Skye Marble Railway
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skye-marble-railway-162-1262780
title:
Skye Marble Railway
text:
The Skye Marble Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge industrial railway on the Isle of Skye, Scotland which operated from 1910 to 1912. Marble was discovered near Kilchrist in Strath Suardal about 3 miles south west of Broadford around 1907. A large factory was built near the quarry for cutting and polishing the quarried blocks. In January 1910, the company put before the Skye District Committee plans for the railway including a level crossing in Broaford. The plans were accepted by the Comm
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Former railway line in Scotland
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Marble_Railway
date created:
2010-11-27T14:06:44Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T20:01:34Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Marbleplatform.jpg","width":1600,"height":1200}
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13
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