Sutherland Railway
The Sutherland Railway was a railway worked by, and later absorbed in 1884 by the Highland Railway running through Sutherland, Scotland. Sutherland is a former county, and former districts of the Highland region.
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Locale | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates of operation | 13 April 1868–28 July 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Highland Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 32 3⁄4 miles (52.7 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opening
Authorised on 29 June 1865,[1] the line was opened on 13 April 1868. Rogart and The Mound were closed on 13 June 1960, although Rogart was re-opened the following year.
Dornoch Light Railway
The Dornoch Light Railway connected at The Mound on 2 June 1902, closing on 13 June 1960.
The line today
The line is still open, being part of the Far North Line.
Connections of other lines
- Inverness and Ross-shire Railway at Ardgay
- Dornoch Light Railway at The Mound
- Duke of Sutherland's Railway at Golspie
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References
- The Sutherland Railway Act 1866 c.clxxxi.
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- RAILSCOT on Sutherland Railway
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