The famed Glenfinnan Viaduct; a train approaching the Horseshoe Curve on the West Highland Line; The Jacobite steam train crossing the Caledonian Canal on the Banavie Railway Swing Bridge. Pictures: Colin Mearns/National Railway Museum/SSPL/Getty PICTURE the scene: sitting nestled in a window seat as sweeping panoramas unfold. Trundling through rugged glens and mist-strewn moors. Skirting the edges of majestic mountains and traversing remote coastal stretches. A smattering of landmarks – waterfalls, standing stones, crumbling keeps – to stoke the imagination. The tantalising romance of rail travel never fails to excite (who doesn t love the film Brief Encounter?) and Scotland has no shortage of gems: from stunning scenery and breathtaking summits to incredible bridges and famed viaducts – the list goes on.