Loch Awe
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| Length | 41 km |
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| Locations | Argyll and Bute |
| Scotland | |
| Max. depth | 93. 6 m (307 ft) |
| Fish | Rainbow trout |
| European perch | |
| Brown trout | |
| Arctic char | |
| Ferox trout | |
| Islands | Inishail |
| Innis Chonnell | |
| Innis Chonain | |
| Did you know | Loch Awe is the fifth-largest loch of Scotland by volume (1. 2 km³). |
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| ID | 1163209 |
About Loch Awe
Loch Awe is a large body of freshwater in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe, or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.
Train drivers wanted for 'Harry Potter rail route'
... From Glasgow the line splits at Crianlarich and takes passengers either past Loch Awe to Oban, or over Rannoch Moor on to Fort William and Mallaig...
£100m boost for biggest UK hydro scheme in decades
... Scotland s only other pumped storage scheme, operated by Drax Group, is housed within a giant artificial cavern inside Ben Cruachan on the shores of Loch Awe in Argyll...
Train drivers wanted for 'Harry Potter rail route'
Trainee train drivers have been sought for one of The World 's most scenic rail routes.
ScotRail said the new personnel would be based in Fort William and were likely to regularly travel The West Highland Line.
The Line connects Glasgow with Oban and also Fort William and Mallaig, taking passengers through places that have featured in films and on TV.
The locations include Glenfinnan, which has appeared in the Harry Potter films.
The West Highland Line was voted The Top rail journey in The World by readers of independent travel magazine, Wanderlust,
It came ahead of trips in Peru and the Trans Siberian Express.
From Glasgow The Line splits at Crianlarich and takes passengers either past Loch Awe to Oban, or over Rannoch Moor on to Fort William and Mallaig.
The route's stations include Corrour, dubbed the highest at 408m (1,339ft) above Sea Level and most remote station in the UK. It appeared in the 1996 film Trainspotting, which starred Ewan Mcgregor .
Scenes for Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secrets and Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban were shot at the Glenfinnan Viaduct .
Job website Hijobs, which is carrying out the recruitment on ScotRail's behalf, described the vacancies as " dream jobs".
While no previous experience is required, the successful candidate must be at least 20 when they begin training and will need to pass certain medical examinations.
The jobs have a starting salary of £32,968 but could rise to £58,028 once qualified.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
