List of waggonways in Scotland
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List of waggonways in Scotland
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Numerous horse-drawn waggonways were constructed in Scotland during the Industrial Revolution, mainly in connection with the iron and coal-mining industries of the Central Belt. The earliest railways, beginning with the Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway in 1722, had wooden rails, and several lines had been built by the time the first cast-iron rails were produced in 1767. Many of the later waggonways were built to the Scotch gauge of 4 ft 6 in, and were subsequently converted to standard-gauge stea
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