Looking away from the pier towards the underwater centre and the college

Looking away from the pier towards the underwater centre and the college. Note the path in the distance with the wooden fence

Looking out towards the pier, the double track formation is clearly visible

Down near the end of the pier facing back towards the shore, this the 'road' on the right hand side in the previous picture

End of the line here perhaps?

Looking back over to land

I guess this si the exact route the line took

Bridge 53 which carried the Upper Works Railway (UWR) over pipes D and E, partially raised and converted to a walkway. Factory powerhouse is to my left, and Possil Park is to my right. I am standing on the trackbed for the Portal Incline

Bridge 53 which carried the Upper Works railway (UWR) over pipes D and E, partially raised and converted to a walkway. Factory powerhouse is to my left, and Possil Park is to my right

Bridge 53 which carried the Upper Works Railway (UWR) over pipes D and E, partially raised and converted to a walkway. Possil park is to my left this time

The vehicle at the bottom of the Portal Incline Railway

The portal Incline railway, looking uphill alongside pipe D

Looking down towards the vehicle stil attached to the winch, just beyond where the track appears to end, there would have been a set of trap points, then about half way along before passing under bridge 53, there was a crossover allowing a connection witht he portal line which ran alongside pipe C and to join the UWR and eventually cross bridge 53 itself heading towards the Pier Railway

Note, the track leading away from the Incline railway for pipes D and E was not definitely dug up, but with a slight amount of 'digging', it is clear the line was only covered

I'm guessing this was a piece of cable for the Incline

Standing bnow where there woould have been another two sets of trap points, looking towards Bridge 53 and pipe D Incline

In this view from Possil Park, the track leading straight ahead is the route of the first Pier Railway

Possil Park, looking in the direction of the line to Loch Treig

Possil Park: The entrance to the loco and speeder shed

Possil Park: The remains of somesort of vehicle dumped behind the Dock building

Possil Park: The remains of somesort of vehicle dumped behind the Dock building

Possil Park: The other end of the Dock building with rails embedded into the concrete

Possil Park: The Dock building and the loco/speeder shed

Possil Park: The remains of the Timber Impregnation Plant

Possil park, from the Timber Impregnation Plant, it joined the UWR here in the direction of Loch Treig

Possil Park, looking in the Loch Treig direction

Rails piled up at the site of 'Possil Park'

Rails piled up at the site of 'Possil Park'

Possil Park: Sections of standard gauge rails

Possil Park: Piece of standard gauge rail

Possil Park: More narrow gauge rails

Looking east, the cattle grid and deer fence are visible

Looking back towards Possil Park depot

Narrow gauge rails used for a cattle grid

Narrow gauge rails dumped in the ground just beyond the cattle grid. This route is used by cyclists, who must see all this, yet there are no markings or information boards about the history of this route

The trackbed winds its way north east

Looking back to the cattle grid

The UWR goes off to the left. The path to the right is another walking route though Leanachan Forest towards Spean Bridge, though initiall it may have been a small siding giving access to a gravel pit

I believe this to be Bridge 51

Looking towards Leanchan Forst from Bridge 51

Strangely, the route to the left is the one which crosses the bridge, so the railway did not follow what appears to be the 'natural' course of the route in a straight line. The track down to the right goes through a stream for which the bridge was built in the first place, so only suitable for landrovers etc. I guess what appears to be such a tight curve would not have affected a narrow gauge system

Bridge 51, open to the public as a cycle/foot crossing

From the bridge, looking towards Possil Park. This is why I find it surprising that I am standing on a railway trackbed

Back at Possil Park, the route of the first Pier Railway. Base Camp is just out of view seemingly

A smalll section of the first Pier Railway, running alongside the standard gauge sidings inside the factory complex currently used for aluminium loading

A Freightliner container at Lochaber Smelter

Replica section of the main tunnel from Loch Treig to Lochaber Smelter