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TITLE
Druimuachdar Summit Board
EXTERNAL ID
PC_HRS_STATIONS_001_423
PLACENAME
Drumochter
DISTRICT
Perthshire - Highland
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
PERTH: Blair Atholl
DATE OF IMAGE
15 May 1928
PERIOD
1920s
CREATOR
H C Casserley
SOURCE
Highland Railway Society
ASSET ID
27148
KEYWORDS
Druimuachdar
Main line
Highland Railway
Druimuachdar Summit Board

This photograph shows the summit at Drumochter Pass, with the board which marked this summit, the highest on a main line railway in the UK. The board has since been replaced several times.

This section of railway was opened on 9th September 1863, completing the through route from Perth to Inverness. Originally single track, the second one was added about 1900. The line remains open.

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Druimuachdar Summit Board

PERTH: Blair Atholl

1920s

Druimuachdar; Main line; Highland Railway

Highland Railway Society

Highland Railway Society - Stations

This photograph shows the summit at Drumochter Pass, with the board which marked this summit, the highest on a main line railway in the UK. The board has since been replaced several times. <br /> <br /> This section of railway was opened on 9th September 1863, completing the through route from Perth to Inverness. Originally single track, the second one was added about 1900. The line remains open.