Skye Marble Railway

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The Skye Marble Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge[1] industrial railway on the Isle of Skye, in Scotland.[2] It ran from a marble quarry near Kilchrist in Strath Suardal to the pier at Broadford, over a distance of 4 miles.

References

  1. ↑ http://hlrco.wordpress.com/scottish-narrow-gauge/constructed-lines/skye-marble-railway/ Skye Marble Railway
  2. ↑ http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_writtenword.jsp?item_id=15980

Coordinates: 57°13′05″N 5°56′35″W / 57.218°N 5.943°W / 57.218; -5.943

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