Introduction

This line is closed. The line, dating from 1889, ran from Diatomite beds in Loch Cuithir to a factory at Invertote. Diatomite was extracted for dynamite production. This was a 2ft gauge tramway in the north of the Isle of Skye, it's course running parallel with the River Lealt. Diatomite was extracted from the bed of Loch Cuithir, to the west, with the line running east to a kiln at a factory located at the bottom of a cliff beside the shoreline. The product was shipped to the Nobel Explosives works at Ardeer.