Studying the railways of the Scottish Highlands  
  
 
 
 
 

 
 
Welcome

The Highland Railway ran from Perth in Central Scotland north to Inverness and then on up the east coast to Wick and Thurso. From Dingwall, the railway ran west to Kyle of Lochalsh to serve Skye and the Western Isles. From Inverness, another line ran east to Keith, where it connected with the line to Aberdeen. Several branches were built from this core network to serve nearby towns.

The Highland Railway Society caters for all those interested in the Highland Railway from its inception to the current day. Membership currently costs £18 per year, for which you receive a quarterly journal and purchase Society publications at reduced prices. An email chat group encourages discussion between members.

As well as being a source of information for modellers, kits and components which are not otherwise available have been produced in both 4mm and 7mm scales.

The Society has established an extensive archive of books, photographs and drawings. Many of the drawings and photographs can be viewed on the Highland Council's Am Baile website. Some of the artefacts are on display at Kyle of Lochalsh Station courtesy of the Friends of the Kyle Line during the summer months. The Society is keen to expand this collection either by donation or purchase.

The Society publishes a number of books including recently COMPLETING THE FAR NORTH LINE by Keith Fenwick.  This book takes on the story from the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway and describes the completion of the Far North Line from Bonar Bridge.  See the Publications tab for ordering details and a full list of other interesting publications produced by the Society.


 

News

Journal No 151
  Autumn 2024

-Minutes of the Highland Railway Society AGM
-Some Impacts of WW1 on the public
-Maintaining the Flow in the 20th Century
-The September 2023Accident at Aviemore
-A Royal Visitor at Helmsdale 7 August 2024
-Modelling HR118 in 7mm Scale

-Findhorn Viaduct Details

and much more


Journal Cover Photo:
Rare photograph of the north end of Ballinluig station with a Type 2 diesel entering with an up train.


The next event on the Society's calendar will be Model Rail Scotland held at the SECC Glasgow 21-23 February 2026