THE HIGHLAND MAIN LINE

Stretching across 118 spectacular miles, the Highland Main Line is a vital artery linking the Far North for more than 150 years, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains.

Sitting in the comfort of an LNER ‘Azuma’ or ScotRail Inter7City HST on the Highland Main Line today, you still get a sense of how isolated the area between Perth and Inverness was at the start of the 19th century.

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