Fort William

CRS Code	FTW
Collected date	19/08/12

Fort William was the base for a few days' holiday in the West Highlands. It's a modern station from the 1970s when the original central Lochside station was demolished to make way for a dual carriageway.

The front of the station building, with the queue waiting to get in to secure tickets on the Jacobite steam service to Mallaig:

A long view of the station front from over the road:

Inside is a small concourse area (with some strange wasted space behind the four benches) with a ticket office to the right, a newsagent's, toilets and showers to the left, and the platforms ahead:

The concourse has a selection of plaques marking assorted awards and events:

The exit from the concourse leading on to the platforms:

On platform 2, between a ScotRail service train on the left and the steam service on the right. Along with ordinary day trains, the steam service and the Caledonian Sleeper mean there's often something hanging around:

On platform 2, looking west:

Looking east from the end of the platform at Fort William:

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