Hebridean Light Railway Company

Hebridean Light Railway Company
(Partly constructed)
 Carloway
Breasclete
 Stornoway
 Ferry across The Minch
 Uig, Skye
Dunvegan
 Portree
 Broadford
 Isleornsay
 Ferry across the Sound of Sleat
 Mallaig
 West Highland Railway to Fort William

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 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]

References

  1. ↑ Direcleit (2010-11-16). "a'spaidsearachd agus a'meòrachadh: Hebridean Light Railway Company". Direcleit.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Railways of Lewis & Harris | Isle Ornsay". Hlrco.wordpress.com. 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Isle Ornsay | General ramblings of the Hebridean Light Railway Company". Hlrco.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  4. ↑ "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 / 57.59056; -6.35833


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