D.J. Henderson's photos with the keyword: Garve

Looking uphill. towards Achnasheen, from the Down platform at Garve station. It was a lovely evening farther west, as can be seen by the sunlight on the distant hillside. Beyond the crossing, the line climbs at 1:50, past Gorstan, towards the summit at Corriemoillie(429ft).

Two virtually identical shots - nine years apart, almost to the day. Very little has changed. There is, however, a nice example of how Network Rail thinks. While the ground-frame festers, a more important task has been undertaken. While new trespass signs have been erected at the platform ends, the job-sheet obviously neglected to say "Remove old posts." Never mind. Give it a year and they'll disappear into the undergrowth anyway.

These "flower bed trains" are appearing all over the country, from the main line termini to small unstaffed stations. Garve is one of the best I've seen. Quite a change from the previous shot - just four months earlier. And remember - Garve is unstaffed.

Already 20 minutes late, 158702 is held at Garve with 2H82, the 12:08 Kyle - Inverness. Even a brief delay on the Kyle line soon snowballs and 2H82 will have to wait for the westbound train to arrive from Dingwall.