British Railways

An iconic logo of decades gone by, the old British Railways logo on a very wet #45231 steam locomotive, ready to haul the Jacobite at Fort William, 2010.

Donations

An old kettle sits on the frame of a steam engine at Fort William, ready to lead the Jacobite excursion train to Mallaig in the Scottsh Highlands, 2010.

Crossing Glenfinnan

I bagged this spot by the door as soon as the train left Fort William, determined to get this iconic view of the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland, 2015. If only the steam locomotive still had a head of steam to puff out, the picture would be complete, but we were slowing down for a station stop.

Jacobite at Glenfinnan

The very famous Glenfinnan Viaduct, known to most people as the setting for the Hogwarts Express bridge crossing. This is the view looking back towards the bridge at the Mark II coaching stock. 2015

Jacobite near Arisaig

A less well known mass concrete viaduct on the Jacobite excursion route. This shot of the train heading back south was taken near Arisaig, just south of Mallaig. Scottish Highlands, 2015

Glenfinnan Landscape

Most people at this vantage point look the other way, towards the Glenfinnan Viaduct, but this view is just as stunning. This is a shot of the Scottish highlands, near the Bonnie Prince Charlie Monument, 2016.

Glenfinnan Viaduct

A view of the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct. No Hogwarts Express steam train in this image, sadly, as it was quite late leaving Fort William. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful part of the Scottish landscape, 2016.

Jacobite and Ben Nevis

I stood waiting on this train at Glenfinnan, and it didn't come, so I got in the car and made my way back to Fort William, before realizing that I might be able to get it here - Loch Eil Outward Bound, in the shadow of Ben Nevis. 2016.

Jacobite at Loch Eil Outward Bound

This is where we caught with the Jacobite, after abandoning Glenfinnan due to its non-appearance. This was shot at a rainy Loch Eil Outward Bound, a place I only knew as the name of a Class 37 locomotive in my youth. Scottish Highlands, 2016.

Glenfinnan Wildflowers

Glenfinnan and Loch Sheil provide a background for these lavender wildflowers growing on a plateau above the west highland railway line. Scotland, 2022.

Glenfinnan Viaduct

The very oft-photographed view of the Jacobite Steam Train, slowing down to a stop as it crosses Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland. 2019.

Glenfinnan Steam Train

The train is generally slowing down at this point, but the Jacobite Steam Train driver turns on the steam regardless to the delight of the many photographers at the Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland. 2019.