MacCookie Tour 2005 - II

MacCookie Tour 2005 - II
Saturday

Saturday, 06th August, 2005

After a quite long drive from London to the middle of nowhere, and a brief nights kip at the Moor of Rannoch Hotel. When I threw open the curtains to the splendid views of Rannoch moor I was somewhat disturbed my the 'snow storm' of midges and suspected the worst. Fortunately they disappeared by the time we got outside. So off over the moor to the north side of the viaduct to catch 1Y11 on its way to Fort William.

	First stop Rannoch Moor
		37406 crosses Rannoch Viaduct with the Sleeper for Fort William

		Rolling off Rannoch Viaduct 37406 heads to Fort William
	then after strolling back to the hotel for a 'no one leaves here hungry' breakfast, back for the SRPS spoon tour.
		West Coast Rail's 47854 heads a Mallaig bound SRPS tour across Rannoch Viaduct

		47826 tails the tour across the moor
	Then we moved on to another location, probably about 50miles as the crow files, but about 100miles by road!
		47826 clags its way west from Glenfinnan

		47854 tails the tour to Mallaig

		47826 catches some sun at Polnish

		Rounding the curve at Morar 47826 clags it up

		47854 rolls across Loch Nan Uamh Viaduct
	Then a quick trip down to the Bridge of Orchy area to catch the Royal Scotsman going one way and the SRPS going the other
		Powering up the final leg of the climb to County March the Royal Scotsman is headed up by 37197

		37261 tails the Royal Scotsman over County March Summit

		The SRPS tour comes back into view of the A82 road near Bridge of Orchy as 47826 tops with 47854

		The SRPS tour approaches the Horseshoe Curve somewhat dwarfed by the mountains behind

		47826 powers its way up towards County March summit

		37406 crosses Rannoch Viaduct with the Sleeper for Fort William

		The SRPS tour departs Rannoch

		Rounding the curve at Morar 47826 clags it up

		The Royal Scotsman climbs to County March Summit

		Coming off the Horseshoe curve and up to County March the SRPS tour heads home

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