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The Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge industrial railway.It was a relatively long line, built for the construction and subsequent maintenance of a 15-mile-long (24-kilometre) tunnel from Loch Treig to a factory near Fort William in Scotland. [1]
The Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway was built to facilitate construction and this ran into the Fersit sidings area and ran as far as the Loch Laggan dam works. [6] The railway over bridge at Firsit. Loch Treig dam raised the level of the loch and it serves as the principal reservoir of the whole Lochaber hydroelectric scheme.
Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway: 1925 1977 3 ft (914 mm) Fort William, Scotland 25 miles (40 km) long railway used in the construction of the 15 miles (24 km) long tunnel of the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme. Nuttall Dover Sewer contract: 1996 1998 2 ft (610 mm) Dover, England Construction railway for a one-mile long interception sewer tunnel.
This was a temporary structure, used during the construction of the Lochaber hydro-electric scheme, and closed in 1935. The Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway, a railway line built for the construction of the hydro scheme, also passed by Fersit.
3 ft gauge locomotive-powered railways, along with other narrow-gauge railways of varying widths, would later become one of the most common railway gauges chosen for short-distance lines in the British Isles, such as those found in mines and industrial sites (see table below).
Tool Van, arrived in 2004 from Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway painted in winter red livery and stored in purpose-built shed in summer months. Sold in 2011. Works Van, built in 2011 by Midcam Engineering of Barnsley. A bogie mounted vehicle which features an open wagon and covered accommodation area for use by permanent way crews.
This is a route-map template for the Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway, a Scottish railway line and/or company.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
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