17-787: GLF may refer to: Transportation [ edit ] Glenfinnan railway station , in Scotland Golfito Airport , in Costa Rica Other uses [ edit ] Garden Gnome Liberation Front Gay Liberation Front Global Landscapes Forum Global Leadership Foundation Glock Large Frame, a frame pattern for pistols chambered in 10mm Auto and .45 ACP , for example Grange League Federation , now Agway, an American agricultural business Great Leap Forward Swedish Recording Industry Association (Swedish Grammofonleverantörernas Förening ) Topics referred to by
34-456: A changing exhibition of railway photography and a gift shop. The museum is open seasonally. During 2011 and early 2012, the entire museum site underwent extensive refurbishment. This included major work on the original signal box; a new external staircase, repairs to cladding; and installation of a reference theatre /teaching space. The main station building underwent alterations to meet current access requirements and to add new weather proofing on
51-559: Is a railway station serving the ferry port of Mallaig, Lochaber , in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is a terminus on the West Highland Line , 41 miles (66 km) by rail from Fort William and 164 miles (264 km) from Glasgow Queen Street . The station building is Category C listed. ScotRail , who manage the station, operate most of the services. Mallaig station opened on 1 April 1901. The glass overall roof
68-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Glenfinnan railway station Glenfinnan railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the West Highland Line , between Lochailort and Locheilside , located 14 miles 58 chains (23.7 km) from
85-569: Is located in front of the railway station, approximately 130 metres (430 ft) away. Caledonian MacBrayne operate ferry services from Mallaig to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, a thirty-minute sailing, as well as daily services to the Small Isles of Canna , Rùm , Eigg and Muck , although the timetable, itinerary and calling points differ from day to day. A small, independent ferry service run by former lifeboatman Bruce Watt sails up Loch Nevis to
102-625: Is via one of two barrow crossings . As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train. The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April. There are four trains per day to Mallaig and three to Glasgow Queen Street , plus a fourth to Fort William that connects with the overnight Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston on weekdays. On Sundays there are three trains per day each way. Fort William and Mallaig route Mallaig railway station Mallaig railway station
119-490: The Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston ). On Sundays, three trains depart for Fort William, with two trains continuing on to Glasgow. Mallaig is also the destination of a special tourist steam train operated by West Coast Railways , The Jacobite , which runs sightseeing trips non-stop to Fort William running twice daily, Monday to Friday (with additional weekend services during the summer months). The Ferry port
136-489: The Glenfinnan Viaduct 37 kilometres (23 mi) out of Mallaig, so many journeys to and from the station are typically leisure travellers. Most scheduled train services out of Mallaig railway station are operated by ScotRail . Currently, four trains a day depart Monday to Saturdays from Mallaig for Fort William , three of which continue to Glasgow Queen Street (the fourth terminates at Fort William to connect with
153-574: The Glenfinnan - Arisaig key token. Glenfinnan lost its semaphore signals on 13 April 1986, in preparation for Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) signalling. RETB was commissioned between Mallaig Junction (now Fort William Junction) and Mallaig on 6 December 1987. This resulted in the closure of Glenfinnan signal box (amongst others). The RETB is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station . The Train Protection & Warning System
170-428: The former Banavie Junction. Glenfinnan Viaduct is about 0.7 miles (1 km) to the east of the station. ScotRail , who manage the station, operate all services. Glenfinnan station opened on 1 April 1901. The station has two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop . There are sidings on the south side of the station. The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939. A camping coach
187-419: The roof. Ongoing work includes rebuilding the link path between the station and Glenfinnan Viaduct , site of filming for several Harry Potter films , and expansion of the museum archives. Platform 1 is equipped with a waiting room and a bench (the only facilities on platform 2), a help point and cycle racks. It is also adjacent to the car park, to which there is step-free access. The only access to platform 2
SECTION 10
#1732848578256204-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title GLF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GLF&oldid=1209717878 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Swedish-language text Short description
221-405: The station. The station is equipped with a spacious ticket office (adjacent to the car park), inside of which is a help point and the toilets. The island platform has seats, cycle racks and luggage trolleys. The station has step-free access. The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April. The railway line from Mallaig is noted as a scenic route, especially as it passes along
238-543: Was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1952 to 1962, the coach was replaced in 1963 by a Pullman camping coach which was joined by another Pullman in 1967 until all camping coaches in the region were withdrawn at the end of the 1969 season. From its opening in 1901 the Mallaig Extension Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system . Glenfinnan signal box , which had 15 levers,
255-506: Was at the east end of the Down platform, on the south side of the line. On 13 November 1983, the method of working from Glenfinnan to Mallaig became One Train Working (with train staff). Electric token block was reinstated to Arisaig on 29 April 1984, but One Train Working continued to be used when Arisaig token station was switched out. The Arisaig - Mallaig train staff would then be padlocked to
272-403: Was installed in 2003. The Glenfinnan Station Museum is located in the station building, on the Down platform. The museum's exhibits focus on the construction, impact and operation of the Mallaig Extension Railway in the late 19th century. The restored booking office includes the original tablet instruments and, again since early 2012, various artefacts specific to the local area. There is also
289-499: Was removed in 1975 and the ticket office was extended at the same time. In 1978, Lochaber divisional planning committee agreed to a proposed £34,000 extension to the station which allowed for the station to be extended in a south western direction on part of the existing platform area. The extension included permission for a permanent tourist office within the existing building, and also a parcels office, mess room and concourse. In 1998 Railtrack announced expenditure of £90,000 to repair
#255744