- TITLE
- An inspection of the Wick and Lybster Light Railway
- EXTERNAL ID
- GB1796_1999_116_741
- PLACENAME
- Lybster
- DISTRICT
- Caithness - Southern
- OLD COUNTY/PARISH
- CAITHNESS: Latheron
- DATE OF IMAGE
- 1903
- PERIOD
- 1900s
- SOURCE
- Highland Photographic Archive (IMAG)
- ASSET ID
- 11462
- KEYWORDS
- railways
railway stations
The Wick and Lybster Light Railway opened on 1 July 1903. At a little over 22 km it was the last section of the Highland rail network to open. Over one-third of the capital came from the Government and the Highland Railway Company carried out its work at cost price.
The station at Wick was opened on 28 July 1874 when the final section of the line from Inverness, via Helmsdale, was completed. Intermediate stations were built at Thrumster, Ulbster, Mid Clyth, and Occumster. On 27 January 1936 further stations were opened at Welsh's Crossing, Roster Road and Parkside
The line was closed on 3 April 1944 as a wartime economy and never re-opened
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