Crossword Competition
to the RAIL Crossword. In this issue, we are giving away three copies of Scotland’s Stations: A Traveller’s Guide, courtesy of Famedram Publishers ( www. northernbook.co.uk).
Scotland’s Stations first appeared in 1989, quickly followed by a second (slightly revised) edition. Now this illustrated guidebook covering the most engaging of Scotland’s historic rail stations is back in print after 25 years.
Scotland’s Stations (paperback, retail price £14.99) runs to 240 pages and contains more than 400 colour photographs, and will be an indispensable guide if you regularly use Scotland’s railways, if you’re planning a trip north of the border, or if you just want an informative guide to leaf through at your leisure.
“As valuable as a Bradshaw’s railway guide,” is how it has been described by West Word, the community newspaper for Mallaig and the surrounding area.
Scotland’s Stations is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all the stations on the Scottish network, rather a selective account of about 100 of the most intriguing, with preference given to those located in the most remote parts of the country.
There is a strong emphasis on the lines from Fort William to Mallaig (the route taken by the Jacobite steam train), and from Inverness to both Kyle of Lochalsh and Wick and Thurso.
And among the many entries are exclusive colour shots of steam excursions to these remote locations - some stations such as Corrour and Altnabreach are really accessible only by rail.
Each station that is covered features guidelines on the amenities and facilities the local area has to offer, railwayana and facts about the station and its history, and even the distances from principal stations such as Inverness, Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley.
Edited throughout by Bill Williams, the Guidelines section even contains insider information on places to stay.
For example, the former stationmaster’s house at Helmsdale has been converted by the local community into a self-catering destination offering discounts to rail travellers and those prepared to help care for the station, while at both Glenfinnan and Rogart you can book a berth in a restored sleeping car.
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