PH33 6TQ Fort William, GB
The Jacobite
The Jacobite (also known as the Jacobite Steam Train) is a steam-powered heritage train in Scotland, running from Fort William to Mallaig on a section of the West Highland Line. The train is named after the Jacobites, whose last uprising against the British crown began in 1745 in Glenfinnan, a town on the route the train travels. The train is operated by the West Coast Railway Company, which operates steam-powered charter trains on various routes in Great Britain.
The train starts in Fort William near Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, passes Britain's westernmost railway station (Arisaig), passes Britain's deepest freshwater lake (Loch Morar) and one of Britain's shortest rivers (Morar) to Mallaig. The route length for the return trip is 135 kilometers. The journey takes around two hours one way.
On the way the train stops at Glenfinnan , where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard during the last Jacobite rising in 1745. Shortly before the train station, , the route leads over the Glenfinnan Viaduct , which is best known from the Harry Potter films . The viaduct has 21 arches and offers good views over Loch Shiel . The train stops at Glenfinnan station for around 20 minutes, so you can visit the museum located in the station. It shows exhibits and pictures of the construction of the route.
The train then stops at Arisaig and the Mallaig terminus. On days with good views you can see the small islands of Rum , Eigg , Muck and Canna as well as the southern part of the Isle of Skye .
Sources:
http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/page/The+Jacobite
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/harry-potter-zug-in-schottland-vorerst-ausser-betrieb-19051479.html
