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Achanalt was also opened in 1870 by the Dingwall and Skye Railway but always saw services that were operated by the Highland Railway in those early days.
[you can double back via Newcastle with an Acklington-Berwick/Scotland ticket routed "any permitted" - likewise you can double-back via Llandudno Junction with a Llanfairfechan-Holyhead ticket]