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The Duke of Sutherland’s Saloons, Locomotives and Railways
In January 1950, G. Charles published a short (2 page) article about the...
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The Railways of Skye and Adjacent Islands – Part 6 – Storr Lochs Hydroelectric Power Station
Storr Lochs hydro-electric power station...
Jun 28, 2025
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Part 5 – The Quartzite (Silica) Quarry Tramway at Ord
There was a short tramway in the quartzite quarry close to Ord which was...
Jun 20, 2025
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Part 4 – The Raasay Iron Ore Mine Railway
There is an excellent book by Laurence & Pamela Draper, which they self-published in 1990...
Jun 20, 2025
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Dereham (East Dereham) Station, Norfolk
An article in the magazine Railway Bylines, in the September 2002 edition written by Orson...
Jun 6, 2025
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Part 3 – The Skye Marble Railway
The featured image for this article is the only photograph I have been able to find of ‘Skylark’, the...
Jun 4, 2025
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Part 2 – The Talisker Distillery Tramway
The Talisker Distillery Tramway was a short 2ft-gauge tramway which opened in 1900 and closed...
Jun 4, 2025
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The Highland Railway’s Fort George Branch
This short branch was established to bring a railhead closer to Fort George.
The featured...
Jun 1, 2025
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In April/May 2025 we had a holiday on Skye and as part of that started finding out about the history of industrial railways on Skye and...
May 30, 2025
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An online acquaintance sent this link to me. From 4 minutes 17 seconds into the film, it shows some views of Killin Railway Station
May 29, 2025
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The Highland Railway as a Company is long-gone. Many of its routes area still in use, others have been abandoned. This thread will...
May 27, 2025
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Back in November 2000, Michael S. Elton wrote about the Killin Branch in BackTrack magazine. The featured image for this article is the...
May 25, 2025
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King’s Cross and St. Pancras Railway Stations: History and then Renaissance in 1990 to 2025
In June 1990, The Railway Magazine issued a...
May 24, 2025
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‘Arresting’ Runaway Wagons
British Railways Illustrated Volume 5 No. 5 of February 1996 included an article about the LNWR goods yard...
May 24, 2025
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The Highland Railway’s Fortrose (or Black Isle) Branch
Stanley Jenkins tells us that “The opening of the Inverness & Rossshire Railway...
May 18, 2025
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