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It was the first state-owned passenger-carrying railway in Britain; a product of Victoriana which ferried criminals to a place of hard labour in the north-east of Scotland.
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Peterhead Harbour: What the Peterhead Prison Railway was used to build; the breakwaters of Peterhead Harbour.
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Peterhead: Remains of the Peterhead Prison Railway.
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Some of Scotland's toughest cons sweated toil to build a 'harbour of refuge' to protect Peterhead Prison from the wild coastline.
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Maud: Maud station on 6th August 2017. A couple of wagons are on display here and I believe this was used for taking prisoners to and from Peterhead jail.
Alan Cormack 06/08/2017


Peterhead Harbour: The South Breakwater at Peterhead Harbour of Refuge on 20 June 2015, showing clearly the position of the rails used in construction and early maintenance of this massive structure. Granite used in the ...
Brian Taylor 20/06/2015

It was the first state-owned passenger carrying railway in Britain; a product of Victoriana which ferried criminals to a place of hard labour in the north-east of Scotland.
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