Dornoch Light Railway

Overview
A 1912 Railway Clearing House map showing (upper left) part of the Dornoch Light Railway (blue) and the junction at The Mound.
Traces of the railway line at Skelbo. The dark green line through this field is the path of the railway.
Locale	Scotland
Dates of operation	2 June 1902–31 December 1922
Successor	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	7+3⁄4 miles (12.5 km)

Sutherland Railway

to Ardgay │ to Golspie

The Mound

Cambusavie Platform

Loch Fleet

Skelbo

Embo

Dornoch

The Dornoch Light Railway was a branch railway in Scotland that ran from The Mound on the Far North Line to Dornoch, the county town of Sutherland.

It opened in 1902, having been heavily subsidised by the fourth Duke of Sutherland. It was worked by the Highland Railway.

Although it provided a useful link, the journey to Inverness was circuitous, and the development of road services for goods and passengers led to a steep decline, and it closed in 1960.

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