 64 64.0 mi Mac Gruer's Pond 67.0 mi Inverness District Asylum 67.5 mi Caledonian Helix 69.0 mi Caledonian Canal River Ness Ness Islands 70.0 mi Ness Island Railway River Ness Inverness Castle 71.0 mi terminus This diagram: view talk edit

The Biggest Little Railway in the World (BLR) was a temporary 71 mile (114 km) 1.25 inches (32 mm) O-gauge model railway from Fort William to the City of Inverness, the two largest settlements in the Scottish Highlands. It has been described as a crackpot project to run a model train the length of the Great Glen Way by an army of madcap enthusiasts, geeks, and engineers in the best spirit of eccentric Britishness.^[4][2]