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The Sutherland and Caithness Railway was a railway worked by, and later absorbed by the Highland Railway running through Sutherland and Caithness, Scotland. Caithness and Sutherland are former counties, and former districts of the Highland region.
History
The company was formed on 13 July 1871 to take over from the Caithness Railway and construct the line from Helmsdale to Wick and Thurso. On completion on 28 July 1874, the company was absorbed by the Highland Railway, which opened and operated the line.[2] Halkirk, Bower, Watten and Bilbster were closed in 1960, with Hoy, Borrobol Platform and Salzcraggie Platform being closed in 1965.
Connections to other lines
Current operations
The line is now part of the Far North Line, offering services to Wick and Inverness.
References
Notes
- ↑ Awdry (1990), page 105
- ↑ Awdry (1990) p. 105
Sources
Historical Scottish railway companies
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Primary companies |
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Caledonian Railway |
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Glasgow and South
Western Railway |
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Great North of
Scotland Railway |
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Highland Railway |
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North British Railway |
- Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick
- Anstruther and St Andrews Railway
- Ballochney
- Bathgate and Coatbridge
- Blane Valley
- Border Counties Railway
- Border Union Railway
- Campsie Branch
- Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company
- Charlestown Railway and Harbour Company
- Coatbridge Branch
- Devon Valley Railway
- Dunfermline and Queensferry
- East of Fife Railway
- Edinburgh and Bathgate
- Edinburgh and Dalkeith
- Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Edinburgh and Hawick
- Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
- Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway
- Edinburgh and Northern
- Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction
- Esk Valley
- Eyemouth Railway
- Fife and Kinross Railway
- Forth and Clyde Junction
- Gifford and Garvald
- Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge
- Glasgow City and District
- Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh
- Glasgow and Milngavie Junction
- Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank
- Kelvin Valley Railway
- Kincardine Line
- Kinross-shire Railway
- Kirkcaldy and District Railway
- Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton
- Leven Railway
- Leven and East of Fife Railway
- Macmerry Branch
- Monkland and Kirkintilloch
- Monkland Railways
- Montrose and Bervie
- Mallaig Extension
- Newburgh and North Fife Railway (worked by NBR)
- Newport Railway
- North Berwick Branch
- North British, Arbroath and Montrose
- Peebles Railway
- The St. Andrews Railway
- Stirling and Dunfermline
- Strathendrick and Aberfoyle
- Slamannan
- Slamannan and Borrowstounness
- Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway
- West Highland Railway
- West of Fife Mineral Railway
- Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness
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Joint lines |
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Other lines |
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