Hagdale Chromate Railway
Appearance
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Headquarters | Baltasound |
Locale | Isle of Unst, Scotland |
Dates of operation | 1907–1937 |
Successor | Abandoned |
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Track gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
Length | 1+1⁄2 mi (2.4 km) |
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The Hagdale Chromate Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway on the Isle of Unst, in the Shetland Islands. Built in 1907, it connected the chromite quarries at Hagdale with a pier at Baltasound. None of Shetland's few narrow-gauge railways were preserved.
References
[edit]- Simms, Wilfred F. (1997). The Railways Of Shetland. Wilfred F. Simms. ISBN 0-9528881-3-0.