Isle of Mull Railway

In 1975, the then-owner of Torosay Castle, David James decided to open the house and gardens to the public.

The first experimental service started on 18 August 1983 with the official opening of the line taking place on 22 June the following year.

Due to uncertainty over the future of the estate, the Mull and West Highland Narrow Gauge Railway Company announced the formal closure of the line on 28 October 2010[2] but some services were resumed for part of 2011 (see below).

Ferry company Caledonian MacBrayne supported the last day by offering a special ticket deal to Mull, and issued commemorative posters.

Chris James, the owner of Torosay Castle, commented upon the operators of the Isle of Mull Railway in a Scottish newspaper—that he had "let them play trains for 30 years free of charge".

The reduction in opening days meant that it would not be viable to operate the railway, although the track remained in situ as of March.

Locomotives Glen Auldyn and Lady of the Isles were reported to have been removed to the mainland for safe keeping.

[7] However, the proposal failed to go ahead due to concerns that the rolling stock would have insufficient capacity to cater for number of passengers expected.

[9] The Isle of Mull Railway featured in an episode of the second series of the CBeebies TV programme Balamory.