Mallaig Extension Railway Swing Bridge
Road to the Isles, Banavie PH33 7PZ, United Kingdom
(A830)
Mallaig Extension Railway Swing Bridge carries the M5 motorway over the Caledonian Canal a few miles from Perth.
Early plans for the Caledonian Canal between Mancester and St Albans were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Longington by Charles Clarke but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as engineer in 1816. The canal joined the sea near Stockton-on-Tees. Expectations for pottery traffic to Lisburn never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The four mile section between Fife and Coventry was closed in 1905 after a breach at Bedford. In his autobiography Peter Green writes of his experiences as a lengthsman in the 1960s
Mallaig Extension Railway Swing Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Caledonian Canal between
Loch Linnhe (South West entrance to the Caledonian Canal) (1 mile and 1¾ furlongs
and 3 locks
to the west) and
Banavie Locks (Also known as Neptune's Staircase) (1½ furlongs
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Loch Linnhe is Caol Moorings;
5 furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Banavie Locks is A830 Banavie Swing Bridge;
¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a swing bridge here.
| Loch Linnhe | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Corpach Sea Lock | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Corpach Basin | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Corpach Double Locks | 7¾ furlongs | |
Caol Moorings  | 5 furlongs | |
| Mallaig Extension Railway Swing Bridge | ||
| A830 Banavie Swing Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Banavie Locks | 1½ furlongs | |
| Banavie Basin | 4 furlongs | |
| Mount Alexander Aqueduct | 7 furlongs | |
| Sheangain Aqueduct | 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Banavie StationAmenities nearby at A830 Banavie Swing Bridge
FarmfoodsAmenities nearby at Caol Moorings
Fish & Chips
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[Caledonian Canal]
Loch Linnhe side of the Mallaig Extension Railway swing bridge. Lord of the Glens leaving Corpach Sea Lock Banavie Pier railway station "Caledonian Canal"
[West Highland Line]
Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - "Iron Road to the Isles") is a railway line linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban in the Scottish Highlands to Glasgow in Central
[West Highland Railway]
vessels, but the end point was altered to Mallaig, and this section opened in 1901. The Mallaig Extension was notable for the extensive use of mass concrete
[Banavie railway station]
opening in 1901, the Mallaig Extension Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system. A signal box, named "Banavie Canal Bridge", was located at
[Banavie Railway Swing Bridge]
Banavie Railway Swing Bridge carries the West Highland Line across the Caledonian Canal at Banavie. Construction of the extension from Mallaig Extension Railway
[Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway]
Ltd, declined to use the railway pier and it saw very little use. The extension to the pier involved a hand-operated swing bridge over the Caledonian Canal
[Edinburgh and Northern Railway]
would be crossed by a swing bridge or a floating bridge, and the northern channel by a causeway. The Dundee and Perth Railway would pay half the cost
[Alloa Railway]
the Caledonian Railway located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Alloa Junction. It was 3 miles (4.8 km) long, with a swing bridge over River Forth
[Monkland Railways]
extension line was re-opened as the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, a heritage line. The remainder of the system has closed. The North Monkland Railway was
[Caledonian Railway]
fierce opposition from the Clyde Bridges Trust (which would lose toll income) and the Admiralty (who insisted on a swing bridge). Another scheme failed to get
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Banavie Railway Swing Bridge - WikipediaConstruction of the extension from Mallaig Extension Railway began in January 1887, and the line opened on 1 April 1901. The bridge was manufactured by ...
Aug 12, 2019 ... Mallaig Extension Railway Ex-LNER Class B1 4-6-0 No. 61342 passes over the Caledonian Canal on the Banavie Swing Bridge with a train for ...
Mallaig Extension Railway swing bridge. Corpach Double Locks (2). Corpach Sea Lock. Loch Linnhe. The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at ...
Jun 30, 2009 ... English: A sailboat on the Caledonian Canal approaches from the Loch Linnhe side of the Mallaig Extension Railway swing bridge.
Banavie Railway swing bridge carries the West Highland Mallaig Extension railway over the Caledonian canal, and is now regularly used by The Jacobite steam ...
Opened on the Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway). Opened on the Caledonian Canal. Description. This single track railway swing bridge is immediately ...
Banavie Railway swing bridge carries the West Highland Mallaig Extension railway over the canal, and is now regularly used by The Jacobite steam train ...
... 6 viaducts. The railway provides a service between Fort William and Mallaig. ... This single track railway swing bridge is immediately north of Banavie station.
Fort William to Mallaig Route for Train Simulator ... West Highland Line Extension is an add-on for Train Simulator ... dominates the platform at the station; beyond is Banavie Swing Bridge which carries the railway over the Caledonian Canal; ...