37409 tnt 37667 at ArisaigLSL's Scotrail liveried 37409 and British Railways liveried 37667 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 pause at Arisaig with 1Z37 8.52 Fort William - Mallaig 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24 On 3rd April, Locomotive Services Limited's Scotrail liveried 37409, three Scotrail liveried Mark 3s, DBSO 607 and British Railways Green liveried 37667 headed north from Crewe to Fort William.   Later that same day, LSL announced that they would be running a tour from Fort William to Mallaig and return on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th April, with a walk on price of £40 per head.

Departing on the one free path available (8.52 from Fort William with a 40 minute break at Mallaig and returning at 11.30, arriving at 13.38)

I decided last minute to head up to Fort William to catch 37409! Leaving home at 5.30am I drove up towards Arrochar and Tarbet, where I made a brief stop off to photograph the Caledonian Sleeper! I then got back on the road and got stuck behind a couple of slow moving vehicles. I reached Fort William just as 409 was departing the station, so managed to get in front of it and headed to Glenfinnan Viaduct to photo it there.   Once it passed, I got back on the road and headed westwards.

I missed the turning for Polnish so headed Arisaig.   I managed to get a few photos of the working there, then after it left, headed onwards to Mallaig, where I caught it coming in to the western terminus.   After a few photos of it arriving and in the station, I headed back to Polnish to get a few photos there, then stopped off a couple of miles west of Glenfinnan where I photoed the return working from a small bridge over the line ( ending up soaked up to my ankles in a waterlogged field!).   I headed back to Glenfinnan for more photos at the viaduct then back towards Fort William, where I got some photos from the Earl of Inverness Road Bridge.   After this, it was time to head back home!

Here are some photos from the trip! 

37409 and 37667 at GlenfinnanLSL's Scotrail liveried 37409 and British Railways liveried 37667 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 as they cross the Glenfinnan Viaduct with 1Z37 8.52 Fort William - Mallaig 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24	37409 tnt 37667 at ArisaigLSL's Scotrail liveried 37409 and British Railways liveried 37667 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 arrive at Arisaig with 1Z37 8.52 Fort William - Mallaig 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24
37409 tnt 37667 at ArisaigLSL's Scotrail liveried 37409 and British Railways liveried 37667 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 await departure from Arisaig with 1Z37 8.52 Fort William - Mallaig 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24	37409 tnt 37667 at MallaigLSL's Scotrail liveried 37409 and British Railways liveried 37667 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 as they approach Mallaig with 1Z37 8.52 Fort William - Mallaig 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24
37409 tnt 37667 at MallaigLSL's Scotrail liveried 37409 and British Railways liveried 37667 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 are seen at Mallaig having arrived with 1Z37 8.52 Fort William - Mallaig 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24	37409 tnt 37667 at MallaigLSL's Scotrail liveried 37409 and British Railways liveried 37667 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 rest in the sunshine at Mallaig having arrived with 1Z37 8.52 Fort William - Mallaig 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24
37667 tnt 37409 at PolnishLSL's British Railways liveried 37667 and Scotrail liveried 37409 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 past Polnish with 1Z38 11.34 Mallaig - Fort William 'The West Highlander' railtour. 409 is seen on the rear 8.4.24	37667 tnt 37409 at GlenfinnanLSL's British Railways liveried 37667 and Scotrail liveried 37409 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 towards Glenfinnan with 1Z38 11.34 Mallaig - Fort William 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24
37667 tnt 37409 at GlenfinnanLSL's British Railways liveried 37667 and Scotrail liveried 37409 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 towards Glenfinnan with 1Z38 11.34 Mallaig - Fort William 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24	37667 tnt 37409 at GlenfinnanLSL's British Railways liveried 37667 and Scotrail liveried 37409 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 towards Glenfinnan with 1Z38 11.34 Mallaig - Fort William 'The West Highlander' railtour 8.4.24
37667 tnt 37409 at Genfinnan ViaductLSL's British Railways liveried 37667 and Scotrail liveried 37409 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 across the Glenfinnan Viaduct with 1Z38 11.34 Mallaig - Fort William 'The West Highlander' railtour. 409 is seen on the rear 8.4.24	37409 tnt 37667 at Fort WilliamLSL's Scotrail liveried 37409 and British Railways liveried 37667 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 towards the Earl of Inverness Road Bridge with 5Z38 13.53 ECS movement to Tom Na Faire depot 8.4.24
37409 tnt 37667 at Fort WilliamLSL's Scotrail liveried 37409 and British Railways liveried 37667 top and tail a set of Mark 3s and DBSO 607 approach Fort William Junction with 5Z38 13.53 ECS movement to Tom Na Faire depot 8.4.24