Greeting Card The Jacobite. Free UK shipping. A5 size Greeting Card with a photograph of the ‘Jacobite’ steam train service, crossing Glenfinnan railway viaduct. This photograph, depicts the ‘Jacobite’ steam train as it curves around the sweep of the viaduct, heading towards Glenfinnan Station, on it’s way to the port of Mallaig. This is a stunning viaduct to see and photograph and it was made famous, worldwide as a location in the first Harry Potter movie. The Jacobite train, departs from Fort William to Mallaig this 84 mile round trip takes you past a list of impressive extremes including the 21-arched Glenfinnan viaduct (a location made famous in the Harry Potter films). It has been described as the greatest railway journey in the world!

The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line at Glenfinnan, in the Lochaber district of north-western Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Scottish Highlands, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.

The West Highland Railway was built to Fort William by Lucas and Aird, but there were delays with the West Highland Railway Mallaig Extension (Guarantee) bill for the Mallaig Extension Railway in the House of Commons as the Tory and Liberal parties fought over the issue of subsidies for public transport. This Act did pass in 1896, by which time Lucas and Aird (and their workers) had moved south. New contractors were needed and Robert McAlpine & Sons were taken on with Simpson & Wilson as engineers. Robert McAlpine & Sons was headed by Robert McAlpine, nicknamed “Concrete Bob” for his innovative use of mass concrete. Construction of the extension from Fort William to Mallaig began in January 1897, and the line opened on 1 April 1901

Greeting Card The Jacobite, is an A5, 210x148mm size card. It comes with a white envelope and is cello bagged. The bags are made from bi-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) in the UK.

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