Dundee and Newtyle Railway
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dundee-and-newtyle-railway-178-1805653
title:
Dundee and Newtyle Railway
text:
The Dundee and Newtyle Railway opened in 1831 and was the first railway in the north of Scotland. It was built to carry goods between Dundee and the fertile area known as Strathmore; this involved crossing the Sidlaw Hills, and was accomplished with three rope-worked inclined planes. Newtyle was simply a remote railhead, and the anticipated traffic volumes were not achieved, the inclines incurred heavy operating costs, and the railway never made money. Responding to the criticism of the remote N
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description:
Railway in the north of Scotland
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundee_and_Newtyle_Railway
date created:
2006-06-08T15:49:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T10:53:25Z
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