Hebridean Light Railway Company
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The Hebridean Light Railway Company proposed to operate on the Scottish islands of Skye and Lewis.[1] The Skye line was to have connected the port of Isleornsay (for ferries from Mallaig on the Scottish mainland) and the port of Uig on the north-west coast of the island, from where ferries would have sailed to Stornoway on Lewis. Another line was then proposed to link Stornoway to a Carloway, the second settlement of Lewis. Branch lines were also proposed to Breasclete[2] and Dunvegan.[3]
The line was proposed in 1898, but was never completed. Records of the proposals are held in the National Archives at Kew.[4]
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References
- ↑ Direcleit (2010-11-16). "a'spaidsearachd agus a'meòrachadh: Hebridean Light Railway Company". Direcleit.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ↑ "Railways of Lewis & Harris | Isle Ornsay". Hlrco.wordpress.com. 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ↑ "Isle Ornsay | General ramblings of the Hebridean Light Railway Company". Hlrco.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ↑ "The Catalogue | Full Details | MT 54/100". The National Archives. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
Coordinates: 57°35′26″N 6°21′30″W / 57.59056°N 6.35833°W
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