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population in 1864 was 7,475 and Wick had 3,426. It applied for an extension of time in the 1871 session of
Parliament, but was opposed by a Bill from the Sutherland and Caithness Railway, which proposed connecting the Duke of Sutherland's Railway at Helmsdale to Wick and Thurso. This was obviously much more in the public interest, and it was the Sutherland and Caithness Railway which was authorised; the Caithness Company powers were cancelled.
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the sum that has been expended on them, I should have obtained a direct return on this large sum which I have laid out for the benefit of my estates and of the people in those remote districts. As it is I shall suffer considerable loss."
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pushing on the works as they have done. I refer to the workmen on the line'.
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906:Bower; opened 28 July 1874; closed 13 June 1960;
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1905:Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway
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1573:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr
1320:General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour
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1810:Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick
1641:Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction
1370:Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie
2152:Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint
1955:Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh
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1212:Glasgow and South Western Railway
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2208:Perth, Almond Valley and Methven
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1960:Glasgow and Milngavie Junction
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1568:Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle
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2091:West of Fife Mineral Railway
2081:Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway
1965:Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank
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1865:Devon Valley Railway
1840:Border Union Railway
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1583:Kilmarnock and Troon
1325:Garnkirk and Glasgow
1132:Ross, pages 64 to 69
1098:The Highland Railway
1096:H E Vallance et al,
1056:The Highland Railway
591:Sutherland's Railway
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2020:Montrose and Bervie
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1465:CR The Switchback
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1445:CR Main Line
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2105:Joint lines
1681:Moray Coast
1153:M E Quick,
887:; 708 feet;
502:Salzcraggie
270:Scotscalder
74:Track gauge
2269:Sutherland
2238:Categories
2117:City Union
1920:Esk Valley
1820:Ballochney
1686:Morayshire
1236:Caledonian
959:References
667:Background
302:Altnabreac
2264:Caithness
2071:Slamannan
1019:9 January
994:9 January
901:Georgemas
861:Locations
840:Col. Rich
737:When the
724:Scrabster
720:Caithness
650:Inverness
646:Caithness
630:Helmsdale
536:Helmsdale
334:Forsinard
68:Technical
58:Successor
509:Platform
475:Kildonan
448:Platform
441:Borrobol
397:Kinbrace
327:Bilbster
93: in
44:Scotland
35:Overview
1803:Railway
1656:Deeside
1238:Railway
793:on the
693:Golspie
584:Duke of
238:Halkirk
88:⁄
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158:Thurso
146:Legend
40:Locale
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