Heritage railways · Scottish Islands
Wester Pipe Railway
Wester Pipe Railway in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Ingeborg Lechner and Robert Vucsina — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn
- Nearest railway station
- Wick · 7.7 km
- Family-friendly
About
Wester Pipe Railway is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Wester Pipe Railway is a narrow gauge railway that runs from Hastigrow on the B876 road to Westerloch on the A99, all within Caithness. The line is double track for most of the route and uses Metre gauge. It is used to transport pipeline segments to the sea. It is the second northernmost railway in the United Kingdom with the first being the spur to Thurso on the Far North Line.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.5080, -3.1350
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- KW1 4RY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Nearest railway station
- Wick — 7.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q108692638 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wester Pipe Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wester Pipe Railway?
- Wester Pipe Railway is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW1 4RY).
- What is Wester Pipe Railway?
- Wester Pipe Railway in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Wester Pipe Railway?
- The nearest railway station is Wick, about 7.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode KW1 4RY.
- How do I get to Wester Pipe Railway?
- The nearest railway station is Wick, about 7.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KW1 4RY.