What do you think, is this line comparable to the West Highland Line in it's beauty?

One of my favourite rail trips during my big trip from downunder in September/October 2018. I did the full round trip in one day from Inverness to Kyle, then road coach over the bridge to Skye and down to Armadale, then ferry across to Mallaig, Jacobite Steam Train from Mallaig to Fort William and, finally, road coach Fort William to Inverness. Was based in Inverness for a week and also did the Far North Line and a round trip Inverness-Aberdeen-Dundee-Perth-Inverness as well as local trips to the Strathsey Railway and Pitlochry, Urquhart Castle and Fort Augustus.

Thank you so much for this video. The scenery is terrific. ScotRail really ought to market this route better.

Been to Scotland on the train and yes I have to say that Scotland is so breathtaking. Beautiful scenery 😍

Beautiful scenery on this line 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❤️ Thanks for sharing 👍

Michael Palin travelled on this line for the 1980's 'Great Railway Journeys of the World' series, it is truly world class. I have travelled on both this line and The West Highland Line and I prefer Inverness - Kyle.

Thanks for the video. I'd ridden this line in December of 1993. I was the only person boarding on a snow laden Saturday Morning in Inverness, so I suppose ridership has increased 7 fold over the years😉

I went to Aberdeen University in the 1970s. As part of the students charities campaign we would hire a train from Aberdeen-Inverness-Kyle-of-Lochalsh. We had a great time. One year the train got stuck in very heavy snow and we the students actually had to dig the the train out of the snow. Happy memories.

Great vid. Had the pleasure to travel this line in March on the Blue Pullman. Scenery and weather was awesome. It has to be on all bucket lists!

Loved the scenery, going to skye soon❤❤❤

I used to ride this line daily as a trolly dolly lol spent a summer doing it, from Inverness to Kyle, quick lunch and straight back. It was a brilliant summer

I posted a package at Strathcarron Post Office last year whilst driving from Inverness to Skye. It shares the same building as the railway station and hotel. Not very busy it's only open 13.30 to 15.30 Wednesday and Friday ! Excellent video 👍

Made this journey some years back during a lovely stay in Plockton (Hamish Macbeth 😊) as a first taster of the highlands - very fond memories and invited many more visits to Scotland thereafter. Thanks for the reminder.

Scenery was stunning, there was one area I’d love to go explore I felt quite drawn to it. Thanks for showing us another great adventure on our doorstep 😊 nice of the sun to come out at the end

Named my son Kyle after Kyle of Lochalsh. Grandad said that's where we came from in 17th century. May we visit one day. 😃

My family used to take this line when the CalMac ferries used to go to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis...ah the memories...thank you for this video Dom

Fine video, despite the inclement weather still with magnificent views. Britain's best known living train spotter, Michael Palin close to 40 years or more ago, took this line for the Great Railway Journeys series to obtain in part, the old station signage to take back home (presumably by train). During the summer at least, the line should get more patronage.

The music, perfect match to scenery. Wish i was on that train.

Now that’s incredible and beautiful. Awesome scenery and what a wonderful experience to see 😍

Greetings from the California coast. Don't know why your video popped up in my suggestions, but I thought I recognized the name. Back in 1998 I was on a tour with a group of Scottish country dancers (mostly from California), and we stayed a couple of nights at a hotel a few miles down the road in the direction of Eilean Donan. I can't remember the name of the place where we stayed. But we had a Sunday afternoon with nothing scheduled so a few of us took a taxi over to Kyle of Lochalsh and walked around. Of course the railroad tracks that end at the shore were very distinctive. Only a couple of places in town were open. One was a souvenir shop by the tracks. The other was, if I remember correctly, a pub or restaurant with a very small bookstore inside. We browsed the books and chatted with a few locals. What an incredibly beautiful piece of creation.

It’s a great beautiful rail journey that I have done twice both ways and I am glad I did not have to sit with a face mask that long like yourself. Brave guy !

Used this train to go to Kishorn oil rig construction yard back in the 1970 they used to run the steam train sometimes it was lovely, happy memories.

I loved this line, I enjoyed a trip to Plockton which is a great day out. A boat trip with Callum is highly recommended.

Thanks for showing us this beautiful journey.

Thank you for a beautiful video of a truly beautiful place!

That scenery looks amazing!

THIS WAY GREAT THANK YOU FOR SHARING

Im lucky enough to live near kyle and visit inverness frequently, theres been a couple of times ive been the only one on the train. Cup of coffee and a book- smashing.

The Highlands are really beautiful, in a very harsh and bleak sort of way. That’s why so often, it is used as a setting for Gothic Literature.

Thank you You

It had a refreshments car when I travelled on it.

I have been on the West Highland line at least 5 times. We are all entitled to our opinions and to me having journeyed the Kyle line once there is no comparison. There is no part of the Kyle line that can match so many parts of the West Highland line. I enjoyed my day on the Kyle but no it doesn't start to compare to the West Highland line.

The weather is always good for a train trip, especially one like this. It's just a different experience.

I travelled on this line 30 aAugust 22, after listening to Scottish band Runrig , the music inspired me to see it for myself.

