Relief train, Corrour

In the infamous big freeze of winter 1947, the Scottish Highlands suffered particularly badly and the railways were an invaluable lifeline. Here a relief train reaches the last snow drift blocking the track to Corrour. Some indication of its depth is shown by the half-buried telegraph pole.

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