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Fort William

I'll always remember my overnight here! Just a bit away from the station, my suitcase broke open. It was late and sunset was reminding me of the urgency to find lodging for the night. A kind soul saw my plight and went into his shop and brought out some rope to tie my case closed. I was able to continue on, knocking on any door with a B&B sign. Most did not want to take in a single border, even though it was after 5:00. So I continued on up the hill (my case was awkward to pull and the luggage wheels wobbled.) Then, a nice lady who had just turned me away, opened the door, saw my situation and reconsidered. I was shown to a nice, small room for the night. As a few others from the train were also there, I'd have help getting to the station in the morning.

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Fort William lies near the head of Loch Linnhe, one of Scotland's longest sea lochs, beside the mouth of the rivers Nevis and Lochy. When the railway opened to Fort William on 7 August 1894, the station was given prime position at the south end of the town. The consequence was that the town was separated from the lochside by railway tracks until the 1970s, when the present by-pass was built, and the station was re-located to the north end. 82060415