The Dalmunzie Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in Glen Shee, in the UK.

History

The railway was built to allow grouse shooters to easily access grouse moors from the Dalmunzie Hotel; it ran to the Glenlochsie shooting lodge. It was inaugurated in 1920, and it was closed in 1978 or 1979.

Dalmunzie Railway

Details

The railway gauge was 2 feet 6 inches, and the line was long. Journeys took about 25 minutes, and the oil-fired locomotive was driven by ghillies.

Dalmunzie Railway

See also

Duchal Moor Railway

British narrow gauge railways

References

Further reading

Issue 109, Narrow Gauge And Industrial Railway Modelling Review

Mount Blair Community Archive, Dalmunzie Railway

Closed railway lines in Scotland

Transport in Perth and Kinross

Railway lines opened in 1920

Dalmunzie Railway