Historic bridges · Scottish Highlands
Ness Islands Railway
In or near Inverness.
Ness Islands Railway is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Inverness · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ness Islands Railway is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 57.4609°, -4.2372°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Official information
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From the Wikipedia article
The Ness Islands Railway is a 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge miniature railway in Inverness, Scotland, opened in 1983.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Operating around a site in Whin Park, near the Ness Islands, an area popular for recreation amongst tourists and the local population, the Ness Islands Railway markets itself as the most northerly public miniature railway in the United Kingdom. The Sanday Light Railway on the Island of Orkney is further north, but is no longer open to the public. In the 1990s the Ness Islands Railway operated a fleet of replica diesel locomotives, representing in miniature assorted current locomotive designs of British Rail. The locomotive fleet has since been rationalised, with two diesel engines and one steam engine currently in operation: The railway features repeat loops, cuttings, and over-bridges,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.4609, -4.2372
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV2 4GB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Nearest railway station
- Inverness — 2.3 km
- Official site
- inverness-ice-centre.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w39076023 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Ness Islands Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Caravan parks · 0.7 km
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Tomnahurich Cemetery
Cemeteries · 0.9 km
Ness Walk Hotel
Hotels · 1.1 km
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Memorials & monuments · 1.2 km
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Where to eat & stay near Ness Islands Railway
Places to stay
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ness Islands Railway?
- Ness Islands Railway is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV2 4GB).
- What is Ness Islands Railway?
- Ness Islands Railway is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ness Islands Railway?
- The nearest railway station is Inverness, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode IV2 4GB.
- Is Ness Islands Railway free to visit?
- Yes, Ness Islands Railway is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ness Islands Railway?
- The nearest railway station is Inverness, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IV2 4GB.