About this site
This site describes the construction of my 4mm scale narrow gauge layout, Isle Ornsay. It is the Southernmost terminus of a proposed line on the Isle of Skye, part of 4 railways proposed under the Hebridean Light Railway Proposal of 1898.
The other aspect of this site is to describe both proposed and constructed narrow gauge railways located in Scotland.
I occasionally describe places I've been, or things that I've enjoyed, but it all has a railway theme.
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Happy Birthday…
… to the blog! This site is one year old today. In the past year I’ve gone from having just been to the National Archives at Kew and uncovered the plans of the Hebridean Light Railway, to having drawn up … Continue reading
Posted in Prototype, Scottish Narrow Gauge
Tagged birthday, ferry, Highland Railway, letters, narrow gauge, proposal, proposed, railway, Skye
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HLR Route Part 4 – Skeabost to Uig
Part 3 saw us travel along what is possibly the most scenically spectacular section of railway line that has never been built, from Sligachan to Skeabost just North of Portree. It is at Skeabost, having just reached 40 mile marker, that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Prototype, Scottish Narrow Gauge
Tagged hebridean light railway, narrow gauge, proposal, proposed, railway, Scotland, Scottish, train
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