The railway from
Aviemore through Boat of Garten and onto Grantown on Spey was once part of the
main Highland Railway from Perth to Inverness in 1863 but closed in 1965 as part
of 'Beechng Cuts'. A more direct route to Inverness was opened north of Aviemore
in 1898. The 'Highland Railway' became part of L.M.S. in 1923 and then changed
to British Railway in 1948. The Scottish scenery of heather moorland and silver
birch, rowan and pine does not fail to impress when looking out for the wildlife
of the area with sightings of deer, and buzzards being common place.
