Friday 28 June 2013

Beauly

The small town of Beauly lies 10 miles north west of Inverness. 
The High Street. 
A tall sulpture that reminded us of someone!
Some of the shops in Beauly. Look how wide the road is.
The game of Shinty is very popular in these parts. 

Campbell and Co had some impressive tartans for sale.
Lovat Arms Hotel.

Beauly's claim to fame is that it has the smallest station on the rail netwrork. Not even one coach length long. The original station, the old platforms can be seen above, was closed in June 1960, but a local campaign to get the station reopened was successful in 2002, and it cost £250,000 to be rebuilt.
A train arrives at Beauly from Inverness for the Far north Line to Wick and Thurso.
Since reopening passenger numbers arriving and leaving the station have increased dramatically. =

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