In addition to our visual guide, which you can use while you are on the train, the FoFNL Committee has also compiled a list of some of the interesting features to be found on, or around, the Far North Line.
To explore them all you will need to abandon the train but then you'll be seeing the Far North Line in all its glory from many different aspects and, who knows, you might take some interesting photos to send to the Editor.
Clachnaharry - swing bridge
Muirton Basin
Beauly - smallest/busiest station - history - 'Beautiful place', commuters
Dingwall - 'ting' - Viking parliament. 'Canal' - fishing boats to the west
Strathpeffer - old station
Fyrish monument - Indian Mutiny, walking, jogging, mountain biking
Storehouse, Foulis - locally sourced food to traditional recipes with a twist. Huge success
Alness in bloom!! (history of oil boom-bust-bloom)
Alness - sustainable energy, food, business and TRANSPORT
Alness - 'spoots' (harvesting razor clams and exporting to Spain and Japan)
Dalmore Distillery - Whyte & McKay, whose current owners are Philippines-based, Alliance Global
Invergordon - mine factory in 1st WW - mine casings shipped from America to Kyle of Lochalsh, trained to Dalmore using a forgotten link from the FNL at Belleport
Invergordon - mutiny, murals at station, rig servicing, cruise liners
Tain - Highland Fine Cheeses
Tain - Glenmorangie distillery
Nigg Station - try and discover the reason for an AHB level crossing in this remote part of Ross-shire
Nigg - (Fearn Station) - history and future in renewables?
Carbisdale Castle (Sutherland family feud)
Walk across the bridge
Alladale - wild animals (controversial)
Falls of Shin - Harrods of the north
Lairg - sheep sales, railway history
Lairg - hydro scheme
Rogart - 1st Canadian prime minister memorial
Frank Roach transport collection at Rogart Station
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