A stunning account of your trip. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for the memories, I did the very same journey a few years ago as part of a railrover ticket. This cost £130 at the time which allowed for 4 days of travel out of a 7 day period . We travelled from Carlisle to Edinburgh up to Thurso, back down to dingwall then onto the Kyle. From there to Inverness, then down the east coast to Dundee. From there it was home via Carlisle . A lot of travelling but definitely worth every penny.

Definite the most stunning train journey in the whole of the UK.

I took the train from Kyle to Inverstress and sat on the wrong side. A French couple sat opposite me, where the views were and started snogging. I have two hours of railway cuttings. Be good... Go Kyle...😊

Thank you for this Video, in the early '80s ( yes I know the exact date), my Bride and I travelled on this line as a part of our Honeymoon. Great reminder. We went on to later call our first Home "Kyle" which caused some confusion to some German Students we Hosted for a Summer Holiday as they assumed our Surname must be Kyle, they said no-one calls their home anything but the Family Name!

Great video with great scenery! A line which I think is underrated must be the Cumbrian Coast line from Carlisle to Lancaster. While the Settle to Carlisle line is indeed scenic,I do think it is overated compared to other routes. Once again great video!

Thanks NSD what a beautiful ride through your country side keep getting out n about for us peeps who can’t travel at present the scenery was super and yup I just pushed the button also what time of year would be good to know so it can be planned keep it going 🇦🇺

It's a beautiful journey ❤ we have driven the route and it's stunning. I've just subscribed to you 😊❣

They should market it as the gateway to the skies and land line as it is, very unchanged and loving

Brilliant video, thanks

It's just a different route, love both of them. I knew someone who said that the West Highland route was rubbish. That's so untrue, I told him that he ought to be thoroughly ashamed of himself for saying that. The two lines are totally different. From a new subscriber. 🙂

Got to be the best Train journey, Kyle railway station is just across the water from me

When we came to Kyle there was us and a family with wee kids who had a great time using the carridge as a jungle gym..... good trip. But coming to Skye by train, how did we leave? Lost in the mists of memory. Maybe that was the time we had a railpass?

Great vid!👍🏻

Scotrail should make more of an effort to sell the line. It is really one of the best in Europe.

...beautiful trip, thank you for sharing, is sad to think the authorities wanted to close the line but great to see public pressure prevailed exact same situation in my neck of the woods here in Ipswich the then BR wanted to close completely the East Suffolk line to Lowestoft. Just wondered if Network Rail had considered a D.C third rail electrification programme for your beautiful line without the ugly masts spoiling the countryside as on other A.C routes? 👌

Broooo, 11:12 thats me whith the bicicle coming home from work. Its so weird finding myself in a video.

I’ll shall try this out next time I’m in Inverness.

Och ya didnae show us Achnasheen station?

hi i got ferry over from skye n train from Kyle to Inverness n d 80s

40 pounds.... $80!! A return to Wellington is about $20...... with just as striking scenery but heaps more passengers.

Yep, well worth the price of the ticket. And good to know I of S is a stone throw away....by Ferry, ofcourse?!!

Lochcarron is my home👍 welcome

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Bonnie Scotland! Nice work, but just a shame about the dirty windows. 🚂🏍

Sorry yes beautiful thank you

loved your video mate apart from the scary face nappy scenes

From here how do u reach isle of skye?

Lovely but would have been nice to know names of villages, hills, rivers……

The west coast railway and Kyle office lochailsh the sodorish places

You've got seatbelts on that train? I thought I heard him say 'fasten your seatbelts'...?

Know it well! Any one going to Wester Ross

The U.K. really is the best wee country in the world 🇬🇧

Was there 2 weeks ago at a wedding

Beautiful - pity the actual train couldn't be a bit more interesting.

I wanted to know why don’t they dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so they extend the unused abandoned underground stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock and remix and make them all together and also redesign them overhead line and also make them into 5 cars per unit and also having 2 Disabled Toilets on those 5 cars per unit A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into a 11 car per unit so it could have less doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers. A Stock Trains and also having 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it more bigger and extend it to bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Train tunnel into an High Speed train. The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Train line to make it 8 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbish 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 37 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project that is OK for London Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly line and also build a brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street and also make another brand new tunnel train stations in Chingford and could they extend the DLR. All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel five carriages to disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extend doing roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and they can order Every 17 Octagon and Hexagon shape LNER diagram and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 117MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 117MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 16 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 16 Tonnes for all of the 117MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so Please make sure that the Builders can do as they are Told!! And Please do something about these very important Professional ideas Please Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😅😅😀😀😀😀😀😉😉

Why your Railway runs empty couches? This I have seen in Australia too. When I applied for booking Sydney to Canberra, they showed waiting list- 1,2 . The other day it was confirmed. Than I reached train almost all the coaches were empty. Hardly 10 to 14 Passengers in each coach. Some were totally empty. Why not they reduce couches instead of long 10 to 15 coaches train. This will be economical.

all you need is a harry potter plot, and hey bingo, but maybe not lets keep it quiet

Take off that mask!