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The Giant's Causeway Tramway, operated by the Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company Ltd, was a pioneering 3 ft gauge electric narrow gauge railway operating between Portrush and the Giant's Causeway on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, a distance of 9¼ miles. Promoted by William Atcheson and Anthony Traill, the line was engineered by Siemens Bros., and was both the world's first electric railway of more than 5 miles long and the first to be powered by hydro-electricity. The line opened on 28 September 1883. The tramway was originally on the third rail system, but changed over to the 250 V DV overhead system in 1899. The lined was closed on 30 September 1949, but part of it has subsequently been reopened as a steam hauled heritage line.
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| Map of the Giant's Causeway Tramway |
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| Giant's Causeway Tramway at Dunluce Castle. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons |
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| Giant's Causeway Tramway at the Causeway Hotel |
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| Portrush Station, Giant's Causeway Tramway. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons |
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