Ballachulish Slate Quarries Tramways





Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

These quarries were operated for a very long time, opening being around 1693. Under the Ballachulish Slate Quarries Ltd there were various tramways and inclines serving the quarries. There were lines of 3ft 4in and 1ft 10.75in. The company operated its own locomotives which were taken over in 1916 for the Great War.
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Looking into the Ballachulish slate quarry, started in 1693 and closed in 1955. A tramway ran along the course of the path to the shore. 25th June ...
Bill Roberton 25/06/2021
The 'slate arch' built in 1822 to haul empty wagons up an inclined plane to the Ballachulish Slate Quarries higher level workings, with full loads ...
Bill Roberton 25/06/2021
A view south over the partly flooded Ballachulish Slate Quarries at East Laroch in 2012. There was a tramway system, relaid over the years, which ...
Ewan Crawford 11/12/2012
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A view north from East Laroch's Ballachulish Slate Quarries to the former spoil heaps and piers. The quarries were connected to the piers by tramways, ...
Ewan Crawford 11/12/2012
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