Ben Cruachan Quarry Branch
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| Locale | Scotland |
| Dates of operation | 1885–1916 |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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The Ben Cruachan Quarry Branch was a short standard gauge branch line that was built to serve a granite quarry on Ben Cruachan in Scotland. The branch connected with the Callander and Oban Railway about one kilometre east of Loch Awe railway station.
Engineering works[]
It was built as a zig zag railway so as to reach the quarry which was situated high on the steep mountainside.
Traffic[]
During construction of the West Highland Railway, material was taken by rail from this branch for the viaducts on that line.
The site today[]
The quarry and the line closed in 1910. The line itself was dismantled around 1916.[1] Its trackbed can still be clearly traced, and many of the wooden sleepers are still in situ.
References[]
- ^ Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Ben Cruachan Quarries Branch (Callander and Oban Railway) - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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Coordinates: 56°24′58″N 5°01′51″W / 56.4160°N 5.0309°W
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