Hagdale Chromate Railway
| Locale | Isle of Unst, Scotland |
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| Dates of operation | 1907–1937 |
| Track gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Length | 1½ miles |
| Headquarters | Baltasound |
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The Hagdale Chromate Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway on the Isle of Unst, in the Shetland Islands. Built in 1907, it connected the chromite quarries at Hagdale with a pier at Baltasound. There were a few narrow gauge railways on the Shetland Islands. Most being used by fishermen. None of them survive or were preserved.
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