Start of the line!
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Start of the line!
Image: © Dick Pearce Taken: 18 Apr 2011
The head of the tramway, as it appears now, that ran down from Newton Quarry across the main road (behind me), along the west side of Newton Tollhouse (where there was a water tank and coal replenishment site judging by remaining structures and loads of ashes onsite) and then continuing south through the woods, along the cutting and over an embankment to meet up with the main rail-line at Lineside. The tramway was laid in the late 1890's/early 1900's - I don't know for sure when it was lifted. Out of sight on the left is the mahoosive hole in the ground that gave birth to Laurencekirk church in Forres amongst other places.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.651244
Longitude
-3.397727