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Avoch-Fortrose walk - railway trackAvoch boasted a station on the Black Isle Railway, which ran from Muir of Ord to Fortrose. A section of the line is still visible, and walkable, between Avoch and Fortrose today.

In addition to the station at Avoch (shown below, and from which Station Road and the Station Hotel are named), the Rosehaugh estate had its own stop.
 
  Railwaybridge
 

Bridge, still in existence, carrying the track of the old railway on its way between Avoch and Fortrose
 
  Avoch station
 
  Black Ile Railway
 

James Douglas Fletcher, being extremely interested and keen to improve the transport in the area, and also being very influential, was partly responsible for bringing the railway to the Black Isle. For his guests and himself, there was even a special request stop opposite one of the entrances to Rosehaugh.
 

The long platform at Avoch station
 
  longplatform
 
traincrew
 

The railways gave work to local communities. The group taken at Fortrose includes J Leitch (fireman, sitting), M MacLeod (driver), C Macbean, J Gordon, F Hay, Molly Cherry, E Sinclair (porter), J Fraser and J Sutherland (station master)
 

Last goods train at Fortrose Station, with a crew from Inverness
 
  lastgoodtrain
 
bridgedemolition
 

Demolition of the railway bridge at Mackenzie Place