We left behind the congested bustle of London’s Euston station ... Alighting at Fort William, we have coffee and snacks in the Caledonian Sleeper lounge and chat with train driver John Hynd ...

to Fort William. As the train left Tyndrum, we saw Ben Lui, a distinctive, bowl-topped mountain, to the left. Dalmally is a functioning train station with a proper platform, but it's also an inn.

It's one of the world's greatest railway journeys, and video footage reveals the best possible view of it – from the driver's cab. The mesmerising film shows a driver's-eye view of a ScotRail ...