Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Invertote |
| Locale | Isle of Skye, Scotland |
| Dates of operation | 1890–1915 |
| Successor | Abandoned |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Length | 2+3⁄4 mi (4.4 km) |
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The Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway was a
, which ran parallel with the River Lealt.Work was underway to lay the tramway in March 1889.[1] At the opening, the line was worked by gravity – the line being on a falling gradient – and manpower. Later, the line began the use of a steam locomotive.
The western end of the line was at Loch Cuithir, where
aerial ropeway to Staffin Bay
. During its existence, the Skye Diatomite Company extracted 2000 tons of diatomite.
From Invertote, the
References
- ^ "The Loch Quire Diatomite Industry". Inverness Courier. Scotland. 5 March 1889. Retrieved 17 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "SKYE DIATOMITE: A LOST INDUSTRY - Stornoway Today". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
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