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Hagdale Chromate Railway

Hagdale Chromate Railway
Overview
HeadquartersBaltasound
LocaleIsle of Unst, Scotland
Dates of operation1907–1937
SuccessorAbandoned
Technical
Track gauge2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Length1+1⁄2 mi (2.4 km)
Hagdale Chromate Railway
Legend
 Hagdale quarries
Keen of Hamar
Midgarth quarry
Sandison Pier
Balta Sound
Hagdale Chromite Mill

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

  • Simms, Wilfred F. (1997). The Railways Of Shetland. Wilfred F. Simms. ISBN 0-9528881-3-0.


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