Highland Main Line

Drivers Eye View

Perth to Inverness - The latest in the acclaimed Driver's Eye View series puts you in the cab of a brand new ScotRail TurboStar for the 118 mile trip over the Highland mainline.

Perth is the gateway to the Highlands and still boasts a large imposing station - the legacy of the Victorian era railway competition.

The main line features stretches of double and single track with semaphore block signalling predominating to Aviemore from the eight operational signal boxes.

There are stiff climbs to the two summits at Druimuachdar and Slochd, the latter forming the summit of the Inverness cut-off line.

This direct line from Aviemore to Inverness was a major feat of civil engineering forced upon the Highland Railway company by the threat of competition.

It was completed in 1898 having taken 14 years to build.

You will see the two largest structures spanning the rivers Findhorn and Nairn.