Visitor at Lochdubh…

Whilst of course the ubiquitous Class 26 was the stalwart of the Lochdubh line during the 1970s it was the introduction of the radio token block signalling in the 1980s that saw them displaced by the Class 37…

So this is indeed a rare image, a visitor not on a rail tour, but a regular service train at Lochdubh. The summer of 1990 saw a shortage of tractors and with the new 156 stretched already on the Kyle and Far North lines a pair of the remaining 26s transferred north to Inverness for a summer holiday. 26037 is seen here at the terminus about to depart with the 12.05pm lunchtime train for the Highland capital on the 8th August.

This is Lochdubh, a little over 2ft long and less than a foot deep… a tiny slice of Scottish highland railways that lives above my workshop bench. It’s not quite finished but nevertheless it’s a lovely scene to get lost in from time to time and demonstrates that we all have room for a realistic and heart-felt model railway. Until next time, more soon…

(It also marks the second ‘visitor’ post this week, check out yesterday’s blog for a North American example).

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