Dornoch Light Railway

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26th July 2009

The light railway between The Mound and Dornoch opened in 1902 and operated until 1960. Managed these pics whilst on holiday in Dornoch for a few days. Three intermediate stations at Embo, Skelbo and the delightfully named Cambusavie Platform were provided, and the line operated on the "one engine in steam" principle, with services connecting to the Inverness - Wick/Thurso line at The Mound.

01: Dornoch Station building Buy Print	02: Dornoch station platform Buy Print	03: Dornoch station and platform looking south east Buy Print	04: Dornoch station and platform looking south east Buy Print
05: Dornoch station and platform looking south east Buy Print	06: Dornoch station building looking south west Buy Print	07: Dornoch Light Railway Information Board Buy Print	08: Dornoch Light Railway Information Board detail Buy Print
09: Embo station house Buy Print	10: Embo looking north - the trees follw the line of route Buy Print	11: Embo - the line was under the road Buy Print	12: Embo cat walking the route Buy Print
13: Embo looking south towards Dornoch Buy Print	14: Skelbo station platform Buy Print	15: Skelbo hut thing Buy Print	16: Skelbo station looking north Buy Print
17: Skelbo level crossing gate post Buy Print	18: north of Skelbo looking north Buy Print	19: north of Skelbo looking south the modest embankment can be seen Buy Print	20: bothy between Skelbo and Cambusavie - looking north Buy Print
21: bothy between Skelbo and Cambusavie with the tcmobile in the view Buy Print	22: A Scotrail service climbs southbound towards the site of The Mound station which is beyond the road bridge Buy Print	23: Cambusavie plaform shelter Buy Print	24: Cambusavie Platform - the platform shelter has now moved Buy Print
25: The Mound west bridge abutmnt can just be seen Buy Print	26: The Mound - now the A9. the railway ran to the right of the road, now under tree cover Buy Print	27: the south end of The Mound platform can just be seen Buy Print	28: The Mound station building now in private owership Buy Print
29: The Mound station closeup (taken from behind the "Private" sign....) Buy Print	30: Dornoch - the former Station Hotel remains, now a Shearings owned facility and called simply The Dornoch Hotel Buy Print